Iceland International Law Exchange Program

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Three students per year from the College of Law may attend a semester at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik, starting with the Fall, 2007 semester.

Course of Study: 24 ECTS (9.4 U.S.) credits of International Law Courses in the LLM Program of the University of Iceland. To maintain full-time status (12 credits) a three-credit Ohio Northern independent study course - Iceland International Law Thesis - under the supervision of an ONU faculty member will also be taken. Overleaf are the LLM course offerings for the 2007-08 academic year; the 2008-09 course offerings will be available in mid-February, but will be similar to these.

Eligibility: any second or third year ONU law student in good standing.

Selection Process: Application and resume must be submitted to the Associate Dean by January 30 for the subsequent fall semester; by May 1 for the subsequent spring semester. The students will be selected based on a manifested interest in International Law, evidenced by prior coursework (undergraduate or law), prior international work experience or study, membership in the International Law Society, Participation in Jessup Moot Court, serving as an advisor to LLM students or other similar background. Selection will be made by the Associate Dean and the Director of the LLM program in consultation with the applicants' faculty advisors.

Registration: Registration will occur in the spring semester for the following fall. The selected students will register for Course # 11647 OVRC 239 - University of Iceland and for the Iceland International Law Thesis. When grades from the University of Iceland are received, the specific courses will be recorded on the student's transcript.

Advisor: The Associate Dean will be the advisor to the ONU exchange students.

Grading: The student must receive a C or better (conversion will be determined by the Associate Deans of each institution) for the coursework to transfer. The credits will transfer, but the grades will not.

Tuition and Fees: The Ohio Northern students will pay tuition to Ohio Northern for the semester. Icelandic students will pay tuition to University of Iceland. Ohio Northern students will pay an Administration fee to the University of Iceland, as do other tuition remission students.

Housing/Travel: All student travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses will be paid for by the traveling student.

If you are interested in the Fall, 2008 program, you cannot have taken our Law -1360- International Law.
If you consider the Spring, 2009 program, you cannot have taken our Law -1432.01 - Law of War Seminar.

University of Iceland LLM Program-Courses 2007-2008

(Course Offerings for2008-2009 are not available, but will be similar to these)

Fall, 2007

Public International Law - General overview of the basic principles of public international law, the law of state responsibility and the settlement of disputes in international law, international law as a decision-making process, developing in a historical and political context.(ONU Equivalent: Law -1360- International Law).

International Environmental Law I - Fundamental principles of international law relating to the environment, the principal multinational treaties, other legal instruments and recent case law; a comprehensive overview of existing international environmental law, and the interaction between international environmental law and the general part of international law; major global commitments, and the fundamental rights and duties of states regarding the conservation (utilization, management and preservation) of the environment.

EU/EEA Competition Law - Comparative analysis of competition rules in the EU, EEA and Iceland; antitrust law, state aid, the merger regulation, rules on enforcement and procedure; and the interface between EU, EEA and Icelandic competition law.

European Human Rights Law - Human rights in Europe, the constitutional traditions of human rights and comparison of the European system with international systems for the protection of human rights; the Council of Europe, the European Social Charter, the European Convention on Human Rights, and the European Court of Human Rights.

Spring, 2008

Icelandic and European Legal History - An overview of principal aspects of European, including Nordic and Icelandic, legal history, emphasizing the Middle Ages; medieval legal concepts and their interrelation with general principles of European law.

International Economic Law - International trade, finance, investment and economic development; the multilateral trading system (WTO); most favoured nation principle; domestic regulation; quantitative restrictions to trade; anti-dumping; the International Monetary System; the World Bank and its affiliates; international investment.

Law of Armed Conflicts - Overview of international law and rules related to armed conflict; jus ad bellum; the UN Charter as to the use of force; role of the UN Security Council; international wars and civil wars; the role of the UN in maintaining peace and security; jus in bello; relevant international conventions; Geneva Conventions; genocide and crimes against humanity; the International Criminal Court. (ONU Equivalent: Law -1432.01 - Law of War Seminar).

EC Environmental Law - Fundamentals of EC environmental policy and principles, EC environmental legislation and several selected problems.

EU Directives on Data Protection - Principles of data protection in the EU; the EU Directives on data protection as incorporated into national legislation; difficulties in ensuring unified interpretation of the substantive rules of the EU Directives n the European Economic Area (EEA).

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University of Iceland LLM Program-Courses 2007-2008

Iceland International Law Exchange Program 2008-2009