William M. Landes : Courses and Seminars
Independent Research
LAWS 49901
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.
Winter 2010
William M. Landes
Trademarks and Unfair Competition
LAWS 45701
Course covering federal and state doctrines governing trademarks, domain names, and geographical indications; state law unfair competition doctrines; trademark dilution; publicity rights; and federal registration of trademarks. The student's grade is based on a final proctored examination.
Autumn 2009
William M. Landes
Independent Research
LAWS 49901
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 2009
William M. Landes
Independent Research
LAWS 49901
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.
Spring 2010
William M. Landes
Art Law
LAWS 79301
This seminar examines legal issues in the visual arts including artist's rights and copyright, government regulation of the art market, valuation problems related to authentication and artist estates, disputes over the ownership of art, illicit international trade of art, government funding of museums and artists, and First Amendment issues as they relate to museums and artists. The basis of the grade will be class participation and three short papers. Writing for this seminar may be used as partial fulfillment of the JD writing requirement (SWP for JD '10; WP for JD '11 and JD '12).
Spring 2010
Anthony Hirschel, William M. Landes
Workshop: Judicial Behavior
LAWS 63812
The Workshop on Judicial Behavior provides students with a unique opportunity to read and analyze cutting-edge scholarship that focuses on how judges reach their decisions. In a case law system such as that of the United States, a realistic understanding of judicial behavior, which conventional legal instruction does not convey, is essential to the understanding and practice of law. Over the course of the academic year, eight scholars from the fields of law and the social sciences will present their work. In response, students will write short reports. By the end of the academic year, they will also produce a major research paper on judicial behavior. The Workshop is limited to ten law students from the University of Chicago and ten from Northwestern University; interested students should contact Prof. Landes (land@uchicago.edu) by September 7, 2009. It will meet nine times over the course of the academic year, with meetings alternating between Chicago and Northwestern. The Workshop schedule can be found at http://www.law.uchicago.edu/workshops/judicialbehavior.
Autumn 2009
Richard A. Posner, William M. Landes
Workshop: Judicial Behavior
LAWS 63812
The Workshop on Judicial Behavior provides students with a unique opportunity to read and analyze cutting-edge scholarship that focuses on how judges reach their decisions. In a case law system such as that of the United States, a realistic understanding of judicial behavior, which conventional legal instruction does not convey, is essential to the understanding and practice of law. Over the course of the academic year, eight scholars from the fields of law and the social sciences will present their work. In response, students will write short reports. By the end of the academic year, they will also produce a major research paper on judicial behavior. The Workshop is limited to ten law students from the University of Chicago and ten from Northwestern University; interested students should contact Prof. Landes (land@uchicago.edu) by September 7, 2009. It will meet nine times over the course of the academic year, with meetings alternating between Chicago and Northwestern. The Workshop schedule can be found at http://www.law.uchicago.edu/workshops/judicialbehavior.
Spring 2010
Richard A. Posner, William M. Landes
Workshop: Judicial Behavior
LAWS 63812
The Workshop on Judicial Behavior provides students with a unique opportunity to read and analyze cutting-edge scholarship that focuses on how judges reach their decisions. In a case law system such as that of the United States, a realistic understanding of judicial behavior, which conventional legal instruction does not convey, is essential to the understanding and practice of law. Over the course of the academic year, eight scholars from the fields of law and the social sciences will present their work. In response, students will write short reports. By the end of the academic year, they will also produce a major research paper on judicial behavior. The Workshop is limited to ten law students from the University of Chicago and ten from Northwestern University; interested students should contact Prof. Landes (land@uchicago.edu) by September 7, 2009. It will meet nine times over the course of the academic year, with meetings alternating between Chicago and Northwestern. The Workshop schedule can be found at http://www.law.uchicago.edu/workshops/judicialbehavior.
Winter 2010
Richard A. Posner, William M. Landes
