Many law schools have developed programs for study abroad — not just the summer - abroad programs that have been standard fare for decades (that may or may not include instruction
in foreign or international law), but also semester - abroad programs, exchange programs with law faculties
in other countries, and special legal institutes with a comparative or international focus, including some that are situated
in foreign jurisdictions.18 For example, Temple operates year - round programs with full - time faculty
in Tokyo and Beijing; as well as a summer program
in Rome; exchange
relationships with the Universities of Cork, Tel Aviv, and Utrecht; and an Institute for International Law and Public Policy
in Philadelphia.19 One of the more unusual efforts of this kind has been Georgetown's undertaking to create a completely new institution
in London that is cooperatively run by several leading world universities and that brings together equal numbers of students from several different nations to study law together for a semester
in a setting that is not tied to any single legal
culture.20
Mediation can help resolve disputes more quickly, reduce costs, increase client awareness of issues and risks, preserve on - going business and personal
relationships, accommodate divergent
foreign laws and
cultures in international transactions and minimize public disclosure.