Block (Advanced)
Block (Advanced)
LAW 758
2 or 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*; Copyright, Patent, and Trademark Law (LAW 658). This course explores emerging issues in the area of intellectual property that result from, as well as in, social and political changes Selected topics, including the economic basis for selected areas of IP, the role of Congress, the courts and private parties in the evolution of IP, federal preemption of state laws, constitutional limits, and the role of international law, will help illustrate changes driven by, and sometimes resulting in, new technology and globalization. Students will be called upon to consider solutions… see more
LAW 650
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*; Copyright, Patent & Trademark Law (LAW 658). This course is an advanced study of so-called “intellectual property,” at the international level. It starts with a survey of issues that are quite important at the international level but which are not always addressed in introductory or survey-level so-called IP courses. The course then reviews the basic theories and problems of so-called intellectual property, such as the continuing debate between utilitarian and natural law justifications for these regimes. From there, the course proceeds to the various international… see more
LAW 688
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC* This course provides students with a broad overview of the various legal issues that arise in the context of international business transactions. The course begins with an introduction to the basic nature of international law. Classes are then dedicated to international arbitration, the extraterritorial application of U.S. laws and regulations, anti-bribery laws, export controls, payment methods, and issues in commercial law. The class then turns its focus to specific types of transactions, including direct sales, sales agents, distributorships, licensing of intellectual… see more
LAW 553
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. This course focuses on the force of international law today, particularly as applied by international tribunals and the courts of the United States and other nations; law of the sea, jurisdiction recognition, breach of U.S. antitrust laws, international agreements, expropriation and compensation. Satisfies the perspective elective requirement.
LAW 760
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*; International Law (LAW 627). The course will attempt to define what is meant by the term "human rights" and the relationship of this concept to the idea of natural law and natural law and natural rights. The functions of international will be studied briefly; the role of the individual in international law will be discussed and evaluated in light of the growth of the human rights movement. U.S. policy toward human rights problems will also be examined.
LAW 717
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. In this course students will study and work on issues that international courts are confronting in creating and operating war crimes tribunals. Students will research and write legal memoranda for officers in tribunals such as the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Satisfies upper level writing requirement.
LAW 669
2 Credit Hours
This course will survey the key issues that arise in U.S. cybersecurity litigation. Focusing on collaborative dialogue and practical exercises flowing out of the study materials provided for the topic of each class, students will gain (1) a foundational knowledge of the various U.S. legal regimes that govern cybersecurity; (2) a basic understanding of key legal issues that the parties regularly confront in litigation seeking to enforce one or more of those regimes; (3) the ability to apply cybersecurity law concepts to the facts of any given cybersecurity event; and (4) how to think… see more
LAW 724
1 or 2 Credit Hours
This course will explore the mission and authorities of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other federal, state, and local government agencies responsible for defending the United States from natural disasters and manmade threats. Students will learn about the organization and function of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, statutory and regulatory authorities pertaining to border security, law enforcement, immigration, and cybersecurity, and the interagency, inter-government, and public-private partnerships that enable homeland security partnerships. This course will also… see more
LAW 892
2 Credit Hours
This course covers the basic structure and function of U.S. legal institutions, the interaction of state and federal law in the American system of federalism, common law and case analysis, the American criminal and civil justice systems, trial by jury, and the American legal profession. The goal of the course is to provide entering students in the MLS program and entering foreign-educated LL.M. students with a general introduction to American law and the U.S. legal system so that they will be better able to perform adequately in the courses they take at the beginning of their respective… see more
LAW 813
1 Credit Hour; may be elected twice
Prerequisites: RCC*; approval of Journal of Law and Health Editorial Board. Course credit for participation as a member of the Board of Editors of the Journal of Law and Health. Students may not work on or receive academic credit for participation on the Journal and the Law Review during the same semester. Graded on a pass-fail basis. May be elected twice.
LAW 814
1 Credit Hour
Prerequisites: RCC*; approval of the Journal of Law and Health Editorial Board. Service as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law and Health for two semesters entitles a student to one Pass/Fail credit in addition to that earned in LAW 813. Journal of Law and Health students may not work on or receive academic credit for participation on the Journal and the Law Review during the same semester.
LAW 561
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. No background in Jewish Studies or Hebrew Language is required for this course. The Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy), as interpreted and codified by Jewish scholars over the centuries, provides the foundation for laws and a legal system that permits this ancient source to present viable solutions to twenty-first century issues including abortion, homosexuality, cloning and end-of-life decisions as well as selected core curriculum subjects. This course compares Judaic law to modern American law with a focus on both differences and how Judaic law… see more
LAW 815
Fall or Spring: 6 Credit Hours (24 hours/week); Summer: 3 Credit Hours (24 hours/week) or 5 Credit Hours (40 hours/week)
Prerequisites: RCC; completion of at least 29 semester hours of credit; cumulative GPA of at least 2.50; permission of course adviser. Students may work for a federal district court judge or magistrate, a federal appellate court judge, or a state appellate court judge. Students may only participate in one judicial externship experience during their law school career. Externs are integrated into the work of the chambers: writing bench memos, drafting opinions, researching issues during trials, observing settlement conferences and mediations. Students also have the opportunity to observe… see more
LAW 554
2 or 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. A survey of historical and modern Western attempts to define the essence of law. Course topics may include both the secular and non-secular natural law traditions, including representative writings from the ancient, classical and modern eras, and the various theses of legal positivism, including English utilitarianism, analytical jurisprudence, legal science, sociological jurisprudence and American Legal Realism, post-Realism, critical legal studies, and modern rights theory. The course does not presuppose a background in philosophy. Satisfies perspective elective… see more
LAW 559
2 or 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. The course will focus on the notion of justice as seen in writings of significant philosophers. Ideas of writers such as Plato, Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, Bentham, Hobbes, Locke, Mill, Nozick, and Rawls, among others, will be studied. Contemporary applications of the various theories of justice will be explored. The course is designed for students without a significant background in philosophy. Satisfies perspective elective requirement. Optional paper satisfies upper level writing requirement.
LAW 522
2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: RCC; This course explores the roots of structural racism, examines some of its various manifestations in the U.S. legal system, and examines proposals to eradicate it. This interdisciplinary course includes lectures from and discussions with over 20 faculty from the College of Law and CSU faculty from Black Studies, Criminology, History, Communications, Health Sciences, Nursing, and Urban Studies. We will examine the historical and contemporary treatment of race in American law and society. Through interdisciplinary study and guest lecturers, the class will explore a variety of… see more
LAW 736
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. Inquiry into the theory and practice of the juvenile justice system, including its historical development and current proposals for reform. Topics include the rationale of a separate system for children, the different bases of the juvenile court’s jurisdiction (delinquency, neglect, and abuse, status offenses), procedural issues in juvenile hearings, medical and reproductive rights of children (including abortion bypass, treatment of children, confidential relationships with professionals, sex change operations at birth, special needs). The complex interrelationship… see more
LAW 629
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. The basic course on private-sector collective bargaining under the National Labor Relations Act. Topics include issues arising in union organizing campaigns, NLRB election procedure, the duty to bargain, and strikers and replacements. Satisfies administrative law requirement.
LAW 608
3 Credit Hours; 4 Credit Hours for JD/MUPDD
Prerequisites: RCC*. Topics include the nature and purpose of planning and zoning; comparison with other systems of land use control; constitutional bases and limitations; zoning legislation and regulations; urban redevelopment; eminent domain and takings. The course provides an option to satisfy the upper level writing requirement.
LAW 605
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. Subjects examined include medical education; medical licensing; establishing and terminating the doctor-patient relationship; medical records (access and confidentiality); health care as a regulated industry; legal obligations of hospitals; the legal bases of public health policies (e.g., quarantine, vaccination); liability of health care professionals to patients (contract, intentional torts, negligence, lack of informed consent); defenses; damages; insurance; expert witnesses; special problems of medical proof; psychiatric malpractice; special problems in medical… see more
LAW 755
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. The seminar will explore the uneasy relationships between republicanism, private power, and the “rule of law.” Students will read passages from a political philosopher/economist, a case/treaty provision/statute/or regulation, and a current example of the underlying issue, all of which will form the basis for a discussion of the issues raised in context and will explore how the works of some of the most influential moral and political philosophers (ranging from Aristotle and Marx to Ayn Rand) reveal the basic policies and competing ideologies that influence our legal… see more
LAW 577H
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: RCC. Students will read and discuss modern scholarly and literary texts related to inequality in everyday life. Areas covered may include inequalities with respect to race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, immigration status, and disability in the contexts of housing, recreation, education, entertainment, the internet, and more. The course will explore the legal underpinnings of the inequalities brought to light by the authors, as well as practical steps attorneys can take when working on such issues. Students taking the course for third semester legal writing credit will research… see more
LAW 577G
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: RCC. Students will read and discuss modern scholarly and literary texts related to inequality in everyday life. Areas covered may include inequalities with respect to race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, immigration status, and disability in the contexts of housing, recreation, education, entertainment, the internet, and more. The course will explore the legal underpinnings of the inequalities brought to light by the authors, as well as practical steps attorneys can take when working on such issues. Students taking the course for third semester legal writing credit will research… see more
LAW 569
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. The class covers a variety of topics in legal literature and film. We will look at examples of law in both literature and film in order to consider a number of questions about the relationship between law and justice, the creation of rule regimes, and the role of courts and trials in a social system. Other issues which may arise in the course of these discussions are race/class/gender and the law, legal ethics, legal education, the adversarial system, the relationship between law and popular culture. Satisfies the perspective elective requirement.
LAW 674
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: RCC*. This is a course in the substantive, procedural, professionally responsible, and practical aspects of operating a small to medium size law office. The course is designed to present students with the knowledge and skills to operate a small law practice properly and responsibly. Some of the topics to be covered include lawyer associations (partnership law, professional corporations, limited liability companies), retainers and other service contracts, fees, marketing and advertising, trust accounts, financial management, law office technology, and some basics on renting,… see more