Legal Studies

This course provides an overview of the venture capital market and exposes one to the agreements used to document venture capital transactions. It also covers the legal and financial implications of the terms within a venture capital transaction document.  

This is a unique culture cluster course which focuses on advancing students’ framework for investigating fundamental questions in culture, language, and law. The course is divided into three sections. The first two sections are devoted to learning various cultural theories in relation to private and public law. The remaining weeks focus on issue analysis. 

This course examines the main methods of alternative dispute resolution practiced within the Commonwealth Caribbean, by examining the theoretical constructs, the legislative framework, and the proposals for reform. 

This course offers a study of the legal system of the European Union including its legal evolution from origins to the present. It discusses the formation process of EU law and the constitutionalization process of the EU, the regulations of EU institutions, and sources of EU law, as well as its interrelation with Spanish law. 

This dynamic course provides students with an opportunity to learn about some of the key legal skills which are used in practice to become a successful, ethical lawyer and professional.  It helps students understand the theory behind these skills within the classroom and participate in practical workshops and activities where they use and develop certain skills.  There are also three practical activities where the students will see legal skills in practice and have an opportunity to reflect on the skills presented. Some of these skills include; client interviewing, drafting, case file management, principles of privacy and confidentiality, the ethics of lawyering, team work, advocacy, presentation and facilitation skills, researching the law, legal design, reflection and being a life-long learner. 

This course assesses private International law; its various theories, its sources, its methods, and techniques. The course addresses the problems of applying different provisions to the same legal relationship between people of different nationalities;  the solutions provided by immediately applicable rules and regulations; materials; the traditional conflict system, model laws, and uniform law. By the end of the course, students are expected to identify factual situations and adopt a decision based on law, acting in a loyal, diligent and transparent manner in the defense of the interests of the people they represent.

This course identifies contracts as a field of study of law and obligations. The course analyzes the different international organisms that enter international contract treaties. It distinguishes the practical study and identifies the types of international contracts with the greatest impact on private relationships and international business.

This course engages students in the exploration of political rights, the legal framework governing political parties, and electoral processes in Mexico. Through the analysis of rulings by the Supreme Court and the Electoral Tribunal, students gain both institutional and jurisdictional perspectives on elections. Throughout the semester, students are encouraged to observe the U.S. electoral process, engage in a post-US election debate, and delve into related topics such as party politics, electoral systems, and the analysis of U.S. presidential elections.
 

This course features an active learning of laws through international moot court and simulation. It also provides opportunities to do legal research, legal writing and oral advocacy. For instance, students write memorials and practice oral pleadings on a timely legal dispute case. 

The course outlines the law relating to refugee and immigration in Ireland in the light of EU membership and international human rights law, develops a critical understanding of the policy behind refugee and immigration law, and develops a practical understanding of the implications of refugee and immigration law. The course is divided in to three parts, Part I deals with the International Framework for Refugee Protection, Part II addresses the European dimension, and Part III considers the Irish framework on Refugee and Immigration law. Topics covered include Principles and Key Concepts in Refugee Protection, the Convention relating to Status of Refugees 1951, Alternative Forms and Instruments of Protecting, the Evolving EU Acquis on Asylum, European Refugee Protection: Practices and Policies, the Refugee in Irish Law, Citizenship and Naturalization in Irish law and Immigration Law in Ireland.