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CIVIL PROCEDURE
(CIVIL PROCEDURE - 1000)
(4 credits)
This first year course is concerned with the statutory and judicially established procedures governing the conduct of civil litigation in the courts, with an emphasis on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The course examines in depth principles of jurisdiction, conflict of laws, pleadings, joinder of parties (including class actions), motions, summary judgment, discovery and the doctrine of preclusion. Grades are based upon a final examination.
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CONFLICT OF LAWS
(STATE AND FEDERAL PRACTICE - 1000)
(3 credits)
This course studies the resolution of problems that arise when legal matters have a relationship to more than one state or nation. Topics covered include the circumstances under which courts will adjudicate disputes, the recognition of judicial decrees by other states, and the criteria for determining the substantive law applicable to multistate transactions. The role played by the United States Constitution in limiting state freedom of action in this area is also examined. Grades are based upon a final examination.
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INT'L BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
(INTERNAT'L AND COMPARATIVE LAW - 1020)
(3 credits)
This course is designed to introduce the student to some of the major legal issues that arise in doing business across national boundaries. Among the topics to be considered are the international sale of goods and services, foreign investment, technology transfer, national, regional and international regulation of international trade, extraterritoriality, the European Union, and doing business in developing countries. Grades are based upon a final examination and class participation.
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INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION SEM
(INTERNAT'L AND COMPARATIVE LAW - 1030)
(2 credits)
This course provides students with an opportunity to work on selected issues in international litigation and arbitration. Among the topics that may be examined are: extraterritorial jurisdiction, the Act of State doctrine, foreign sovereign immunity, and recognition of foreign country judgments in the U.S. and abroad. Students are required to brief and argue a moot court case. Grades are based upon the moot court exercise and class participation. N.B. Students who take this course are not permitted to take the three-credit International Litigation: Procedural Issues.