Eric Posner
Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law
1111 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
phone: 773 702-0425
email: eposner@uchicago.edu

Current Year Courses

• 30511 2 Contracts
  This course, offered over two sequential quarters, addresses the enforceability and interpretation of contractual arrangements, sanctions for their breach, and justifications or excuses for nonperformance. Special attention will be paid to the role of nonlegal sanctions in commercial relationships. The student's grade is based on a single final examination.
  Spring (3) 1L
  
  
• 49901 29 Independent Research
  Second- and third-year 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 (3)
  
  
• 63412 1 Workshop: International Law
  This workshop, conducted over three sequential quarters, examines current research and controversies in international law, including public and private international law, international trade, and international relations. There are twelve workshop sessions throughout the year in which members of the faculty of other institutions present academic works-in-progress. Students are required to write short essays with critical comments and questions about each workshop paper. They are also expected to participate fully in the workshop sessions. This workshop may be taken for fulfillment of the Substantial Writing Requirement. Students enrolled in the workshop receive three credits at the end of the Spring Quarter.
  Spring (2 to 3) b
  
  
• 95912 1 Greenberg Seminar: New Books on Foreign Relations
  In this seminar, we will read and discuss contemporary books on foreign relations. We will choose books as we go along, mainly on the basis of topicality. The first book is The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt. Limited to 12 students.
  Autumn (1) a
  
  
• 96201 1 International Human Rights Law
  This course examines the major international human rights treaties, such as the Genocide Convention, the Convention Against Torture, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and their role in international relations. Attention will also be given to regional systems, especially the European system; the role of nongovernmental organizations such as Human Rights Watch; and litigation in U.S. domestic courts under the Alien Tort Statute and related law. A student's grade will be based on an in-class final exam.
  Winter (3)
  
  
• 97802 1 International and Foreign Relations Law: Advanced Topics
  This seminar examines recent developments in international and foreign relations law, including war-on-terror topics and military intervention. Grade is based on a research paper or a series of short research papers.
  Spring (3)
  
  

Other courses taught include:

• Contracts
• Contract Law Theory
• Employment and Labor Law
• Bankruptcy And Reorganization: The Federal Bankruptcy Code
• Game Theory And The Law
• Secured Transactions
• Bankruptcy
• Corporate Reorganization
• The Economics Of Contract Law
• Employment Law
• Public International Law
• Foreign Relations Law