Day 1

 

Depart from home and arrive at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba. Check into your hotel and get your first taste of Havana by participating in a sunset tour of Old Havana with an experienced English-speaking guide from the Jose Marti Center. Enjoy dinner with your colleagues at a restaurant in Old Havana and evening of leisure.

 

Day 2

 

Day of leisure in Havana. Participate in a cultural immersion program consisting of meeting with ordinary Cubans at museums, Plaza de Revolucion, El Morro fort, the Malecon sea wall, or in vibrant Havana neighborhoods or spend your day in Old Havana.

 

(B) included

 

Day 3

 

Arrive by shuttle to the Jose Marti Center, a beautiful historic colonial mansion where you will be taking your courses. After a tour of the facility, and a welcome reception, attend a lecture focusing on the life of Jose Marti, known as the father of Cuba. After lunch, arrive at the Jose Marti Center and attend lectures given by faculty from the University of Havana Law School on a specific area of Cuban law. Evening at leisure after returning to your hotel

 

(B) (L) included

 

Day 4

 

Visit an active civil or criminal courthouse in Havana. Tour the courthouse with a court administrator. Q&A with the court administrator. Attend a live court proceeding. After lunch, arrive at the Jose Marti Center and attend lectures given by faculty from the University of Havana Law School on a specific area of Cuban law. Evening at leisure after returning to your hotel.

 

(B) (L) included

 

Day 5

 

Visit the historic University of Havana and its Law School facility. The University founded in 1728 is the oldest in Cuba and one of the oldest university in the Americas. Tour the beautiful campus in the center of the Vedado district of Havana and engage with law faculty and students and attend a law school class. After lunch, arrive at the Jose Marti Center and attend lectures given by faculty from the University of Havana Law School on a specific area of Cuban law. Evening at leisure after returning to your hotel.

 

(B) (L) included

 

Day 6

 

Visit the Bar Association’s campus on the outskirts of Havana. Tour the facilities of the bar association. Learn how the Havana Bar is organized, attend a Cuban Continuing Legal Education class and engage in lively discussions with members of the Cuban bar. After lunch, arrive at the Jose Marti Center and attend lectures given by faculty from the University of Havana Law School on a specific area of Cuban law. Evening at leisure after returning to your hotel.

 

(B) (L) included

 

Day 7

 

Arrive by shuttle to the Jose Marti Center and attend lectures given by faculty from the University of Havana Law School on a specific area of Cuban law. After lunch, attend a closing reception at the Jose Marti Center.

 

(B) (L) included

 

Day 8

 

Bid farewell to Havana and leave for an early morning departure to Jose Marti International Airport and catch flight home.

 

(B) included