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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

  • 16148 LAW 4051   LEC 001

LAW 4071

What are the main obstacles on China's road towards the Rule of Law? What is the role of law in combatting corruption, protecting human rights and facilitating economic development in China? How are traditional ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 4071

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16369 LAW 4071   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

  • 16149 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

  • 15959 LAW 5001   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 15960 LAW 5001   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 15961 LAW 5001   LEC 003

LAW 5021

A study of basic American constitutional law, including structural aspects of the Constitution and certain of its rights provisions. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15962 LAW 5021   LEC 001

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

  • 15967 LAW 5081   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 15968 LAW 5081   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 15969 LAW 5081   LEC 003

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 15970 LAW 5081   LEC 004

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 15971 LAW 5081   LEC 005

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 15972 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

  • 15978 LAW 5121   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15979 LAW 5121   LEC 002

LAW 5151

An introduction to the principles of civil liability in the tort field: intentional wrongs, negligence, and strict liability. Attention is also given to the processes by which tort disputes are handled ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 15980 LAW 5151   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 15981 LAW 5151   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 15982 LAW 5151   LEC 003

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 15983 LAW 5151   LEC 004

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

  • 15992 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 S/U NoAud

  • 16876 LAW 6005   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Feb 6, 2017
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW
    This course is offered through eCornell.

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

  • 15988 LAW 6011   LEC 001

LAW 6019

This course has the purpose of linking classroom discussion and analysis of arbitration,  and related dispute resolution techniques with opportunities for students to participate and observe arbitration ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 16193 LAW 6019   LEC 001

LAW 6024

Deals with managing and resolving workplace conflicts and examines dispute resolution and conflict management in both union and nonunion settings. The course covers two related topics: (1) third-party ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 4012ILRLR 6012

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17030 LAW 6024   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

  • 15993 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

  • 15994 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

  • 15369 LAW 6060   LEC 001

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

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15372 LAW 6060   LEC 002

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

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15373 LAW 6060   LEC 003

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 Opt NoAud

  • 17049 LAW 6080   SEM 101

LAW 6121

Selected topics in the law of bankruptcy, including consumer and business bankruptcy. The course will cover bankruptcy liquidation, the 'fresh start' in consumer bankruptcy, rehabilitation provisions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15995 LAW 6121   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 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15989 LAW 6131   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15990 LAW 6131   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18310 LAW 6131   LEC 003

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

  • 15996 LAW 6158   LEC 001

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

  • 18713 LAW 6204   TA 651

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Scott, R

LAW 6215

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18714 LAW 6215   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Johnson, S

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

  • 15997 LAW 6242   LEC 001

LAW 6250

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16002 LAW 6250   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

  • 16003 LAW 6301   DIS 201

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 16004 LAW 6301   DIS 202

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Staff

LAW 6311

This course focuses on selected legal issues that arise in the public and private education context, with emphasis on the elementary and secondary school setting. Topics considered include the legal and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16005 LAW 6311   LEC 001

LAW 6331

Survey of major statutory schemes, constitutional principles, and common law doctrines that affect the employer-employee relationship in the public and private sectors, other than laws regulating union ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18083 LAW 6331   LEC 001

  • Taught in NYC. Enrollment limited to: Tech LLM students.

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

  • 16006 LAW 6401   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18304 LAW 6401   LEC 002

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

  • 16007 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

  • 15991 LAW 6441   LEC 001

LAW 6461

An introduction to the regulatory structures, as well as some of the economic, technological and other factors, that pattern the conduct of financial intermediation in the U.S. The principal focus will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 6460

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18067 LAW 6461   LEC 001

LAW 6470

This course is designed to familiarize students with common issues that arise in, and how they are addressed by attorneys who structure, high-growth (principally start-up) corporate transactions. It will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6472

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18081 LAW 6470   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC. Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech students.

LAW 6472

This course is designed to familiarize students with common issues that arise in, and how they are addressed by attorneys who structure, high-growth (principally start-up) corporate transactions. It will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6470

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18191 LAW 6472   LEC 001

    • MT
    • Whitehead, C

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW
    Streaming to Ithaca from Cornell Tech..

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

  • 16008 LAW 6514   LEC 001

LAW 6560

No description available. view course details

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

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17996 LAW 6560   LEC 001

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

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17997 LAW 6560   LEC 002

LAW 6568

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6573

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18085 LAW 6568   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC. Offered to Tech LLM students in NYC only.

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

  • 16010 LAW 6569   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 16011 LAW 6569   LEC 002

LAW 6573

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6568

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18303 LAW 6573   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW
    This course is streamed from the NYC Tech campus.

LAW 6614

One or more students will be paired with a lawyer and/or law firm with substantial experience in technology and high-growth corporate transactions. Students will work under the supervision of the lawyer ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 18535 LAW 6614   LEC 030

  • Taught in NYC. This class is for LLM-TECH students only.

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

  • 16009 LAW 6641   LEC 001

LAW 6661

This course introduces students to the law and institutions of the European Union. It examines the composition, organization, functions and powers of the Union's governing bodies; analyzes the Union's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16012 LAW 6661   LEC 001

LAW 6673

This class introduces the principal legal issues involved in starting, managing and operating a technology-oriented business by entrepreneurs. It is intended to provide non-law students with an understanding ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 18019 LAW 6673   LEC 001

    • W Cornell Tech
    • Jan 24 - Feb 23, 2017
    • Underberg, M

  • Taught in NYC. Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech students.

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

  • 16016 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

  • 16019 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

  • 16013 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

  • 17938 LAW 6738   LEC 001

LAW 6742

This course will focus on U.S. patent law giving comprehensive coverage of doctrinal elements and touching on key policy issues. No technical background is required. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16014 LAW 6742   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

  • 16015 LAW 6743   LEC 001

LAW 6752

This course examines effective ways to organize, summarize, and present information orally. With particular attention to the concepts of clarity, brevity, and audience, students will make - and critique ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 16017 LAW 6752   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. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16018 LAW 6784   LEC 001

LAW 6791

An introduction to the legal rules governing the conduct of states vis-à-vis other states, individuals, and international organizations, with reference to major current events and issues. Topics include ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16035 LAW 6791   LEC 001

LAW 6815

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 16032 LAW 6815   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

  • 16036 LAW 6821   LEC 001

LAW 6844

State and local governments have long been regarded as "laboratories" for possible solutions to difficult social issues, and as political institutions that are closest to the people. In additional ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16033 LAW 6844   LEC 001

LAW 6871

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 16049 LAW 6871   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 16050 LAW 6871   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 16051 LAW 6871   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • 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

  • 16052 LAW 6881   TA 651

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Staff

LAW 6893

This course is designed to familiarize students with common issues that arise in, and how they are addressed by attorneys who structure, technology transactions. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18082 LAW 6893   LEC 001

  • Taught in NYC. Offered to Tech LLM students in NYC only.

LAW 6923

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16056 LAW 6923   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Jan 15 - Jan 22, 2017
    • 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

  • 16055 LAW 6951   LEC 001

LAW 6956

The course may include lectures by Professor Roberts on the following topics: habeas corpus, oral argument, statutory interpretation, prosecutions under the Violence Against Women Act, federal civil rights ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 16074 LAW 6956   LEC 001

LAW 7012

This course examines the procedural and substantive law governing collateral challenges to criminal convictions in state and federal courts, and explores the tensions between the criminal justice system's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16059 LAW 7012   SEM 101

LAW 7015

This seminar will endeavor to explore and to better explicate the relationship between cultural, political and legal change. We will take insights from cognate disciplines and activities to explore the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16060 LAW 7015   SEM 101

LAW 7055

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16061 LAW 7055   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

  • 16063 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

  • 16064 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

  • 16065 LAW 7160   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

  • 16067 LAW 7175   SEM 101

LAW 7176

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16068 LAW 7176   SEM 101

LAW 7177

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16069 LAW 7177   SEM 101

LAW 7185

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16073 LAW 7185   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

  • 16075 LAW 7195   SEM 101

LAW 7231

This course examines the role that both law and language, as mutually constitutive mediating systems, occupy in constructing ethnoracial identity in the United States. We approach the law from a critical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6424ANTHR 6424LSP 6424

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17071 LAW 7231   SEM 101

LAW 7249

In 1960, six years after Brown v. The Board of Education, black college students in the South adopted a new tactic in the struggle for civil rights—the sit-in. In this seminar we will explore the history ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 16077 LAW 7249   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Holden-Smith, B

LAW 7253

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 16078 LAW 7253   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Spitz, L

LAW 7254

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 16080 LAW 7254   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Kalantry, S

      Peñalver, E

LAW 7294

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17592 LAW 7294   SEM 101

LAW 7295

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16083 LAW 7295   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

  • 16086 LAW 7321   SEM 101

LAW 7362

This seminar will explore international issues in civil litigation in U.S. courts. We will consider the various procedural issues that arise when courts are presented with foreign parties, foreign conduct, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16079 LAW 7362   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

  • 18716 LAW 7371   SEM 101

LAW 7398

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16087 LAW 7398   SEM 101

LAW 7410

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16093 LAW 7410   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

  • 16275 LAW 7412   SEM 101

LAW 7580

This seminar is devoted to the foundations of choice, agency, and welfare -- matters that lie at the core of normative legal and economic theory. Readings, guest speakers, and class discussion will focus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16096 LAW 7580   SEM 101

LAW 7598

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18172 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

  • 16097 LAW 7675   SEM 101

LAW 7741

The nature and consequences of our constitutional "separation of powers" is a topic of substantial debate, with significant implications for our system of government. This seminar examines the ways this ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16098 LAW 7741   SEM 101

LAW 7766

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17580 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 Stdnt Opt

  • 16099 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

  • 16101 LAW 7801   CLN 301

LAW 7803

This course offers students who have completed the International Human Rights Clinic the opportunity to pursue one or more projects in conjunction with the Clinic, working in teams with other students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18537 LAW 7803   CLN 301

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

  • 16102 LAW 7805   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • 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

  • 16103 LAW 7811   CLN 301

    • W Myron Taylor Hall 389
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Blume, J

      Johnson, S

      Knight, S

      Weyble, K

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

  • 16104 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

  • 16105 LAW 7813   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Mooney, A

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

  • 16106 LAW 7815   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Blume, J

      Johnson, S

      Knight, 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

  • 16107 LAW 7832   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Mooney, A

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. 

  • 1-10 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 16108 LAW 7834   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Mooney, A

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

  • 16125 LAW 7840   CLN 301

LAW 7844

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18305 LAW 7844   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Miller, J

      Stamelman, A

LAW 7850

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16100 LAW 7850   SEM 101

LAW 7856

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16115 LAW 7856   CLN 301

LAW 7857

Permission of instructor required. Students who wish to apply to the clinic should submit a resume, transcript, and short statement of interest (no more than two pages) to Prof. Lyon. For more information ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16116 LAW 7857   CLN 301

LAW 7858

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16117 LAW 7858   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Lyon, B

LAW 7859

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16118 LAW 7859   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Lyon, B

LAW 7860

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16128 LAW 7860   CLN 301

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

  • 16109 LAW 7861   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Mooney, A

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

  • 16110 LAW 7862   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 25, 2017
    • Mooney, A

LAW 7864

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18308 LAW 7864   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Lyon, B

LAW 7869

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18557 LAW 7869   CLN 301

    • W Myron Taylor Hall 389
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Blume, J

      Johnson, S

      Knight, S

      Weyble, K

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

  • 16121 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

  • 16122 LAW 7881   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Mooney, A

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

  • 16123 LAW 7885   CLN 301

LAW 7886

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18706 LAW 7886   CLN 301

LAW 7905

The LGBT clinic is dedicated to advancing the legal rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The clinic represents diverse members of the LGBT community in a variety of legal matters ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18027 LAW 7905   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

  • 18028 LAW 7906   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Curran, S

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

  • 16124 LAW 7911   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Mooney, A

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

  • 16129 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

  • 16130 LAW 7915   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • 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

  • 16131 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

  • 16147 LAW 7951   CLN 301

    • MW
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • 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

  • 16132 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

  • 16133 LAW 7954   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Jacobson, W

      Siegel, B

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

  • 16134 LAW 7955   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Jacobson, W

      Siegel, B

LAW 9901

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-12 Credits Graded

  • 18719 LAW 9901   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - Apr 28, 2017
    • Staff