University of Paris II - Panthéon Assas (France)
The University of Paris II-Panthéon Assas will continue to be an NYU School of Law exchange program partner. However, due to building constraints at the University of Paris II, we will be unable to send any students for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Each fall, two NYU Law students may study law at Paris II. All courses are conducted in French; therefore, only those students who are secure in their ability to speak and write in French should apply.
While NYU does not test students' language fluency, the University of Paris does require that students take the TEF (Test d'Evaluation de Français) exam. Students may take the exam at the French Institute Alliance Française Language Center in Manhattan, and must earn a minimum score of 4 out of 6. A copy of the score report must be sent to the Hauser Program office. For more information regarding the exam, please review the Institute's Web site or contact our office. Students should take the test no later than June 15, so that scores may be sent to Paris II along with the names of the students selected to the program.
Paris II is located in the heart of the Latin Quarter, the ancient University section of Paris. Courses are taught in the Pantheon area using the old Sorbonne buildings and in other buildings on the Rue d'Assas. There are approximately 18,000 students attending Paris II each year, and about 600 officers of instruction. Within the Faculty of Law, Maitrise and D.E.A. degrees are offered in private and public law with specialization in international law, intellectual property law, history of law, philosophy of law, environmental law, and criminal law, among many others. Most courses use a straight lecture method in large classrooms. An introduction to French law is offered to all common law students, and a legal translation course is offered in a separate language institute and can be taken by law students.
The fall semester at Paris II is 13 weeks long, commencing the first week in October and ending mid-January; the seminars begin in the third week in October. A special session to take final exams prior to the Christmas holidays is generally arranged so that students may return to the United States before the beginning of NYU's spring semester. Therefore, the semester in Paris for NYU students is shorter: it begins in early October and finals are held in mid to late December, making it only 11 weeks long. It should be noted that NYU Global Law Faculty member and international law authority Bernard Audit administers the exchange program at Paris II.
Additional information is also available in this brochure and at the Paris II's website: www.u-paris2.fr.