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CONTRACTS I (BUSINESS AND FINANCE LAW - 1090)
3 credits
This course deals with the formation, avoidance and discharge of contract obligations. Attention is also directed to the remedies available for breach of contract and the rules for ascertaining the damages recoverable. Grades are based upon a final examination.
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GLOBAL LW FELLOWS RES COL TUTL (DIRECTED RESEARCH - 1070)
0 credits
Global Law Fellows Research Colloquium Tutorial This colloquium is designed to provide an academic peer group for visiting foreign researchers participating in the Global Law Fellows program, specialized instruction in American and English language materials, and an opportunity for Global Fellows to share progress of their research. In addition to regular presentations by the Global Fellows on their research projects, the colloquium will include instruction in use of electronic search services, structure of U.S. reporters and other standard legal materials, proper citation, U.S. law journal publication standards, and other research-related subjects. Each Global Law Fellow will give a substantial presentation on his or her research project during the course of the semester. If, in any given semester, there is only one Global Fellow, this course will be administered as a tutorial. This is a pass/fail course.
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INTERNATIONAL LAW (INTERNAT'L AND COMPARATIVE LAW - 1040)
3 credits
The International Law course surveys that system of jurisprudence dealing with the precepts and principles that govern the community of nations in their mutual dealings as they have developed from early history to modern times. After an analysis of the nature and sources of international law, the course will examine topics such as recognition, succession, territory of states, sovereignty, jurisdiction, extradition, state immunity, international agreements, international claims, human rights and use of force. Grades are based upon a final examination and class participation.
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INTRODUCTION TO U.S. LAW II (US LEGL STUDIES FOREIGN LW GRD - 1020)
1 credits
This course will focus on issue-spotting and problem-solving in a variety of legal contexts, including Contracts, Property, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Torts, and other areas. Grades are based on periodic quizzes and a final exam.
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LAW OF THE EUROPEAN UNION SEM. (INTERNAT'L AND COMPARATIVE LAW - 3010)
2 credits
This course provides an introduction to the law and institutions of the European Union. The course will consider the following topics: European Union institutional structure and legal system, sources of European Union law, the treaty system as a European constitution, role of the European Court of Justice, and the policies of the EU. Grades are based upon class participation and a final examination. N.B.: Students who take this course are not permitted to take the three-credit Law of the European Union course.
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NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE LAW (CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - 2040)
3 credits
This is a general survey course examining the role of law in protecting U.S. national security from threats posed by state and non-state actors. Policy responses to these threats include homeland security policy, war fighting, counterterrorism, intelligence operations, and law enforcement activities. The course will examine how law and lawyers are involved in defining or regulating these tasks. The course will be organized around four major topics (a) the domestic and international legal regulation of the use of military force; (b) the oversight of intelligence gathering and covert operations; (c) counterterrorism and homeland security; and (d) the regulation of secret information. Grades will be based on written memoranda, class participation in discussions and an in-class simulation, and a final examination. Students are encouraged, though not required, to complete Criminal Procedure I and/or International Law prior to enrolling in National Security and the Law.
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PUBLIC INTERNAT'L LAW SEMINAR (INTERNAT'L AND COMPARATIVE LAW - 1070)
2 credits
The Public International Law Seminar will be an advanced examination of doctrines, principles and leading cases in international law. Each student will make an oral presentation and write a term paper. It is required that the student, in lieu of a written examination, submit a term paper which examines and discusses an important area, event or crises of great significance in the history and development of international law. Grades are based upon a research paper and an oral class presentation of the term paper.
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STATES & SOVEREIGNTY:INTL&COMP (INTERNAT'L AND COMPARATIVE LAW - 3030)
2 credits
Modern international law and the modern state were both born from the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Since then, the state has been the central actor on the global stage and the concerns of the state have animated the evolution of international law. But states themselves are evolving and facing new pressures from "below," such as ethnic strife and secessionist claims, and from "above," such as the EU and NAFTA. This class will consider the evolution and function of the modern state and how this evolution has affected the form and function of international law. Grades will be based on a final exam when the course is offered overseas and on a research paper when offered in the U.S. When taught in the U.S., it is suggested that students first take International Law.
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TRANSNATIONAL LEGAL PRACTICE 1 (TRANSNATIONAL LEGAL PRACTICE - 1000)
3 credits
This two-semester sequence of courses provides Transnational Legal Practice LL.M. students, regardless of specialization, a common core skills and methods course for transnational practice. Enrollment in Transnational Legal Practice I automatically enrolls the student in Transnational Legal Practice II. The aim of this two-semester sequence is twofold: first, to provide students with a mechanism for the acquisition of transnational legal practice skills; second, to explore the emerging transnational legal landscape through consideration of substantive issues. The skills portion of the course will comprise modules in such areas as international & comparative legal research, working with documents and negotiations in multiple languages, operating with foreign co-counsel, transnational problems in civil and criminal litigation, working with treaties and international agreements, and the mutual legal assistance process. The substantive portion of the course will comprise modules inter alia in global governance, conflicts of law, comparative legal systems, transnational regulatory regimes, transnational mediation and arbitration, human rights in transnational practice, cross-border environmental compliance, and professional ethics in transnational practice. Students are selected for this course through admission to the Transnational Legal Practice LL.M. program. Successful completion of both parts of this full year course is required for the LL.M. in Transnational Legal Practice. For each semester, students will be expected to complete all assigned reading, research and writing work in a timely and professional manner and demonstrate this through effective class participation (10%). Short writing assignments and/or practice exercises relevant to course modules will also be assigned and graded (40%). There will be a final examination at the end of each semester (50%).