There is never any ending to Paris and the memory of each person who has lived in it differs from that of any other. We always returned to it no matter who we were or how it was changed or with what difficulties, or ease, it could be reached. Paris was always worth it and you received return for whatever you brought to it. --Ernest Hemingway
The oldest working clock in Paris is on the Tour de l'Horloge of the Conciergerie, just adjacent to the courts (Palais de Justice). Built in 1370, it received its frame in 1585. The left figure holding the decalogue and scepter signifies divine justice; the right, with the scales and sword, personifies human justice. The shield above the pediment carries the Bourbon fleur-de-lys and the castles of Castille, the arms of King (and Saint) Louis IX (1214-70), patron of French justice.
Facilities
The Paris Institute is co-sponsored by ESSEC, the law faculty at the University of Paris I, and the Institut Catholique de Paris. Founded in 1973, it was the first summer program on the European continent sponsored by a U.S. law school.
Classrooms and offices are in the University of Paris' Centre Malher, 9 rue Malher, Paris, 4e. (metro stop: St Paul) and is located in the Marais, an area of graceful 17th century mansions such as the Hotel Sale, now the Picasso Museum. It is an easy walk to Notre Dame and the Palais de Justice.
Orientation
Orientation is mandatory and will be held on Monday, June 28, at 9 rue Malher where classes will be held. Refer to your first set of information sheets for the exact time. Classes and the Internship begin Tuesday, June 29th, at 9:00am.
Touring
Normally trips are organized to Chartres, Claude Monet's home at Giverny, the chateaux of the Loire Valley and Champagne; and many students visit, on their own, Mt. St. Michel, Bayeux, and the Riviera.
Extra-curricular Legal Activities
The group tours the Palais de Justice, the Conseil d'Etat, and the French Senate on educational visits arranged specially for us. There are talks by Paris practitioners and professors, and by legal officers of international organizations.
Enrollment
Last year, 51 persons enrolled, including 11 USD JD candidates, students from other U.S. law schools, and students from Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, 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.