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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

LAW 4051

The death penalty has gotten increased media attention due to high profile death row exonerations, and has long been under siege for other reasons, such as racial disparities in its imposition and the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17284 LAW 4051   LEC 001

LAW 4131

A general-education course to acquaint students with how our legal system pursues the goals of society. The course introduces students to various perspectives on the nature of law, what functions it ought ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3131GOVT 3131

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17285 LAW 4131   LEC 001

LAW 5001

An introduction to civil litigation, from commencement of an action through disposition on appeal, studied in the context of the federal procedural system. Also, a detailed consideration of federalism ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18085 LAW 5001   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18086 LAW 5001   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18087 LAW 5001   LEC 003

LAW 5041

An introduction to the nature, functions, and processes of exchange, contract, and contract law. The course focuses on the predominant rules and principles governing contract and related obligation, including ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18082 LAW 5041   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18083 LAW 5041   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18084 LAW 5041   LEC 003

LAW 5061

An introductory study of the criminal law, including theories of punishment, analysis of the elements of criminal liability and available defenses, and consideration of specific crimes as defined by statute ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18074 LAW 5061   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18075 LAW 5061   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18076 LAW 5061   LEC 003

LAW 5081

Lawyering is a full-year course designed to introduce first-year students to lawyering skills, with primary emphasis on legal writing, analysis, research, and oral presentations. Assignments are usually ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18068 LAW 5081   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18069 LAW 5081   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18070 LAW 5081   LEC 003

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18071 LAW 5081   LEC 004

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18072 LAW 5081   LEC 005

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18073 LAW 5081   LEC 006

LAW 5121

This is a course in basic property law. It covers acquisitions of rights in property, estates in land, concurrent ownership, landlord/tenant relations, and regulation of land use. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18062 LAW 5121   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18063 LAW 5121   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18064 LAW 5121   LEC 003

LAW 6000

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18056 LAW 6000   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 6001

This course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts and fundamentals of financial accounting. It will focus on (1) accrual accounting concepts, principles and conventions, (2) the presentation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18055 LAW 6001   LEC 001

LAW 6005

This 1-credit course is designed to prepare students who have no business background for (1) legal practice in areas involving business transactions, business regulation, and/or business litigation, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18080 LAW 6005   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Hockett, R

      Stout, L

LAW 6011

An introduction to the constitutional and other legal issues posed by the modern administrative state. Topics include: procedural due process, separation of powers, procedural modes of administrative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18060 LAW 6011   LEC 001

LAW 6019

Purpose is to link classroom discussion and analysis of arbitration and mediation with opportunities for students to observe actual arbitration and mediation cases. The course is designed to be an advanced ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 6019

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17576 LAW 6019   LEC 001

LAW 6023

A complement to the first-year civil procedure course.  Topics touched on in the first year are studied in greater depth; including pleadings, pretrial conferences, and summary judgment; trial procedure, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18078 LAW 6023   LEC 001

LAW 6051

Business issues, particularly those relating to corporations, are a given in most areas of practice. This course will introduce students to online resources providing company information and will enable ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18061 LAW 6051   LEC 001

LAW 6053

This course will cover techniques and skills to research IP topics in a variety of settings. In-class research exercises and database searching will be an integral component of the course. IP research ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18052 LAW 6053   LEC 001

LAW 6060

The purpose of this course is to give students a broad understanding of financial statement analysis issues. The emphasis is on building a conceptual foundation for use in practical applications. The course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: NBA 5060

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18213 LAW 6060   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: NBA 5060

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18287 LAW 6060   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: NBA 5060

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18288 LAW 6060   LEC 003

LAW 6071

This course will introduce LL.M. students to basic legal research in U.S. materials that will be valuable to them in their course work at Cornell and in practice. The focus will be on understanding and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 18048 LAW 6071   LEC 001

LAW 6080

This course is offered to students interested in acquiring thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of mediation as well as the techniques employed by effective mediators. In the first segment of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 6023

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17454 LAW 6080   SEM 101

LAW 6103

This course surveys some of the wide range of topics loosely grouped under the heading "Art Law," including cultural heritage. We will begin with problems in defining art and cultural heritage for legal ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18046 LAW 6103   LEC 001

LAW 6131

An introduction to the legal rules and principles, as well as some of the economic factors, that underlay the conduct of business enterprise in the United States. A principal focus will be upon the large, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18059 LAW 6131   LEC 001

LAW 6158

Clients come to lawyers seeking problem-solving advice. This course follows a "client-centered" approach to counseling that will examine techniques lawyers can use to help clients make good decisions. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18045 LAW 6158   LEC 001

LAW 6161

This course introduces students to the institutional and conceptual organization of "civil law" legal systems (which govern almost all of Western and Eastern Europe and Latin America, as well as significant ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18044 LAW 6161   LEC 001

LAW 6190

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18795 LAW 6190   LEC 001

    • T Uris Hall G08
    • Mar 1 - Apr 12, 2016
    • Ndulo, M

LAW 6204

Students in the Practicum will co-teach a law-related course at either Auburn or Cayuga correctional facilities, as part of the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP), which offers college courses to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18043 LAW 6204   TA 650

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Scott, R

LAW 6242

Any practice of business law requires a knowledge of accounting and corporate finance to be able to properly advise one's clients. This course will cover basic corporate finance concepts to enable an attorney ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18040 LAW 6242   LEC 001

LAW 6264

Criminal Procedure: Investigations examines the constitutional law that governs police attempts to solve crime and bring perpetrators to justice. The course considers the role of the Fourth Amendment ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18039 LAW 6264   LEC 001

LAW 6301

An examination of a topic through readings selected by arrangement between the instructor and an individual student or group of students (not exceeding eight). view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18033 LAW 6301   DIS 201

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18034 LAW 6301   DIS 202

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 6345

This course will be offered from January 19, 2016 to January 22, 2016. As an intensive, one credit hour course, this seminar will focus in particular on the law of mass communications with references to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 17506 LAW 6345   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Jan 19 - Jan 22, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 6361

The course surveys the major environmental laws, with a primary focus on federal statutes. Emphasis will be placed on the various sources of liability to both individuals and corporations from common law, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18032 LAW 6361   LEC 001

LAW 6401

The rules of evidence in civil and criminal cases with emphasis on relevance, hearsay, authentication, witnesses, experts, and confrontation. The course focuses on the Federal Rules of Evidence, with some ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18058 LAW 6401   LEC 001

LAW 6421

Broadly understood, family law is the study of state-imposed rules regulating intimacy and intimate relationships in society. In this course we evaluate our assumptions and beliefs about the appropriateness ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18031 LAW 6421   LEC 001

LAW 6422

Students will assist indigent clients in obtaining uncontested divorces and initial support orders. Skills learned include client interviewing and drafting pleadings, judgments, and other state-mandated ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17465 LAW 6422   CLN 301

LAW 6431

This course examines the various constitutional, statutory, and judge-made doctrines that control access to the federal courts to vindicate federal rights. It is particularly valuable for those planning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18038 LAW 6431   LEC 001

LAW 6441

A basic course designed to develop understanding of tax concepts and ability to work effectively with the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, cases, and other tax materials. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18057 LAW 6441   LEC 001

LAW 6511

A survey of legal mechanisms for protecting intellectual property including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and related state law doctrines. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18036 LAW 6511   LEC 001

LAW 6514

The practice of law continues to become ever more dependent upon a clear understanding of the global context in which it occurs. This course provides an overview of sources, methods, and strategies for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18035 LAW 6514   LEC 001

LAW 6525

The course will focus on the transnational investigation and prosecution of international cartels by competition law enforcement agencies such as the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18030 LAW 6525   LEC 001

LAW 6560

This course is relevant to a general business career, but is particularly relevant to careers that involve the use of financial statements.  My objective is to enable you to become more knowledgeable, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 5000

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18943 LAW 6560   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 5000

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18944 LAW 6560   LEC 002

LAW 6564

This course examines the principles underlying the U.S. taxation of U.S. persons who earn income abroad and the U.S. taxation of foreign persons who earn income in the United States. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17545 LAW 6564   LEC 001

LAW 6569

Depositions are a critical component of pretrial discovery. Indeed, many cases are lost, won, or settled because of information gleaned at a deposition. Attorneys also often modify trial strategies because ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17548 LAW 6569   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17549 LAW 6569   LEC 002

LAW 6572

The conventional law school curriculum implicitly emphasizes appellate litigation, teaching students to read, argue and distinguish cases, and to predict what a judge will do. A transactional practice ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17547 LAW 6572   LEC 001

LAW 6641

This course is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the law governing lawyers in a variety of practice settings, including transactional, counseling, and civil and criminal litigation. The course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17542 LAW 6641   LEC 001

LAW 6681

This course studies legal aspects of direct foreign investments. It seeks to identify legal problems that are likely to affect a commercial investment in a foreign country. Inter alia, it deals with the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17536 LAW 6681   LEC 001

LAW 6701

Much of the "law" that lawyers work with is statutory. This course will examine both how legislatures go about doing their work (that is, legislative process) and how courts and others utilize legislative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17535 LAW 6701   LEC 001

LAW 6710

What can lawyers and judges learn from the study of literature? This course explores the relevance of imaginative literature (novels, drama, poetry, and film) to questions of law and social justice from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3762ENGL 6710GOVT 6045

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16437 LAW 6710   LEC 001

LAW 6738

Attorneys in all practice areas negotiate frequently. Neither deal lawyers nor litigators can claim negotiation as "theirs" to the exclusion of attorneys in other practice areas. This course will provide ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 6011

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18318 LAW 6738   LEC 001

LAW 6743

This course will consider important assumptions that underlie much current day patent law and practice but are seldom articulated or critically analyzed. Students will consider the legal effect(s) of "public ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17526 LAW 6743   LEC 001

LAW 6781

Applications of products-liability doctrine and theory to a variety of problems drawn from or closely approximating actual litigation. An overview of the relevant case law, statutes, and administrative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17522 LAW 6781   LEC 001

LAW 6784

This course explores ethical issues relating to the legal profession. It has two aims—one immediate, the other more lofty. The immediate aim is to help prepare students for the MPRE. The loftier aim, by ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17517 LAW 6784   LEC 001

LAW 6821

This course analyzes key issues under the U.S. federal securities laws, principally the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, with respect to the domestic and international offer ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17516 LAW 6821   LEC 001

LAW 6822

This course examines the relationship of social science to law, focusing on the growing use of social science in the legal system. Over the past several decades, increasing numbers of social scientists ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17512 LAW 6822   LEC 001

LAW 6861

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17538 LAW 6861   TA 650

    • TBA
    • Staff

LAW 6871

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17532 LAW 6871   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Thompson, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17533 LAW 6871   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17534 LAW 6871   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 6881

Lawyering Program Honors Fellows serve for the full academic year as teaching assistants in the Lawyering course. With training and guidance from the Lawyering faculty, Honors Fellows work on ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17525 LAW 6881   TA 650

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Thompson, T

LAW 6891

This course examines the federal income taxation of corporate transactions, including incorporations, dividends, redemptions, liquidations, and reorganizations. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17524 LAW 6891   LEC 001

LAW 6921

The course is devoted to the study and weekly performance of the full range of trial techniques. Fundamental skills are taught in the context of challenging procedural and substantive law problems. Each ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18299 LAW 6921   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Jan 17 - Jan 24, 2016
    • Heiden, T

LAW 6951

This course analyzes how the law furthers business integrity by protecting whistleblowers through a variety of state and federal laws. The course will delve into affirmative civil enforcement pursuant ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17523 LAW 6951   LEC 001

LAW 6956

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17521 LAW 6956   LEC 001

LAW 6981

The law of the World Trade Organization (WTO), including international trade theory, the WTO dispute settlement process, and the basic WTO rules and nondiscrimination principles limiting national trade ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 6980

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18296 LAW 6981   LEC 001

LAW 6991

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 9-12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17515 LAW 6991   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 7053

This seminar investigates the philosophical underpinnings of criminal responsibility. We begin by examining the foundational question of what justifies criminal punishment and what limits there might be ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17501 LAW 7053   SEM 101

LAW 7055

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18463 LAW 7055   SEM 101

LAW 7091

Analysis of law and narrative in the Bible from the perspective of ancient law and legal history. Topics include the nature of the law codes (e.g., hypothetical formulation versus statutory law), legal ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17498 LAW 7091   SEM 101

LAW 7102

This seminar examines the complex body of law governing imposition of the death penalty in the United States. The course aims to provide a historical overview of capital punishment law, critically analyze ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17492 LAW 7102   SEM 101

LAW 7123

This seminar offers an examination of how tradition and embedded cultural values have influenced the legal modernization in contemporary China. The focus of the seminar will be on the issues and dilemmas ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17485 LAW 7123   SEM 101

LAW 7146

This seminar introduces students to the philosophy of law from a comparative perspective, focusing on such topics as the concept of law, the nature of judicial reasoning, theories of justice ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17484 LAW 7146   SEM 101

LAW 7160

This seminar will focus on the legal and compliance issues faced by a large global financial institution, preparing students to advise financial institutions on issues arising in the current regulatory ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17503 LAW 7160   SEM 101

LAW 7166

This seminar examines selected legal issues and documents in connection with capital raising transactions by companies and investment banks in the United States securities markets. Initial public offerings ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17496 LAW 7166   SEM 101

LAW 7174

Some sessions of this seminar will be conducted by video conference. This seminar will examine the regulation and planning of secured transactions under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and related ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17493 LAW 7174   SEM 101

LAW 7175

This course is intended to familiarize students interested in a transactional practice with key provisions of significant contracts they may encounter. Its focus will be on clauses that are found in a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17478 LAW 7175   SEM 101

LAW 7177

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18464 LAW 7177   SEM 101

LAW 7195

This course examines estate planning from simple testamentary planning to more sophisticated testamentary and lifetime planning. The course reviews the federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17477 LAW 7195   SEM 101

LAW 7245

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18305 LAW 7245   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Hay, G

LAW 7246

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18303 LAW 7246   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Chafetz, J

LAW 7247

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18304 LAW 7247   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Alexander, G

LAW 7248

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18306 LAW 7248   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Stiglitz, J

LAW 7314

This interdisciplinary colloquium, held at the law school and jointly offered with the Department of Government, invites scholars to present research related to international law and international relations. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 0.5 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17479 LAW 7314   SEM 101

LAW 7321

The seminar examines the questions surrounding international criminal law as a separate discipline and the sources of and basic principles underlying the subject. Particular attention will be paid to the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17480 LAW 7321   SEM 101

LAW 7371

This course is designed to introduce law students to the terminology, principles, and concepts of classical Islamic law. After discussing the origins and evolution of Islamic law, we will turn first to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17467 LAW 7371   SEM 101

LAW 7398

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18252 LAW 7398   SEM 101

LAW 7412

In an era of increasing interdisciplinary collaboration, the fields that comprise the humanities are engaging in new ways with law as well as with each other, and projects developed within the context ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 7412

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17468 LAW 7412   SEM 101

LAW 7575

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18302 LAW 7575   SEM 101

LAW 7598

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 18465 LAW 7598   SEM 101

LAW 7675

This seminar will seek to introduce students to a broad range of legal and regulatory issues that arise in connection with, and as a result of, financial innovation and increasing globalization of financial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17461 LAW 7675   SEM 101

LAW 7766

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17459 LAW 7766   SEM 101

LAW 7783

Sizable disagreement and controversy surround many areas of intellectual property. This seminar explores these disputes. By surveying the academic literature the seminar aims to introduce, understand, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17456 LAW 7783   SEM 101

LAW 7801

Students will write appellate briefs to the Board of Immigration Appeals on behalf of clients who have petitioned to remain in the United States because they fear persecution or torture in their home countries. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17462 LAW 7801   CLN 301

    • R Myron Taylor Hall G81
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Kalantry, S

      McKee, E

      Yale-Loehr, S

LAW 7804

TBD. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17411 LAW 7804   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Kalantry, S

      McKee, E

      Yale-Loehr, S

LAW 7805

The Advanced Labor Law Clinic provides students another opportunity to deepen their understanding of traditional labor and employment law by representing the interests of workers with typical workplace ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17401 LAW 7805   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Cornell, A

LAW 7811

Death penalty litigation: investigation and the preparation of petitions, memoranda, and briefs. This course is taught as a clinic. Two or possibly three capital cases are worked on by students. Case selection ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17400 LAW 7811   CLN 301

LAW 7812

Students will participate in the representation of children who are the subject of family court proceedings. Cases are likely to involve children who are the subjects of petitions such as: abuse or neglect, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17398 LAW 7812   CLN 301

LAW 7813

Students in Clinic II will:1) work directly on law guardian cases, taking greater responsibility and working more independently than they are able to in the Child Advocacy Clinic I; 2) develop a more in-depth ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17397 LAW 7813   CLN 301

LAW 7815

Death penalty litigation: investigation and the preparation of petitions, memoranda, and briefs. This course is taught as a clinic. Two or possibly three capital cases are worked on by students. Case selection ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17410 LAW 7815   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Blume, J

      Johnson, S

      Weyble, K

LAW 7832

The Externship - Full Time course allows students (24 in fall, 16 in spring) to earn 12 credit hours as externs working full time at approved placement sites at virtually any location (most sites are non-profit ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17404 LAW 7832   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Galbreath, G

LAW 7834

The Externship - Part Time, Other Local course allows students to earn 4 or more credit hours as externs working at least 8 hours per week at approved placement sites in the Ithaca area while continuing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-8 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17403 LAW 7834   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Galbreath, G

LAW 7835

Interested students must register through the clinic registration procedure. Submit to Mary Newhart (mjn3@cornell.edu) a resume and a letter of interest within one week after the end of the pre-registration ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17402 LAW 7835   CLN 301

LAW 7840

The newest addition to Cornell Law School's Clinical Programs, the Estate Planning Clinic aims to provide students with the unique opportunity of enriching and furthering their legal awareness and experience ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17395 LAW 7840   CLN 301

LAW 7856

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17389 LAW 7856   CLN 301

LAW 7857

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17387 LAW 7857   CLN 301

LAW 7858

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17386 LAW 7858   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Lyon, B

LAW 7859

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17385 LAW 7859   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Lyon, B

LAW 7861

The Externship - Part Time, Judicial course allows students to earn 4 or more credit hours as externs working at least 8 hours per week as a law clerk in the chambers of a New York or Federal judge in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17384 LAW 7861   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Galbreath, G

LAW 7862

The Externship - Pro Bono Scholars Program course allows third year students in their last semester to take the NY Bar Examination in February 2016 and then earn their last 12 credits hours working full ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17383 LAW 7862   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Galbreath, G

LAW 7871

The Labor Law Clinic will provide students a practical opportunity to learn labor law, while making meaningful contributions to the labor movement and working people. This clinic will combine a substantive ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17374 LAW 7871   CLN 301

LAW 7881

Students are placed at the local Attorneys for Children office, where they assist the attorneys in the representation of children in custody, abuse and neglect cases, juvenile delinquency proceedings, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18904 LAW 7881   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Kershaw, L

LAW 7885

Approximately 15 hours of work per week. Selection of students for enrollment into the clinic is at the instructor's discretion.   The Legal Research Clinic provides students with the opportunity to hone ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18466 LAW 7885   CLN 301

LAW 7906

The LGBT clinic is dedicated to advancing the legal rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Students who have completed LGBT Clinic I can seek the instructor's permission to enroll ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17364 LAW 7906   CLN 301

LAW 7907

The LGBT clinic is dedicated to advancing the legal rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Students who have completed LGBT Clinic II can seek the instructor's permission to enroll ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17363 LAW 7907   CLN 301

LAW 7911

The Externship - Part Time, Neighborhood Legal Services course allows 1 or 2 students to earn 5 or more credit hours as externs working at least 17 hours per week at the local legal services office in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17323 LAW 7911   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Galbreath, G

LAW 7914

This Clinic explores how human rights law can be used to advance gender justice locally and globally. Through a critical seminar and practical case and project work, students will examine and engage in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17318 LAW 7914   CLN 301

LAW 7915

This course offers students who have completed the International Human Rights Clinic or Global Gender Justice Clinic the opportunity to pursue one or more projects in conjunction with the Global Gender ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17316 LAW 7915   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Brundige, E

LAW 7926

Students work 12-15 hours per week in the Syracuse Regional Office of the New York Attorney General and attend a weekly class at Cornell. Each student is assigned to work with an Assistant Attorney General. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 17315 LAW 7926   CLN 301

LAW 7951

The United States Attorney's Office Clinic is a program in which law students work 12-15 hours per week for the United States Attorney's Office in Syracuse, New York. Each student is assigned to work for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17327 LAW 7951   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 7953

The course will focus on fundamental investigatory and advocacy skills applicable to representation of public investors in disputes subject to arbitration at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17324 LAW 7953   CLN 301

LAW 7954

The course will focus on fundamental investigatory and advocacy skills applicable to representation of public investors in disputes subject to arbitration at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17299 LAW 7954   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Jacobson, W

LAW 7955

The course will focus on fundamental investigatory and advocacy skills applicable to representation of public investors in disputes subject to arbitration at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17298 LAW 7955   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Jacobson, W

LAW 7991

This seminar is a course in advanced academic research methodology. The Colloquium is designed to prepare the students to engage in doctoral-level research, analysis and writing, especially in comparative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17518 LAW 7991   SEM 101

LAW 8000

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 0 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17514 LAW 8000   FLD 801

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 8991

Arrangements for a master's thesis are made by the student directly with a faculty member. A faculty member may require the student to submit a detailed outline of the proposed thesis, as well as a summary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Graded

  • 17513 LAW 8991   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 9901

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-12 Credits Graded

  • 17511 LAW 9901   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 25 - Apr 29, 2016
    • Staff