Visiting Scholars Program
Duke Law School hosts approximately 12-15 international visitors annually. For the 2009-10 academic year, we are very pleased to have visitors from Japan, Italy, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Brazil, China, Belgium and France. They include academics, judges, prosecutors, PhD candidates, and attorneys. Their academic interests range from intellectual property law to international commercial arbitration to environmental law to securities law and more.
Members of the Visiting Scholar Program are welcome to use the facilities and resources of the Law School in order to pursue their individual research projects. They may audit classes in which space is available and with permission of the professor. Insofar as possible, a carrel or a small office in the library will be available for visitors’ use during their stay at Duke. Preference will be given to visitors with a very full research agenda. All visitors will have access to the Law Library and the Internet and will receive training in the resources of the library and the School’s technology. Most visitors bring their own laptops. Please visit the Library & Technology portion of the Duke Law School website for computer specifications; this will insure that your laptop will function within the Law School computing community during your visit. Secretarial support cannot be offered to visitors.
The Office of International Studies will assist with the visa process and will refer visitors to International House, which can offer assistance with housing, information about the Duke community, local schools, travel information, and similar matters. » Application Procedure
