An investigation of the special problems arising out of legal disputes that implicate the interests of more than one jurisdiction, including the states, the federal government and foreign countries.
This course will examine the governance of business organizations in modern corporate America, with special emphasis on the roles and responsibilities of boards of directors of public, private and not-for-profit entities.
Theoretical and practical examination of principles of client counseling and negotiation. Simulations will allows students opportunity at skills development.
This course covers the rights of creditors under state law, with particular emphasis on the enforcement of judgments through use of the writs of execution and garnishment.
The course covers income, estate and gift taxation of gratuitous transfers, estates and trusts, including jointly-held property, pension benefits and life insurance.
An examination of the Fourteenth Amendment, including the history of its adoption, the incorporation doctrine, procedural and substantive due process, equal protection, and state action.
This course will cover the developing international norms for human rights and the evolving methods of protecting human rights according to those norms.
An analysis of the general principles of Insurance Law, emphasizing indemnity, subrogation, reinsurance, insurable interest and classification of risks.
This course will explore numerous environmental issues that have become the focus of both public and private international law, including global warming, the export of hazardous substances and environmental aspects of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
