For the first time since it began, the American Law and Legal English Institute was offered twice in one year, in January and July of 1997. A total of 21 lawyers, judges and law students from 14 different countries took classes and seminars in such topics as American court structure and procedure, contracts and commercial law, constitutional law, product liability, and international law. The classes were taught by attorney Christopher Wolfe, ELI's legal studies coordinator, as well as by several other attorneys and judges in Delaware. The legal scholars visited several courts, law firms and government agencies in Delaware, Washington, D.C. and New York City.
In Washington, the group had VIP tours of the U.S. Supreme Court and
visited the U.S. Capitol and Senate chambers. After completing their
training,
several of these scholars went on to study at various American law
schools,
while the rest returned to their legal duties at home. The law program
will
be offered again in January and July of 1998. Readers can visit the home
page for the legal program at