Law summer abroad in Berlin, Germany.

The Berlin Summer Program in Intercultural Negotiation and Mediation is a joint venture between Tulane Law School and Humboldt University in Berlin/Germany. 2024 marks the 26th consecutive year that the Program is being offered. The curriculum consists of lectures, Q+A sessions and role-play exercises. An experienced team of academic experts and practitioners from the United States, Germany and Israel provides a thorough introduction to the theory and practice of successful mediation including the challenges that arise in intercultural settings. A special unit will focus on the negotiation and mediation of political disputes. Successful participants receive one credit of experiential learning (at Tulane) and a certificate that documents successful participation in the Program. Participants will move between general lectures and exercises in small groups. The language of instruction is English. The main reading is Stulberg/Love, The Middle Voice (Carolina Academic Press). Additional readings, presentation slides and fact patterns will be provided via Canvas (for TLS students) or email (non-TLS students).

The Berlin Summer Program in Intercultural Negotiation and Mediation is a joint venture between Tulane Law School and Humboldt University in Berlin/Germany. 2024 marks the 26th consecutive year that the Program is being offered. Segment 1 (Negotiation) consists of lectures, Q+A sessions and role-play exercises. An experienced team of academic experts and practitioners from the United States, Germany and Israel provides a thorough introduction to the theory and practice of successful negotiation including the challenges that arise in intercultural settings. A special unit will focus on the negotiation of political disputes. Successful participants receive one credit of experiential learning (at Tulane) and a certificate that documents their successful participation in this segment of the Program. Participants will move between general lectures and exercises in small groups. The language of instruction is English. The main reading for this course is Fisher/Ury, Getting to Yes (Penguin). Additional readings, presentation slides and fact patterns will be provided via Canvas (for TLS students) or email (non-TLS students).

The Berlin Summer Program in Intercultural Negotiation and Mediation is a joint venture between Tulane Law School in New Orleans and Humboldt University in Berlin. 2020 marks the 22nd consecutive year that the program is being offered. The four-week curriculum consists of lectures, Q+A sessions and role-play exercises that cover both theory and practice of negotiation and mediation. An experienced team of academic experts and practitioners from the United States, Germany and Israel provides a sound introduction to the principles and techniques of ADR and highlights the special challenges of conflict resolution in an intercultural setting. A special unit will focus on online negotiation. Optional components feature the mediation of political conflicts (post-conflict/peace negotiations and conflicts over employment and pension rights) as well as virtual excursions to Germany and the European Union. Successful participants receive three credits of experiential learning as well as certificates in negotiation and mediation. The entire Program is conducted online via Zoom (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays). Participants will move from common events (general lectures) to small groups (exercises). The language of instruction is English.