World Scholars Academy | Law Summer Courses Recently Updated

World Scholars Academy offers elite law summer courses for students from from ages 12-18 designed and taught by world-leading instructor. Explore your future career path and accelerate your success with personalized academic guidance and high-level instruction in law led by the world's most accomplished educators.

World Scholars Academy courses are taught by world-elite instructors from top universities, hand-selected for their intellectual leadership and ability to transmit high-level insights to their students. On our programs you'll work both one-on-one with your instructor and in a select group of other academically-ambitious peers from around the world. Our summer courses introduce students to what it is like to undertake advanced study in leading disciplines, while providing the correct foundations and learning mindsets to attain the highest levels of academic and professional success.

Law summer courses are available for ages 15-18 and 12-14. World Scholars Academy law programs are delivered synchronously in (i) ten live and interactive classes, and (ii) two one-on-one personalized academic tutorials.

World Lawyers Academy (ages 15-18)

Curriculum
Class 1: Legal Ethics & the Philosophy of Law
Class 2: The History of Law
Class 3: Legal Systems
Class 4: Criminal Law
Class 5: Law & Economics
Class 6: Constitutions
Class 7: Human Rights
Class 8: Commercial Law
Class 9: International Law
Class X: Mock Trial Challenge

Discover Law Academy (ages 12-14)

Curriculum
Class 1: Specialisms in Law
Class 2: Introduction to Logic & Philosophy
Class 3: The Law, Human Rights, and Society
Class 4: The History of Law
Class 5: Working as a Lawyer
Class 6: Civil and Criminal Law
Class 7: Business and the Law
Class 8: Modern Legal Debates
Class 9: Case Law Studies
Class X: Mock Trial Debate

Law Course Elements
• Max class size six (6) students
• Individual academic feedback and guidance
• Take-home continuing study exercises and resources
• Letter of Recommendation from your instructor (upon satisfactory participation)
• Access to video recordings of all ten (10) live classes for future review
• Course completion certificate

Classes will last approximately two hours and will be delivered on weekdays. Please visit our website for additional course details.

Meet Your Instructor

Dr. Ivo Gruev holds a doctorate in law from the University of Oxford, and holds two postgraduate law degrees (MSt, MJur) from the same institution. He is currently a research fellow for the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford.

He has taught law at the University of Oxford and Stanford University, and has provided legal counsel for the United Nations, the International Criminal Court at the Hague, the European Directorate of the German Parliament, and the Directorate of the Bulgarian Ministry of Justice.

He is currently convenor of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Network and a researcher on the JUDICON-EU project. He was previously chairman of Oxford Pro Bono Publico and president of the Grand Union Scholars Association.

Testimonials

"Through this program, I was able to study something I had always been passionate about but the depth of which Ivo taught and the discussions we had during our tutorials developed that passion to another level."
–Emily B. (16) Walnut Creek, USA

"These past two weeks have given me an unforgettable experience that have helped me settle my thoughts for university."
–Andrea R. (18) Baltimore, USA

"The course helped me figure out what I would like to do in the future. I genuinely have a lot of love for politics, democracy, and everything that I had learned over this course."
–Raphael S. (13) Miami, USA

World Scholars Academy welcomes ambitious and inquisitive students from around the world. Placements on our summer programs are capped and we recommend early enrollment for the best chance of success.

Law Summer Program Costs:
Price: $2795 

Law Summer Program Dates:
Program dates vary. Please visit our website for details.