The Universities
University of Salzburg
In the heart of Salzburg's world-famous old town, between the house where Wolfgang Mozart was born and the renowned concert halls of the Salzburg Festival, lies the Law Faculty (School) of the University of Salzburg. Amidst spacious piazzas, green parks and murmuring fountains, one is surrounded by the one-of-a-kind cultural flair of a city imbued with open-air markets, street artists, cafes and pubs. For many, studying in such a characteristic atmosphere means a close harmony between high-quality student life and one of the most modern Legal Sciences programs available. One of Europe's finest, the Faculty of Law of the University of Salzburg traces its origins to 1622. After Salzburg's annexation to Bavaria in1816, the University was closed down. It was re-opened in 1965.
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
The University of Pacific was established in 1851 as the first chartered private institution of higher learning in California. Long recognized as an innovator in private education, the school offers undergraduate, graduate and professional education through 11 schools on three campuses. McGeorge School of Law, an independent law school in Sacramento founded in 1924, merged with the University in 1966 as its School of Law. McGeorge boasts one of the largest law school campuses in the world, a 13.5-acre wooded site in California's capital city. Salzburg has been the site of the law school's annual Institute on International Legal Studies since 1974. It was one of the first summer law programs in Europe sponsored by an American law school. Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the Supreme Court of the United States teaches annually in the that program.
