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Independent Research
LAWS 49901
- 01
(1 to 2 to 3)
+, r, w
Second-year, third-year, and LL.M. students may earn course credit by independent research under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Such projects are arranged by consultation between the student and the particular member of the faculty in whose field the proposed topic falls.
Autumn 2013
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Independent Research
LAWS 49901
- 01
(1 to 2 to 3)
+, r, w
Second-year, third-year, and LL.M. students may earn course credit by independent research under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Such projects are arranged by consultation between the student and the particular member of the faculty in whose field the proposed topic falls.
Winter 2014
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Independent Research
LAWS 49901
- 01
(1 to 2 to 3)
+, r, w
Second-year, third-year, and LL.M. students may earn course credit by independent research under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Such projects are arranged by consultation between the student and the particular member of the faculty in whose field the proposed topic falls.
Spring 2014
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Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship
LAWS 67613
- 01
(1)
+, a, s
The Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship, or IJ Clinic, provides legal assistance to low-income entrepreneurs who are pursuing the American Dream in spite of legal obstacles. IJ Clinic students develop practical skills in transactional lawyering while helping creative entrepreneurs earn an honest living, innovate, and build businesses that build neighborhoods. Students advise clients on issues such as business formation, licensing, zoning, strategic relationships, intellectual property protection, and regulatory compliance. Students become trusted advisors for their clients and have the opportunity to consult with clients on business developments; draft and review custom contracts; negotiate deals; research complex regulatory schemes and advise clients on how to comply; and occasionally appear before administrative bodies.
Academic credit varies and will be awarded according to the Law School's general criteria for clinical courses as described in the Law School Announcements and by the approval of the clinical staff.
The seminar Entrepreneurship & The Law is a pre- or corequisite unless a student has received special permission from the IJ Clinic instructors.
A commitment of at least two quarters is required.
Winter 2014
Elizabeth Kregor, Erika Harford
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Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship
LAWS 67613
- 01
(1)
+, a, s
The Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship, or IJ Clinic, provides legal assistance to low-income entrepreneurs who are pursuing the American Dream in spite of legal obstacles. IJ Clinic students develop practical skills in transactional lawyering while helping creative entrepreneurs earn an honest living, innovate, and build businesses that build neighborhoods. Students advise clients on issues such as business formation, licensing, zoning, strategic relationships, intellectual property protection, and regulatory compliance. Students become trusted advisors for their clients and have the opportunity to consult with clients on business developments; draft and review custom contracts; negotiate deals; research complex regulatory schemes and advise clients on how to comply; and occasionally appear before administrative bodies.
Academic credit varies and will be awarded according to the Law School's general criteria for clinical courses as described in the Law School Announcements and by the approval of the clinical staff.
The seminar Entrepreneurship & The Law is a pre- or corequisite unless a student has received special permission from the IJ Clinic instructors.
A commitment of at least two quarters is required.
Autumn 2013
Elizabeth Kregor, Erika Harford
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Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship
LAWS 67613
- 01
(1)
+, a, s
The Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship, or IJ Clinic, provides legal assistance to low-income entrepreneurs who are pursuing the American Dream in spite of legal obstacles. IJ Clinic students develop practical skills in transactional lawyering while helping creative entrepreneurs earn an honest living, innovate, and build businesses that build neighborhoods. Students advise clients on issues such as business formation, licensing, zoning, strategic relationships, intellectual property protection, and regulatory compliance. Students become trusted advisors for their clients and have the opportunity to consult with clients on business developments; draft and review custom contracts; negotiate deals; research complex regulatory schemes and advise clients on how to comply; and occasionally appear before administrative bodies.
Academic credit varies and will be awarded according to the Law School's general criteria for clinical courses as described in the Law School Announcements and by the approval of the clinical staff.
The seminar Entrepreneurship & The Law is a pre- or corequisite unless a student has received special permission from the IJ Clinic instructors.
A commitment of at least two quarters is required.
Spring 2014
Elizabeth Kregor, Erika Harford
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Intellectual Property-based Finance and Investment
LAWS 95113
- 01
(3)
m, w, x
Developed economies once resembled a stable three-legged stool -- manufacturing, services and invention. Today, only Intellectual Property (“IP”) and the value it generates remains to support the standard of wealth developed nations have come to enjoy. IP now dwarfs all assets in value-at-risk with intangible assets accounting for over 75 percent of a company’s market capitalization. The seminar will focus on two general topic areas related to IP. First, the class will examine the multiple markets for IP which exist. Second, the class will focus on IP-based asset management and investment banking practices in an attempt to illustrate how economic value can be extracted from IP as an asset class.
Autumn 2013
Michael Friedman
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Intensive Trial Practice Workshop
LAWS 67503
- 01
(3)
+, s, u
This practicum teaches trial preparation, trial advocacy, and strategy through a variety of teaching techniques, including lectures and demonstrations, but primarily through simulated trial exercises. Topics include opening statements, witness preparation, direct and cross examination, expert witnesses, objections at trial, and closing argument. Practicing lawyers and judges are enlisted to provide students with lectures and critiques from varied perspectives. The practicum concludes with a simulated jury trial presided over by sitting state and federal court judges.
Open to J.D. students only.
Evidence is a prerequisite.
Students taking the Intensive Trial Practice Workshop may enroll in Pre-Trial Advocacy.
Completion of this workshop partially satisfies one of the requirements for admission to the trial bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
This practicum is open only to students entering their 3L year and limited to 48 with preference given to students who have been accepted into a Litigation Clinic course. Students who have taken Trial Advocacy (LAWS 67603), Poverty and Housing Law Clinic (LAWS 90512), or Trial Practice: Strategy and Advocacy (LAWS 91702) may not take this course.
The student's grade is based on class participation.
This practicum meets daily for approximately six hours, September 16-27. The simulated trial will be on September 28, time TBD.
Autumn 2013
Herschella G. Conyers, Erica Zunkel, Craig B. Futterman, Randolph N. Stone
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International Arbitration
LAWS 94602
- 01
(3)
m, s, w, x
This seminar gives students a practical foundation in the mechanics of international commercial arbitration and an understanding of the tactical choices that frequently confront international arbitration practitioners. With the emergence of the global economy and the explosive growth of cross-border transactions and multinational joint ventures, international arbitration has become the leading mechanism for resolution of international commercial disputes. With parties increasingly unwilling to accept the risks of litigation in the local courts of their foreign business partners, international arbitration agreements are now a mainstay of cross-border commercial transactions. Topics include the crafting of effective international arbitration agreements, the relative advantages and disadvantages of ad hoc UNCITRAL-style arbitration and institutional arbitration (ICC, AAA, etc.), the rules of procedure that govern international arbitration, the difficult procedural issues that commonly arise in international arbitration (such as the availability and extent of discovery, the consolidation of parties and claims, etc.), procedural and substantive issues applicable to investor-state arbitration, the effective presentation of evidence, and the enforcement of international arbitral awards.
The student's grade is based upon the quality of preparation for and oral participation in the seminar, as well as the quality of a required research paper.
Spring 2014
Alan D'Ambrosio
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International Environmental Law
LAWS 92702
- 01
(3)
c/l, m, w, x
This seminar examines the question of how global resources like rare species, marine environments, and clean air can be protected within an international legal framework where state actors reign supreme. Sources of international environmental law and associated enforcement mechanisms will be discussed with reference to various environmental problems including climate change, ozone depletion, transboundary air pollution, loss of biodiversity, and hazardous waste disposal. The relationship between development and environmental protection will receive particular attention throughout the seminar, as will issues arising from the evolving role of non-state actors.
Spring 2014
Georgie Boge Geraghty
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International Finance
LAWS 48901
- 01
(3)
c/l, m, r, w, x
Today the volume of international financial flows far exceeds the volume of international trade. This seminar addresses the international regulatory aspects of U. S. domestic banking and security markets and contrasts them with foreign markets. The focus is on U.S., European, and other regulatory systems and the role of international financial institutions. In addition to introductory material on U.S. banking and securities regulation, foreign exchange markets, and the growth of Eurocurrency markets, two particularly current topics will be addressed: (1) international regulatory aspects of the recent international financial crisis and (2) changes in U.S. law made or under consideration to respond to that crisis. Special attention will be paid to the "Euro problem" and to Chinese financial markets.
Winter 2014
Kenneth W. Dam
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International Human Rights Clinic
LAWS 67913
- 01
(1 to 2)
+, a, s
The International Human Rights Clinic works for the promotion of social and economic justice globally, including in the United States. The Clinic uses international human rights laws and norms as well as other substantive law and strategies to draw attention to human rights violations, develop practical solutions to those problems using interdisciplinary methodologies, and promote accountability on the part of state and non-state actors. The Clinic works closely with non-governmental organizations to design, collaborate, and implement projects, which include litigation in domestic, foreign, and international tribunals as well as non-litigation projects, such as documenting violations, legislative reform, drafting reports, and training manuals. Students work in teams on specific projects and will develop their international research, legal writing, oral advocacy, communication, interviewing, collaboration, media advocacy, and strategic thinking skills. Additionally, students will critically examine the substance and application of human rights law, as well as discuss and confront the ethical challenges of working on human rights problems globally, and develop new techniques to address human rights violations, including those involving economic and social rights and women's rights.
During the Autumn quarter students should take the International Human Rights Lawyering class where interviewing, cultural competency, strategy in the international context, and other relevant skills will be developed through simulation exercise, assignments, and discussion of case studies. In addition, students are encouraged, but not required to take a course in International Human Rights Law.
Some students may have the option (but are not required) to undertake international or domestic travel in connection with their projects during the break between Autumn and Winter Quarter or the break between Winter and Spring Quarter. Students will receive one or two credits each quarter in the International Human Rights Clinic in accordance with the Law School's general criteria for clinical courses as described in the Law School Announcements and by the approval of the clinical faculty.
Spring 2014
Sital Kalantry
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International Human Rights Clinic
LAWS 67913
- 01
(1 to 2)
+, a, s
The International Human Rights Clinic works for the promotion of social and economic justice globally, including in the United States. The Clinic uses international human rights laws and norms as well as other substantive law and strategies to draw attention to human rights violations, develop practical solutions to those problems using interdisciplinary methodologies, and promote accountability on the part of state and non-state actors. The Clinic works closely with non-governmental organizations to design, collaborate, and implement projects, which include litigation in domestic, foreign, and international tribunals as well as non-litigation projects, such as documenting violations, legislative reform, drafting reports, and training manuals. Students work in teams on specific projects and will develop their international research, legal writing, oral advocacy, communication, interviewing, collaboration, media advocacy, and strategic thinking skills. Additionally, students will critically examine the substance and application of human rights law, as well as discuss and confront the ethical challenges of working on human rights problems globally, and develop new techniques to address human rights violations, including those involving economic and social rights and women's rights.
During the Autumn quarter students should take the International Human Rights Lawyering class where interviewing, cultural competency, strategy in the international context, and other relevant skills will be developed through simulation exercise, assignments, and discussion of case studies. In addition, students are encouraged, but not required to take a course in International Human Rights Law.
Some students may have the option (but are not required) to undertake international or domestic travel in connection with their projects during the break between Autumn and Winter Quarter or the break between Winter and Spring Quarter. Students will receive one or two credits each quarter in the International Human Rights Clinic in accordance with the Law School's general criteria for clinical courses as described in the Law School Announcements and by the approval of the clinical faculty.
Autumn 2013
Sital Kalantry
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International Human Rights Clinic
LAWS 67913
- 01
(1 to 2)
+, a, s
The International Human Rights Clinic works for the promotion of social and economic justice globally, including in the United States. The Clinic uses international human rights laws and norms as well as other substantive law and strategies to draw attention to human rights violations, develop practical solutions to those problems using interdisciplinary methodologies, and promote accountability on the part of state and non-state actors. The Clinic works closely with non-governmental organizations to design, collaborate, and implement projects, which include litigation in domestic, foreign, and international tribunals as well as non-litigation projects, such as documenting violations, legislative reform, drafting reports, and training manuals. Students work in teams on specific projects and will develop their international research, legal writing, oral advocacy, communication, interviewing, collaboration, media advocacy, and strategic thinking skills. Additionally, students will critically examine the substance and application of human rights law, as well as discuss and confront the ethical challenges of working on human rights problems globally, and develop new techniques to address human rights violations, including those involving economic and social rights and women's rights.
During the Autumn quarter students should take the Human Rights Lawyering Class where interviewing, cultural competency, strategy in the international context, and other relevant skills will be developed through simulation exercise, assignments, and discussion of case studies. In addition, students are encouraged, but not required to take a course in International Human Rights Law.
Some students may have the option (but are not required) to undertake international or domestic travel in connection with their projects during the break between Autumn and Winter Quarter or the break between Winter and Spring Quarter. Students will receive one or two credits each quarter in the International Human Rights Clinic in accordance with the Law School's general criteria for clinical courses as described in the Law School Announcements and by the approval of the clinical faculty.
Winter 2014
Sital Kalantry
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International Human Rights Law
LAWS 96101
- 01
(3)
c/l, r, w
This course is an introduction to international human rights law, covering the major instruments and institutions that operate on the international plane. It includes discussion of the conceptual underpinnings of human rights, the structure of the United Nations System, the major international treaties, regional human rights machinery, and the interplay of national and international systems in enforcing human rights. It will also provide an introduction to international relations theories: When and why do states commit to international human rights standards? And when does international human rights law actually make a difference on the ground? To illustrate these themes, the course will draw when possible on current international events covered in the media.
Autumn 2013
Mila Versteeg
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International Human Rights Lawyering Skills
LAWS 96203
- 01
(2)
m, s, x
In this seminar, students will learn the tools and develop the skills to conduct international human rights work, including international field-work and fact-gathering, interviewing witnesses and victims of abuses, assessing various litigation and non-litigation strategies, conducting legal research using diverse sources, evaluating successes and challenges, developing cross-cultural competency skills, and the ethical challenges of international work.
The grade for the class will be based on class participation, in-class simulation exercises, and short assignments.
This seminar is a pre-requisite or co-requisite for students who are or intend to enroll in the International Human Rights Clinic.
Enrollment limited to 15 students.
Autumn 2013
Sital Kalantry
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International Litigation in U.S. Courts
LAWS 93605
- 01
(3)
m, x
This seminar will explore international issues that arise 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, foreign evidence, and foreign states, and the various international and domestic legal sources that govern how U.S. courts must deal with these ever-increasing complexities in civil litigation. Topics will include subject-matter and personal jurisdiction, forum and venue, choice of law, foreign judgments, and foreign states.
Grading will be based on a final examination, a presentation and short paper, and class participation.
Autumn 2013
Zachary D. Clopton
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Introductory Income Taxation
LAWS 44121
- 01
(3)
This class provides an introduction to federal income tax law. Topics covered in this course include (but are not limited to) what constitutes income; deductions; the tax treatment of gains and losses; realization and timing; tax shelters. The class uses a combination of lectures, class discussion and problems, focusing on the application of the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, cases, and other sources of tax law. Policy issues underlying the tax law will also be analyzed.
This class has no prerequisites.
Winter 2014
Dhammika Dharmapala
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Introductory Income Taxation
LAWS 44121
- 01
(3)
x
This course provides an introduction to the essential elements of the federal income tax, with a special emphasis on the taxation of individuals. The topics covered include the nature, timing and measurement of income, the role played by "basis" in calculating gain (and loss) in transactions involving property, the boundary between personal and business expenditures, and the use of the tax system to provide behavioral incentives and disincentives. The course stresses the complex interactions between political and administrative concerns in the tax system.
Autumn 2013
Julie Roin
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Islamic Law and Finance
LAWS 80222
- 01
(3)
c/l, m, w, x
This seminar will provide students with an overview of the modern Islamic finance industry. We will review the basic sources of Islamic law and jurisprudence and consider the prohibitions on unjustified increase (riba) and excessive risk (gharar). We will explore the classical rules of Islamic contract and commercial law and their application in the modern context. The growth of the modern Islamic finance industry from the 1970’s to the present will be examined. The main Islamic financial products will be reviewed. We will consider legal questions in structuring transaction documentation. We will explore the ethical underpinnings of Islamic finance and the social justice questions highlighted by the intersection of religion and finance. Regulatory issues will be discussed. We will also consider the political environment in which Islamic finance currently operates. The seminar is intended to familiarize students with the essential legal framework of the rapidly emerging market for highly technical and sophisticated Islamic financial products.
Autumn 2013
Cynthia Shawamreh
