Spetses, Greece
Study Abroad Spetses: June 16 - 29, 2024
Positioned strategically between East and West, near the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and being a member of the European Union since 1981, Greece is ideally situated as a microcosm of current legal issues. Spetses is the ideal place to observe the gap between rich, represented by wealthy Greek weekenders, and working class, exemplified by the year-round residents who are struggling with newly imposed austerity measures.
This program has been designed to examine legal, economic, cultural, and social issues in both an academic and experiential way.
Our Spetses, Greece program is currently ABA accredited.
If you have any questions, please contact the Spetses Teaching Assistants at spetses@loyno.edu.
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Comparative Tort Law Law (1 credit hour)
Instructors: Associate Dean Blaine LeCesne
Class Dates: June 17 – 28, 2024 (Monday - Friday)
Location: Spetses Hotel
Time: 9:00 – 10:10 AM
Final Exam: Saturday, June 29, 2024
This course provides law students with a comparative overview of the law of civil liability for injuries in several major legal systems in the common law and civil law traditions throughout Europe and the United States. The course will explore a select number of foundational principles that lie at the core of tort law in all the jurisdictions surveyed and comparatively focuses on their commonalities and differences in the common law and the civil law traditions, as well as consideration of the cultural contexts of the jurisdictions discussed. It offers a comparative and theoretical analysis of the general proof rules regarding fault and non-fault based liability, liability for the fault of others, approaches to causation, and recovery for personal injuries, non-economic losses, and pure economic losses.
Art & Cultural Property Protection (1 credit hour)
Instructor: Professor Anastasia Grammaticaki Alexiou
Class Dates: June 17 – 28, 2024 (Monday - Friday)
Location: Spetses Hotel
Time: 9:00 – 10:10 AM
Final Exam: Saturday, June 29, 2024
This course aims to equip students with a sound working knowledge and understanding of key legal issues required in order to operate successfully in the arts market. It will cover the problem of licit and illicit art trade as well as the basic framework for the international protection of cultural property. More specifically, the roles and responsibilities of artists and professional managers in relation to artwork transactions, the protection of artists’ rights, the role of collectors, international art auctions of cultural objects, theft and looting of art objects, bona fide acquisition of stolen art, repatriation/restitution and return of stolen or looted art will be basically the topics to be discussed.
The Right of Publicity: A Comparative Study (1 credit hour)
Instructor: Professor Emily Bishop
Class Dates: June 17 – 28, 2024 (Monday - Friday)
Location: Spetses Hotel
Time: 10:20 – 11:30 AM
Final Exam: Saturday, June 29, 2024
In the United States, the term “right of publicity” typically refers to a right that protects a person’s name, likeness, or other recognizable aspects of their persona against unauthorized commercial use by others. However, since it was first recognized, this right has generated debate about its rationale, necessity, and efficacy. In this one-credit, discussion-based course, we will begin by covering basic information on the ideological origins and legal parameters of (1) the right of publicity in several United States jurisdictions, (2) similar rights in several European and Asian nations, and (3) privacy laws in countries that do not recognize a right of publicity. Next, we will consider the strengths and shortcomings of these approaches in terms of their ability to incentivize artistic expression, balance the individual’s right against others’ rights of speech and expression, and prevent exploitation of individuals and cultural groups. We will consider not only how the right of publicity influences outcomes in commonly litigated situations involving professional actors, recording artists, and athletes, but also how it applies (or might apply) to litigation involving intangible cultural heritage and the online personae of internet “influencers.”
Comparative Estate Law (1 credit hour)
Instructor: Professor Sandi Varnado
Class Dates: June 17 – 28, 2024 (Monday - Friday)
Location: Spetses Hotel
Time: 10:20 – 11:30 AM
Final Exam: Saturday, June 29, 2024
Comparative Estate Law will assess the foundational legal principles of substantive estate law by comparing the laws of the United States (civil and common law) to those of Greece. In the realm of successions, students will study the intestate rules of devolution, analyzing who inherits from a decedent who dies without a valid will. In the realm of donations effective at death, subjects covered will include: (1) wills (the capacity to make wills, the vices of consent for wills, and the forms of wills), (2) other donations effective at death (contracts regarding wills, gifts causa mortis, and deeds of inheritance), and (3) protection of the family (forced heirship, maintenance, and use of the family home).
Comparative Judicial Process (1 credit hour)
Instructor: The Honorable Dana Douglas
Class Dates: June 17 – 28, 2024 (Monday - Friday)
Location: Spetses Hotel
Time: 11:40 AM – 12:50 PM
Final Exam: Saturday, June 29, 2024
This seminar will analyze and compare facets of the judicial process of different nations, including issues relating to sources of law and weight of authority, the selection and staffing of courts, the roles of judges and lawyers, the jury system, collective and class actions, forum shopping, and how all of these facets of the systems are influenced by the legal cultures in which they operate.
Upon arrival in Spetses on Sunday, June 16, 2024, students will enjoy a group dinner followed by an orientation and welcome reception at the Spetses Hotel.
On Monday, June 17, 20224, students will enjoy a tour of Spetses by boat + a group dinner at a traditional taverna. Also included in this tour is a chance to take a brief hike to Bekiri’s Cave, one of Spetses’ major attractions.
There will be an optional classical one-day excursion to the ancient Theater of Epidaurus and Nafplion, the first capital of Greece on Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Students will have the opportunity to participate in a series of cultural tours in Spetses, including an optional service learning experience at Monastery of Aghioi Pandes. These events will either take place at the hotel or within walking distance of the hotel.
The program also offers guest visits from Greek lawyers and an historian.
Spetses Accommodations and Class Space
Housing will be based at the Spetses Hotel, located a 10-minute walk away from the port and center of the island, Dapia. The 4-star hotel offers 77 standard and premium rooms in two buildings. All rooms include an ensuite bathroom, hot water, air conditioning, a mini bar and small refrigerator, a telephone, and a hairdryer. The Spetses Hotel offers free high speed wireless internet service. The hotel has its own private beach area.
Classes will also be held at the Spetses Hotel. The hotel offers two conference rooms that can accommodate 50 or 15 people respectively. The conference rooms offer big screens, slide projectors, a PowerPoint projector, a video projector, anatomical seats, white boards, flip charts, laser pointers, audiovisual equipment, wireless internet connection and air-conditioning for a clear atmosphere.
Students will have ample space to study. There are numerous lounge areas in the hotel, as well as pleasant outdoor areas, conducive to study. The classrooms will be available every afternoon and evening for studying. Also, all hotel rooms are equipped with free WiFi internet access.
Administrative services will be provided on-site. An office for the program will be provided on-site with computer facilities, and room for a modest library, although it is expected that all reading materials for courses will be self-contained.
There will also be two teaching assistants and a law school administrator on-site to assist students during classroom and office hours.
The Spetses Hotel has its own restaurant, with two meals per day included in the Loyola room rate (breakfast and your choice of lunch or dinner.)
2024 Room Rates
Standard (partial sea view) Single Room: 153€
Sea-view Single Room (limited availability): 258€
Standard (partial sea view) Double Room: 108€ per person
Sea-view Double Room (limited availability): 160€ per person
Standard (partial sea view) Triple Room: 96€ per person
Sea-view Triple Room (limited availability): 138€ per person
Mandatory Forms
Content forthcoming March 2024.
Handbook
Content forthcoming March 2024.