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)

Getting to Casa Artom

011-39-041-522-2709

Wake Forest House(Casa Artom)

Train Station(Ferrovia)

Bus Station(Piazzale

Roma)

Directionsfrom airport

• Take bus from airport to Piazzale Roma– Take the yellow ACTV #5

city bus to “Piazzale Roma” OR

– Take the blue ATVO airport bus directly to “Piazzale Roma”

• Take vaporetto (line 1 or 82) to Accademia stop

• Walk from Accademia stop to Casa Artom (ring bell)

Take vaporetto to Accademia

Wake Forest House(Casa Artom)

Accademia(vaporetto stop)

Casa Artom(and living in Venice)

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

• 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

• 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 …

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

• Deadlines (all due April 18, 2007)– Tuition: $300 deposit + $1200– Housing: $1500 – Forms