Venice Summer Program Comparative Law Summer 2007.

Venice Summer ProgramComparative Law

Summer 2007

Logistics

• Schedule– Arrival (Saturday-Sunday, June 30-July 2)– Departure (Thursday-Friday, July 26-27)– Classes: Monday-Thursday (9:00-12:00)

• Getting ready– Passports, visas, permesso di soggiorno– Air travel reservations– Packing – travel light!!

Imagine!

Getting to know Venice

Universityof Venice

(Ca’ Foscari)

Wake Forest House(Casa Artom)

Train Station(Ferrovia)

Bus Station(Piazzale

Roma)

Arrival – by air

• Bus from airport to Venice Piazzale Roma– Take the yellow ACTV

#5 city bus to “Piazzale Roma” OR

– Take the blue ATVO airport bus directly to

“Piazzale Roma” • Vaporetto (line 1 or 82)

to Accademia stop

Arrival – by train

Universityof Venice

(Ca’ Foscari)

Wake Forest House(Casa Artom)

Train Station(Ferrovia)

Bus Station(Piazzale

Roma)

Getting to Casa Artom

Wake Forest House(Casa Artom)

Accademia(vaporetto stop)

Living in Venice

• Casa Artom– Basics– House rules

• Food– Grocery stores– Restaurants

• Staying connected– Internet– Phone

• Money– Bank ATM card– Credit card

• Medical– BYO– WF doctor

Price of admission

Studying in Venice

A small

price to pay

• Courses– Prof. Montaquila: Comparative

Legal Systems– Prof. Palmiter: Comparative

Company Law

• Schedule– Week 1: Civil law intro– Week 2: EU intro– Week 3: Small class– Week 4: Small class

• Exam– W-S (in September)– Written + oral

Casa Artom

Casa Artom Casa Artom

Casa Artom

Casa Artom• Basics

– House key (deposit)– Laundry (monthly fee – after 6:00p)– Weekly housekeeping– Front dock only for arrival/departure

• House rules (the “golden rule”)– No guests – KP: Clean after yourself – Eating only in dining room / terrace

• Internet and phone– Only two house laptops– Bring your own laptop?– Get a cell phone?

Dire consequences …

Dire consequences …

• The forms (return to Prof. Palmiter)– Program participant’s information sheet– Health questionnaire– Assumption of risk and release form

• Deadlines– Tuition - $950 + $300 deposit (April __, 2007)– Housing - $1000 (April __, 2007)– Forms (April __, 2007)