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International Sports Law

LAW 961

This course will introduce students to the developing field of International Sports Law and the practical application and impact of such laws. The course examines the legal and international dimensions of the modern sports industry. It will also cover the historical development of amateur and professional sports, the structure of sporting organizations, and the international governance of sport. The impacts of law, economics, science, ethics, and politics on international sports will be explored through specific topics such as the impact of intellectual property on sponsorship and promotion of sporting events, the special problems associated with doping in sports, international sports as a basis for advancing social and political agendas, and the increasing commercialization and globalization of sport.

International White Collar Crime

LAW 728

Topics covered in this course may include an overview of substantive crimes, such as international tax, money laundering, transnational organized crime, transnational corruption, and counter-terrorism financial enforcement; relevant procedural doctrines, such as extraterritorial jurisdiction and extradition; and the role of international organizations, such as the United Nations, the World Bank and INTERPOL, in enforcing the law.

Internet Law

LAW 590

Internet activity is now engaged in by hundreds of millions of individuals and businesses of all sizes requiring 21st century lawyers to have an understanding of the legal issues in the cyber domain. This course will explore a range of legal issues in cyber domain, including cyber security, privacy, network ownership and access, private versus public regulation of cyberspace, speech in cyberspace, content as property and intellectual property in cyberspace, jurisdiction over cyberspace activities, liability of intermediaries, state and local regulation of cyberspace, and the interrelationship between technology and law as mechanisms of regulation. In so doing, the course will be applying numerous rules and doctrines that many law students have already covered (or will soon cover) in their required courses during the first year of law school, such as torts (e.g. trespass to chattels), property (e.g. Takings Clause), constitutional law (e.g. dormant Commerce Clause), and civil procedure (e.g. personal jurisdiction), to name a few. However, students will see that the cyber context often challenges the premises behind the existing rules and doctrines, or at a minimum provide a challenging environment in which to apply those rules and doctrines. At the same time, students will learn some of the highly specialized rules created by statute governing cyber activities.

Int’l Mig. Refugee Law

LAW 944

This course introduces students to the International Migration and Refugee Law Seminar. Topics covered include the definition of refugee status, the 1951 Geneva Convention, the asylum/refugee distinction, the use of statistical analysis, and concepts incorporated into national immigration law. Interviews with actual refugees and role-playing will be used to enhance students' experience.

Introduction to French Law

LAW 923

This introductory course will examine the organization of the French legal system (with some comparison with the English and U.S common law systems). There will be some discussion of the sources and nature of the French civil law system and the structure of the French judicial system and how it differs from the English common law system. This course is open to all students and required for those students who were accepted to do the externship in London.

Introduction to Legal Analysis

LAW 113

Introduction to Spanish Law

LAW 913

This course will survey the developments of Spanish law beginning with the Roman Empire to the present. Some attention will be given to the historical roots and influence of ancient Moorish and Jewish cultures as well as understanding the ramifications of the end of the Franco dictatorship. A significant portion of the course will be devoted to introducing students to modem Spanish civil law and its legal system.

Journal of Children & Family Advocacy

LAW 558

Students earning credit for Journal of Child and Family Advocacy participation during any semester must register for such credit during registration or during the add/drop period. Only students who have obtained membership by the first day of the semester are eligible for unit credit during that semester. There will be no fee for this change if students have been invited to join the Journal.

Jurisprudence

LAW 543

This course explores classic jurisprudential questions about the theory of adjudication, that is, questions about how courts decide and ought to decide cases and when the parties ought to obey. The course may be a survey of such questions or may focus on one such question, at the discretion of the instructor. The questions include: What is a legal rule? Do legal rules constrain judicial decision-making? How ought courts to interpret legal rules? Are legal rules determinate or indeterminate? Where no legal rule controls a case, how ought judges to decide? When a court decides, ought the parties obey? Are principles of morality legally binding or even relevant when not enacted into positive legal rules? Is judicial decision-making distinct from political decision-making? No familiarity with either jurisprudence or philosophy will be assumed.

Juvenile Justice

LAW 533

This is a survey course of fundamental international law concepts. Among the topics covered will be the history and various aspects of the international legal systems, establishing jurisdiction in various international courts, different issues in international human rights law and the changing legal terrain after the attacks of 9/11/2001.

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