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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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CONTRACTS II (BUSINESS AND FINANCE LAW - 2000)
2 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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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.