JSW Law’s Fourth Undergraduate Summer School Program 2026

POSTED ON - Feb 4th, 2026

08 – 20 June, 2026
Pangbisa, Paro, Bhutan

The JSW School of Law (https://jswlaw.bt/) is very pleased
to announce the Fourth Annual Undergraduate Summer
School Program at its spectacular new green campus just
outside of Paro, Bhutan. Students are invited to apply for the
program. Accepted students will have a choice of two out of
three courses taught by highly respected legal academics
from leading law schools in Asia. The courses will be taught
intensively over a two-week period.

Highlights

● Highly topical and engaging courses taught by skilled and experienced legal academicians.
● A pristine Himalayan setting, the highest law school in the world.
● Interaction with International and Bhutanese law students in the classroom, residences, and on field trips.
● Special exposure to unique aspects of Bhutanese society and its legal system through field trips to Thimphu, the capital city, and Punakha, the previous seat of government.

In Partnership with:

Summer School Overview

Courses

►International Bank Regulation
Dr. Sandra Annette Booysen, Associate Professor of Law, Director of the Centre for Banking and Finance Law, National University of Singapore (NUS).

►Law in the Age of GenAI
Dr. Rahul Hemranjani, Assistant Professor, National Law School of India University (NLSIU).

►Taxation of Cross-Border Commercial Transactions in a Digitalised World
Justin Tan, Senior Lecturer and Vice-Dean (Student Affairs), National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Law.

Program Details

Students must enrol in two of the three courses offered. The timetable is designed so that students enrolling in two courses will spend around 5 hours in class per teaching day with ample breaks in between. Students have a field trip on Fridays and a free day on Saturday. Each course is taught using the seminar method, in classes of 2 to 3 hours’ duration and totaling 23 class contact hours. They are assessed by continuous modes such as reading reflection papers, student presentations of readings, class participation, and a final take-home exam to be completed a few weeks after the summer school has ended.

Upon satisfactory completion, students will be awarded a certificate detailing the courses they have taken and the grades received. The certificate will be signed by representatives of the JSW School of Law, the National Law School of India and the National University of Singapore.

Course Details

International Bank Regulation
The course will examine the principles governing financial regulation through the instruments issued by international organisations such as the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision, the Financial Stability Board, and the Financial Action Task Force. Topics that will be covered include prudential banking regulatory principles (including licensing, capital, liquidity, and corporate governance expectations), deposit insurance, resolution of financial institutions and anti-money laundering measures. These principles will be illustrated with reference to specific examples in jurisdictions including Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

Law in the Age of GenAI
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools are poised to reshape the legal landscape fundamentally. This course examines this transformation from two critical angles. First, we examine the impact of AI on the practice of law, analysing the possibilities of it augmenting legal work, including drafting, advocacy, and adjudication. We also scrutinise the attendant ethical risks with such use, including risks of algorithmic bias, disclosure of confidential data, and the lack of accountability. Second, we investigate the law’s response to AI, tackling emerging challenges in regulation, intellectual property, data privacy, and product liability. At the end of the course, students will emerge with a nuanced understanding of the ways in which technology reshapes the law, and the law, in turn, governs technology.

Taxation of Cross-Border Commercial Transactions in a Digitalised World
This course is about the taxation of cross-border commercial transactions. It will examine how digitalisation has induced changes to cross-border corporate taxation and how countries have reacted to the stresses of digitalisation from a corporate tax perspective. Topics covered include the basics of corporate tax, cross-border taxation, especially the articles regarding business profits and passive income in the OECD Model Tax treaty, the OECD’s Pillar One Project, and the OECD’s Pillar Two Project. The course will also touch upon the basics of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the impact of digitalisation on these rules, specifically the “Netflix tax”. Time permitting, the course will also examine digital token taxation from a corporate tax and GST perspective. This course will be especially useful for transactional lawyers. No prior tax law or M&A knowledge is necessary. There is no prescribed textbook for this course. All course materials are available online.

Course Instructors

Planning Your Travel

There are two airlines flying into and out of Paro, the only international airport in Bhutan: Druk Air- Royal Bhutan Airlines and Bhutan Airlines. Both Airlines charge similar and fixed fares. Druk Air flies into Bhutan from India (Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and Bagdora), Bangladesh (Dhaka), Thailand and Singapore. Bhutan Airlines flies from India (Delhi and Kolkata), Nepal (Kathmandu) and Thailand.

Optionally, students can fly to Bagdora and travel by road to Jaigaon (border town), West Bengal, India, which will take approximately 4 hours. From the border town of Phuentsholing, Bhutan, it is approximately another 4 hours drive to Paro.

Applying for the Summer School

Who Can Apply?
To apply, students must meet the following:
► Students must have completed their second year or higher of an undergraduate law degree (LLB or JD).
► Students must have a sufficient command of the English language for studying the required readings and participating in classroom discussions.

How to Apply?
To apply for the summer school program, download the application form HERE Download this Interactive Form and fill in using Adobe Acrobat, save and email it to summer.school@jswlaw.bt along with other relevant documents as specified in the form.

Deadline
►Application deadline: 31 March, 2026.
►Selection results will be communicated to applicants on a rolling basis but no later than April 10, 2026.
►Payment of fees, which are non-refundable, is due no later than April 30, 2026.

Fees

►Nu.85000 (includes tuition, a suite with shared bath, and meals on campus for two-week program)
►The above fee structure also includes one trip to Thimphu and entry fees to sites, pick-up and drop-off at Paro International Airport, transportation for planned travel and field trips. One more additional trip outside Paro can be arranged at the expense of students.

*Some partial scholarships are available to students on a need basis in Bhutan and SAARC countries.

To make the payment, click here for payment instruction

Visa Information

Upon confirming your enrollment, we will email you the visa application form. Note that you will be required to pay Nu. 5000/- visa fee separately.

Contact US

summer.school@jswlaw.bt
Ugyen Wangdi – ugyen.wangdi@jswlaw.bt
Jigme Choden – jigme.choden@jswlaw.bt

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