Students leave Kingston for an English Castle

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Law '10 students Adrian Di Lullo, Stephanie Hermans, Corinne Taliunas, and Gerard Kennedy at Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex in May 2008.

Forty-seven Queen's Law students have moved into a British castle for the spring.

They make up a large contingent of the fifty-six students in the 2008 International Law Spring Program at Herstmonceux Castle launched May 5, where students will study either international public or business law over a two-month period in East Sussex.

"There will be a lot of work at [the International Study Centre] but enormous opportunities and tons of fun," said Jenni Macko, Law '10.

Students will also spend one week exploring Europe and meeting leaders in international law at their places of work like the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the United Nations and the World Trade Organization.

This year, students will have the opportunity to attend a bi-annual conference held by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris. "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. [The students] are incredibly lucky," said Professor Stan Corbett, one of the instructors at the Castle. The conference will focus on climate change and will be attended by senior government officials from around the world.

Arriving

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Jenni Macko and Brad Allgood of Law '10 on board the airplane flying to East Sussex on May 2, 2008.

At 11a.m. on May 2 the first students began arriving at the castle grounds.

"It took me a while to get my head around the fact I would be attending classes in a castle," said Brad Allgood, Law ‘10. "It's cool."

The International Study Centre is situated in a remote rejoin about an hour south of London. Rolling green hills, pastures, sheep and rabbits surround the property while a family of baby ducks have joined the students moving onto the Castle grounds.

Students were shown the town of Brighton and the University of Sussex while they bought books and school supplies to prepare for the first two intensive weeks of studying.

Students were surprised to find the stereotypical blustery and rainy British weather absent at the Castle. "It's not wet yet!" said Corrine Taliunas, Law' 10.