{"image":"{staticroot}files\/pages\/flickr_venice.jpg","content":"<h1>Venice, Italy Information<\/h1>\r\n<p><strong>Jump to:&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><a href=\"#courses\">Courses<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><a href=\"#faculty\">Faculty<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><a href=\"#housing\">Housing &amp; Transportation<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><a href=\"#ordering\">Order Course Materials<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><a href=\"#manual\">Student Manual<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h4><a id=\"courses\"><\/a>Courses<\/h4>\r\n<p><a href=\"irl:\/\/158\/\/\" target=\"_blank\">Download the 2015 Venice, Italy Course Schedule<\/a> (pdf)&nbsp; posted 01\/12\/15<\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>Comparative Corporate Law<\/strong>&nbsp;(Justice Randy Holland) (1 credit)<\/h5>\r\n<p>Today's global economy has resulted in a proliferation of multinational corporations. Frequently, the parent corporation is governed by the law of one country and one or more subsidiaries are governed by the laws of other countries. This course will make a comparative assessment of the advantages and disadvantages to incorporating in a particular country. It will focus on corporations considering mergers, acquisitions, or joint ventures with corporations outside their own jurisdiction and on reasons why a corporation may decide to form a subsidiary under the law of another jurisdiction. For those comparative purposes, the law of Delaware will be used as the United States model.<br \/>(Schedule: Schedule: 6\/22 to 6\/26 &nbsp;9:00 &ndash; 11:20 a.m.)<\/p>\r\n<h5><br \/><strong>Tort Law in Global Perspective<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"ipl:\/\/35\/\/WyIyNiJd\">Christopher Robinette<\/a>) (1 credit)<\/h5>\r\n<p>This course will focus on the ways major tort issues are handled in different countries (with emphasis on the United States and Europe). The first class will focus on the basic tort systems in various countries, including a discussion of common and civil law. Subsequent classes will cover substantive tort areas on a comparative basis: verbal insults, automobile accidents, medical malpractice, defective products, privacy, defamation, and governmental liability. Several international topics would be covered, including the Alien Tort Statute, Torture Victim Protection Act, and the Warsaw Convention.<br \/>(Schedule: 6\/22 to 6\/26 11:40 - 1:00 p.m.; 6\/29 to 7\/3 9:00 - 11:20 a.m.)<\/p>\r\n<h5><br \/><strong>European Union Law&nbsp;<\/strong>(Professor Massimiliano Granieri-Italian Faculty) (1 credit)<\/h5>\r\n<p>This course will deal with the sources of EU law and, in particular, with regulations, directives, recommendations and other acts of the European institutions. It will also focus on the role of the European Court of Justice as the highest authority in the judicature system of the EU law and its function in shaping the EU law. Finally, the Four Freedoms of the EU will be discussed as well as their evolution in the opinions of the EU Court of Justice.<br \/>(Schedule: 6\/29 to 7\/3 - 10:40 a.m. &ndash; 1:00 p.m.)<\/p>\r\n<h4><strong><a id=\"faculty\"><\/a>Faculty <\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<p><a href=\"ipl:\/\/35\/\/WyIyNiJd\">Christopher Robinette<\/a>&nbsp;is one of the nation&rsquo;s leading torts scholars. Professor Robinette writes in the areas of tort law and theory. His work has appeared in the nation&rsquo;s leading law reviews. He is a contributor to the leading treatise on insurance law, and he co-authored the book <em>A Recipe for Balanced Tort Reform<\/em>. Professor Robinette&rsquo;s scholarship focuses on the justifications for tort liability and the conditions which would make an alternative compensation program preferable. Elected to the American Law Institute in 2012, Professor Robinette is actively involved in the institute&rsquo;s mission of clarifying and improving the law.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Honorable Randy J. Holland is the youngest person to serve on the Delaware Supreme Court, having been recommended to the governor by a bipartisan, merit selection committee. Prior to his appointment and confirmation in 1986, Justice Holland was in private practice as a partner at Morris, Nichols, Arsht &amp; Tunnell. In January 1999, he was reappointed and confirmed unanimously for a second twelve-year term. Justice Holland graduated from Swarthmore College. He also is a cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he received the Loughlin Award for legal ethics. Justice Holland earned a master of laws in the judicial process from the University of Virginia Law School. <br \/><br \/>Massimiliano Granieri&nbsp;is a professor of comparative private law and economic analysis at the University of Foggia Law School and professor of intellectual property rights management at LUISS Guido Carli, Department of Management and Economics. Professor Granieri earned a JD, with distinction, from LUISS &ldquo;Guido Carli,&rdquo; Italy, an LLM from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, and a PhD in comparative law from the University of Florence. He also was a Jemolo Fellow at Nuffield College in Oxford, United Kingdom. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of Texas School of Law&rsquo;s Jamail Center for Legal Studies and worked as legal counsel in the Office of Technology Transfer, Office of the President, University of California-Oakland. He is an appointed expert with the Ministry of Economic Development, Italian Patent and Trademark Office Directorate, and advisor to European Patent Academy, European Patent Office. He has practiced and published extensively in Italian and English on comparative private law and intellectual property.<\/p>\r\n<h4><a id=\"housing\"><\/a>Housing and Transportation<\/h4>\r\n<h5>Housing<\/h5>\r\n<p>Students are responsible for making their own housing and travel arrangements to and from Venice. Several shared rooms in on-site dormitories have been arranged with Venice International University (VIU). The dorm rooms are modern, air-conditioned, and include Internet access. There is also a 24-hour computer lab with Internet access for resident students. Dorms and classrooms are located on San Servolo, an island in the Venetian lagoon between San Marco (St. Mark&rsquo;s) and the Lido. <em>Vaporetto <\/em>(water bus) service is available to and from the island from early morning until late evening during the summer. <em>Vaporetto<\/em> line 20 runs from the San Marco area (San Zaccaria) to San Servolo and ends at the Lido (Casino stop).<\/p>\r\n<h5>Apartments<\/h5>\r\n<p>Students may choose to rent apartments or rooms on the &ldquo;main&rdquo; islands of Venice and commute via <em>vaporetto <\/em>to class each morning. Dorm rooms are expected to be less expensive with better facilities than housing available on the main Venetian islands, although cost savings may depend on the apartment students rent.<br \/><br \/>If you rent an apartment, you can fit as many people into it as the landlord will allow, which may lower your costs. When negotiating price, make sure to emphasize that you are graduate students (not college students). Also, ask what additional apartment costs there are, such as utilities, use of the phone, apartment cleaning costs, etc. Late June and July will be very hot in Venice. <em>You may wish to insure that the apartment is air-conditioned.<\/em><br \/><br \/>You can contact realtors in Venice about apartments. Prices range according to apartment size and location. The most economical apartments are in the Castello and Cannaregio sections of Venice. Cannaregio is farthest from San Servolo, so the <em>vaporetto<\/em> commute could be lengthy. Castello is relatively close to the <em>vaporetto<\/em> stop used to get to San Servolo. The most expensive apartments are in the San Marco area, as this is the most heavily touristed. There are no inferior or superior neighborhoods in Venice, so your major considerations should be cost and convenience.<br \/><br \/>Many realtors&rsquo; websites include apartment listings in a range of prices. You may find the following websites useful:<br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.veniceapartment.com\/\">http:\/\/www.veniceapartment.com<br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.venicerentals.com\/\">http:\/\/www.venicerentals.com<br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.venicecheaprentals.com\/apartments.php\">http:\/\/www.venicecheaprentals.com\/apartments.php<br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apartmentsapart.com\/venice_hotels\/venice-hotel.htm\">http:\/\/www.apartmentsapart.com\/venice_hotels\/venice-hotel.htm<br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iha.com\/Rental\/3,D\/Studio-flat\/Venice_1.htm\">http:\/\/www.iha.com\/Rental\/3,D\/Studio-flat\/Venice_1.htm<br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashbooking.com\/\">http:\/\/www.flashbooking.com<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.venice-accom.com\/\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.veniceby.com\/\">www.veniceby.com<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.romesweethome.com\/apartments-holiday\/venice.asp\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.luxrest-venice.com\/\">http:\/\/www.luxrest-venice.com<\/a> &nbsp;(Ms. Barbara Carron) <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrbo.com\/\">www.vrbo.com<\/a> (Venice rentals by owner)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.italybyitaly.it\/\">www.italybyitaly.it<br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.venicebooky.com\/\">www.venicebooky.com<br \/><br \/><\/a>Former students have recommended Mitwohnzentrale Alloggi Temporanei:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mwz-online.com\/english\/english.htm\">http:\/\/www.mwz-online.com\/english\/english.htm<\/a>; email: <a href=\"mailto:info@venrent.com\">info@venrent.com<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<h5><br \/>Small Hotels<\/h5>\r\n<p>For the duration of the program, it may be possible to book a double room in an economical hotel. This will be more expensive than an apartment, but it is an option. The Law School cannot vouch for quality or final prices, but you may it worthwhile to explore this website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guestinitaly.com\/hotels\/venice\">http:\/\/www.guestinitaly.com\/hotels\/venice<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<h5>Transportation to Venice<\/h5>\r\n<p>Widener Law provides information on discounted round-trip fares. Student airfares should be available for approximately $1,000 - $1,400 round-trip from New York or Philadelphia (January 2009). Travel to Italy requires only a US passport. Passports can be obtained from a US passport agency as well as at some post offices and courthouses. Visit the Office of Passport Services for specific information about passports: <a href=\"http:\/\/travel.state.gov\">http:\/\/travel.state.gov<\/a>. If you do not have a passport, you should apply for one as soon as possible.<\/p>\r\n<h5>Travel Websites<\/h5>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.statravel.com\/\">www.statravel.com<br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentuniverse.com\/\">www.studentuniverse.com<br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/\">www.orbitz.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/\"><br \/><\/a><a id=\"ordering\"><\/a>Ordering Course Materials<\/h4>\r\n<p>Contact Dave Mastro at the Widener Law Bookstore, Delaware Campus, 302-478-0606. By contacting the bookstore you can obtain prices, purchase, and arrange payment via Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover. Mr. Mastro will be happy to take telephone orders for course materials and have the materials shipped to the address of your choice. <br \/><br \/>Widener Law's online bookstore accepts orders via the Internet. A secure server processes credit card purchases and course materials are shipped to the student's address of choice. Widener Law Bookstore: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.widenerlawbookstore.com\/widelaw\/main\/default.asp\">http:\/\/www.widenerlawbookstore.com\/widelaw\/main\/default.asp<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>For students who prefer to visit the Widener Law Bookstore, Delaware Campus, the bookstore is located in building 501.<\/p>\r\n<h5>Bookstore Hours<\/h5>\r\n<p>Mondays and Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. <br \/>Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. <br \/>Fridays, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. <br \/><br \/>Students also have the option of ordering course materials through the bookstore at their home law school, provided they have the appropriate ISBN information.<br \/><br \/>NOTE: Faculty for the summer 2015 Venice Study Abroad Program will not be using textbooks but will be posting electronic course materials on TWEN.<\/p>\r\n<h4><a id=\"manual\"><\/a>Student Manual<\/h4>\r\n<p>The Student Manual offers answers to everything from the dates of the summer program and courses offered to where to send your application materials. You will also find the best ways to coordinate financial aid and reserve lodging. Please contact our office&nbsp;, if you encounter a problem.<br \/><br \/><a href=\"irl:\/\/157\/\/\" target=\"_blank\">Download the 2015 Venice, Italy, Study Abroad Student Manual&nbsp;<\/a>(pdf) updated 04\/21\/14<\/p>","box_content":""}