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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.

Juvenile Law Advocacy

LAW 386

The course provides an examination through simulation and discussion of the special legal rules and principles applicable to child dependency trials and appeals, including mandatory mediation, detention, disposition, and jurisdictional hearings, writs, and appeals. Practical strategies for child witness, and for medical and psychological expert witness examination are discussed. In addition, for the Summer Abroad program, discussion of the comparable system in Spain and possibly other European countries may be included.

Juvenile Trial Advocacy

LAW 613

Juvenile Trial Advocacy uses films, PowerPoint presentations, and numerous classroom trial simulations to survey and analyze the specialized lawyering skills and evidentiary rules necessary to provide children and adolescents zealous and competent representation in juvenile cases involving delinquency, child dependency, status offenses and mental health proceedings. Students will have the opportunity to learn and apply the full range of trial skills (direct, cross examination, closing arguments, and motion practice) in the unique procedural world of juvenile law. The course is Pass/Fail based upon the quality of student participation in class discussions and simulations.