Linkage Program

Each summer the Law School sponsors a student exchange with several universities in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Students involved in the Linkages Program focus on a wide range of areas including human rights, constitutional law, international law, and criminal law through participation in classes, meetings with professors, and workshops at universities in Buenos Aires, Santiago, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. In addition, students visit government institutions, meet with national authorities, and work with local NGOs. The students from Yale visit one of the countries during the summer recess where they are hosted by students at our partner universities. The YLS students then host the Latin American students who visit Yale for 3-4 weeks at the begininning of the spring term. Only enrolled Yale Law School students are eligible. The travel and living expenses of the students accepted are covered by the program. The Argentina and Chile programs take place in late May and early June, and the Brazil program takes place in August. The application deadline for the 2019 program is January 21, 2019.

Professors Cristina Rodriguez, Claire Priest, Daniel Markovits, and Owen Fiss direct the program, and Brad Hayes (bradley.hayes@yale.edu) is the program coordinator. Please contact Brad for more information.

Useful Links

2018 YLS Student Guide