LAW INTERNSHIPS
"Ideas are the source of all things."
–Plato
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Encompassing a range of legal topics our online law research internships provide students with the unique opportunity to work jointly with a world-leading legal researcher. On your internship you will advance the boundaries of knowledge in law, and coauthor an original research paper in collaboration with other student colleagues and under the guidance of your expert mentor.
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Deepen your understanding of the law and legal principles while acquiring practical research skills and hands-on experience into what it is like to undertake advanced study in the field. Become a published author when you submit your completed research paper to our open-access academic journal or an external scholarly publication.
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World Scholars Academy law internship programs are an exceptional opportunity to demonstrate your unique talents, substantiate your commitment to excellence, and individuate yourself from peers so you can stand out when applying to top universities.
WORLD LAW
INTERNSHIPS
World Scholars Academy law internships for ages 15-18 examine contemporary issues in various domains of the law including; jurisprudence, political economy, antitrust law, and government censorship. On the internship you will work with fellow World Scholars to research and coauthor a cutting-edge academic paper on your topic with the close support of your mentor, a world-leading legal expert.
During your internship you will learn specialist research techniques, survey the extant literature of the discipline, and conduct original research on your topic. You will contribute your own ideas to the project's successful completion, and will build technical skills and practical know-how on how to research cases and excel as a lawyer. Your final paper will be reviewed by your mentor and submitted to either our open-access academic journal or another scholarly legal publication.
Internships take place on either Saturday or Sunday over four weeks, allowing you to participate in an internship during your normal school year or simultaneously with a World Scholars Academy academic summer course. Interns should expect to spend several additional hours outside of their live contact time each week to complete their research project. World Scholars Academy law internships include:
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Collaborative group work
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Individualized feedback and academic guidance
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Co-authored research paper submitted for publication
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Entry into the annual WSR Best Review Award competition
Please note that places on World Scholars Academy law internship programs are extremely limited and currently listed research topics may not recur. Upcoming law internship opportunities are listed below.
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Internship Details
The law represents the socially enforced boundaries of behavior, whereas morality circumscribes the actions society considers to be just. Investigate how these concepts are related as well as the dimensions along which they differ. Furthermore, how have these social constructs evolved over time? What role does morality play in the law, and conversely how might the law influence morality? Is it in fact socially desirable that morality and the law do differ? In addition, is it just to refuse to comply with immoral laws, or like Socrates should you consider the will of the state to be absolute? These complex interrelationships between law and morality have emerged as a central question in contemporary jurisprudence. On this internship you will explore these questions while summarizing the legal literature in this field.
During this month-long Internship you will conduct original research on morality and the law. Collaborating with your fellow interns, you will investigate contemporary legal thought, and with your mentor's guidance you will co-author an academic research paper on this topic for publication. No previous knowledge of legal theory is required to participate.
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Location: Online
Type: Academic Research Internship
Eligibility: Ages 15-18
Days: Saturdays from 11am-2pm PT | 2pm-5pm ET
Dates: Four weeks: July 1st, July 8th, July 15th, July 22nd
Price: $1895
Requirements: Interns are expected to be present for all four sessions. However, if an intern is unable to attend a particular session they will receive an update on the project progress and will be assigned additional work to complete in order to make up for their absence. Interns are expected to spend a minimum of three hours per week working on their project outside of the live contact hours.
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Internship Details
Recent years have seen the rise of various political movements demanding independence for their territories. The most prominent examples being in Catalonia (Spain), Scotland (the United Kingdom), and Quebec (Canada). These secession demands are framed under the right to self-determination, that is, the right of a people to decide on their collective future. This situation has raised the legal question: if the majority of the population in a territory want independence from their state, should they be entitled to hold a referendum on the issue and secede? On this internship, you will conduct research to explore the varied positions within the secession debate.
Public international law only recognizes a general right to self-determination for colonial territories. However, there is a lively scholarly debate on whether this right should be extended to non-colonial territories such as Catalonia, Scotland, Quebec, and others. Advocates of this position often invoke the democratic principle, asserting that national boundaries should be subject to change by democratic majorities. On the other hand, opponents invoke the principles of state sovereignty and territorial integrity, which they view as fundamental components for maintaining the stability of the international order.
During this month-long Internship you will conduct original research on secession law. Collaborating with your fellow interns, you will critically engage both with public international law and constitutional theory, and with your mentor's guidance you will co-author an academic research paper on this topic for publication. No previous knowledge of legal theory or international law is required to participate.
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Location: Online
Type: Academic Research Internship
Eligibility: Ages 15-18
Days: Saturdays from 6am-9am PT | 9am-12pm ET
Dates: Four weeks: September 2nd, September 9th, September 16th, September 23rd
Price: $1895
Requirements: Interns are expected to be present for all four sessions. However, if an intern is unable to attend a particular session they will receive an update on the project progress and will be assigned additional work to complete in order to make up for their absence. Interns are expected to spend a minimum of three hours per week working on their project outside of the live contact hours.
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Internship Details
The world’s largest and most complex democracies have adopted federal constitutions. In federalist systems, the distribution of political power is divided between various territorialized levels of government. However, this decentralized institutional arrangement has been implemented in diverse ways across different nations, and this diversity has sparked debates regarding the essence of federalism as a constitutional concept, and the purposes that federalism is meant to serve.
On this internship you will delve into what makes federalism a valuable form of government by comparing and contrasting the US and Canadian constitutions, and the reasons for their federalist systems. In the United States, federalism was intentionally established by the framers of the Constitution as a means to disperse power, aiming to prevent the concentration of authority and potential governmental abuses that many colonists had come to America to escape. By contrast, Canada adopted federalism as a mechanism to accommodate national pluralism, particularly in relation to the French-speaking minority population concentrated in the province of Quebec. Through this comparative study you will examine why countries adopt federalist constitutions, explore the diverse possibilities that federalism offers, and develop valuable research skills within the field of constitutional law.
During this month long internship you will conduct original research on the principle of federalism and constitutional law. Collaborating with your fellow interns, you will investigate the political justifications for federalism and its legal implications. With your mentor's guidance you will co-author an academic research paper on this topic for publication. No previous knowledge of political or legal theory is required to participate.
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Location: Online
Type: Academic Research Internship
Eligibility: Ages 15-18
Days: Saturdays from 6am-9am PT | 9am-12pm ET
Dates: Four weeks: November 4th, November 11th, November 18th, December 2nd
Price: $1895
Requirements: Interns are expected to be present for all four sessions. However, if an intern is unable to attend a particular session they will receive an update on the project progress and will be assigned additional work to complete in order to make up for their absence. Interns are expected to spend a minimum of three hours per week working on their project outside of the live contact hours.