Mitchell Hamline Study Abroad

Summer programs

International Comparative Law in Kosovo

The Center for Law and Business at Mitchell Hamline School of Law offers a unique study abroad program in Kosovo during Summer 2025 featuring U.S. faculty and international guest lecturers, provides students with a global perspective on transitional justice, human rights law, property law, and the transformation of a socialist nation into one with public and private sectors. Special attention is given to the evolution of a market-based economy post-communism and the role of the U.S. in fostering economic development.

Unless a student has already taken Course I, both classes are required and will be held on Monday, June 2–Friday, June 13, 2025:

• Course I: Transitional Justice in Kosovo and Beyond (classroom component) (2 credits)
• Course II: Transitional Justice in Kosovo and Beyond (field study site visits) (1 credit)

International Comparative Law (Kosovo)

International Comparative Law in Germany

The Center for Law and Business at Mitchell Hamline School of Law is offering a unique study abroad program in Cologne, Germany for the summer of 2026, in collaboration with the University of Cologne Faculty of Law. Founded in 1388, the University of Cologne is one of Europe’s oldest and most distinguished universities. Situated along the Rhine River, Cologne has long served as a vital center of commerce, diplomacy, and legal innovation within Europe. 

• Session I: Health Law: Organization and Finance (3 credits) Sunday June 7 – Friday, June 19, 2026
• Session II: Business Law Practicum: Law and Political Economy in the EU – US. Trade and Treaties (3 credits) Sunday June 21 – Friday, July 3, 2026.

International Comparative Law (Germany)
Students can take one or both sessions.

J-term programs

Holy Land: Conflict Resolution from Religious Traditions

Offered through Mitchell Hamline’s Dispute Resolution Institute in cooperation with the Rothberg International School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Conflict Resolution from Religious Traditions gives students a unique opportunity to gain a fresh perspective on the interaction of law and religion, while challenging assumptions and beliefs. Learn traditional dispute resolution methods and values and explore the religious, political, and culturally diverse society in Israel and Palestine

Holy Land: Conflict Resolution from Religious Traditions

Study at a foreign institution

Mitchell Hamline students may earn credit toward graduation in a study abroad program established by an ABA-approved law school, as provided by Mitchell Hamline’s policies. In rare instances, Mitchell Hamline may allow students to receive credit for study of law outside the country in a program operated by a foreign institution rather than by an ABA-approved law school. Mitchell Hamline’s educational objective for permitting a student to study law outside of the United States in a program operated by a foreign institution is to provide a student with the opportunity to learn about a foreign legal system in an immersive setting. Specific goals of foreign study in a program operated by a foreign institution include providing students:

• An opportunity to develop in-depth substantive knowledge of other legal systems beyond the curriculum offered in Mitchell Hamline’s approved study-abroad programs or other study-abroad programs established by ABA-approved law schools.
• Exposure to legal systems outside of the United States, through the direct interaction with judges, lawyers, faculty, and students from other legal systems to better understand legal processes and reasoning.

Approval of credit for study in a program operated by a foreign institution is only possible if the student, prior to study, has met the ABA Criteria for Accepting Credit for Student Study at a Foreign Institution and received prior approval from the Vice Dean of Academic Affairs.