Christ Church Meadow Building from Christ Church Meadow
Oxford moves in a time that has little to do with speed or short attention spans. On foot in Oxford, you walk Albion rather than England, the realm of Blake and Spenser, Narnia and Taliesin, site of the convocation that led to the Magna Carta, midwife of literature, Greece to our Renaissance.
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Facilities
Classrooms and our office will be at the Oxford Law Faculty building called Manor Road Building located on Manor Road. Housing is provided courtesy of WISC, the Washington International Studies Council and New College Oxford.
Orientation
Orientation is mandatory and will be held on Monday, June 28th at 4:30pm at the Manor Road Building. This will give you time to check-in, go to your house or dorm and drop off your luggage/bags, and make your way to Orientation. All taxis know where the Manor Road Building is located at, there is no actual number street address. Classes and Tutorials will begin on Tuesday, June 29th at 9:00am.
Touring
Oxford is the gateway to Wales and the Cotswolds. It is near many attractions, such as Stratford-upon-Avon, Cambridge, Coventry, Canterbury, Stonehenge, Warwick, Windsor, Hampton Court, Bath, and Bristol. It is an hour by train or slightly longer by bus from London, with more than 40 round trips scheduled each day. The Wimbledon tennis tournament and the Henley Regatta take place during the program. The Institute regularly organizes a number of excursions, such as Stratford-upon-Avon and Coventry. Oxford students may also cross the Channel for excursions of the Paris program, or picnic in the Oxfordshire countryside.
Extra-curricular Legal Activities
The Oxford Institute organizes a number of legal visits, such as the courts in Oxford. In London, we expect to tour one of the Inns of Court, and visit Parliament and the courts. Informal talks are held with judges, practitioners, and Oxford dons. The final banquet normally features one of England's leading legal luminaries.
Enrollment
Last year, 34 persons enrolled, including 1 USD JD candidate, students from other U.S. law schools, and students from Canada, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Italy, Philippines, Spain and Russia.
Guarantee
Last summer, a number of other U.S. law schools canceled their summer programs abroad because of insufficient enrollment. USD guarantees that this Institute will be held subject only to minor adjustments due to emergencies, or subject to force majeure. No minimum number of students are required for the Institute to take place. USD has never cancelled an advertised Institute.