Legal Studies

This course surveys US law governing mergers and acquisitions and analyzes the agreements lawyers use to initiate and complete these transactions. The course covers structures commonly used in M&A transactions; the duties of management and directors; the rights of shareholders; and the structure and important terms of acquisition agreements.   

This course explores the principles of civil, commercial, and labor law pertaining to economics. It discusses legal entities, the framework of the entrepreneur (including labor-management relations), free competition, copyright/intellectual property and patent/industrial rights, and consumer protection law or company insolvency.

This course looks into important roles that the judicial branch in the U.S. and its judges have played in the evolution of the U.S. Constitution. The course first examines theoretical considerations behind the role of the judiciary. Then it looks at how the U.S courts have performed this role, organized around three major themes: 1) the extent to which the ideology of the judges affect their decision-making; 2) the effectiveness of the courts in bringing about social change, and 3) the tensions between the judiciary and the other political branches. This course examines the aforementioned topics through cases that have divided U.S. society and politics-- such as abortion rights, same-sex marriage, gun regulation, racial and gender equality, and the President's power over immigration.
 

This course introduces students to the complex area of youth crime, the contemporary forces that shape youth justice policy, and the ways in which the criminal justice system has responded to it.

This course covers the general principles of private international law, conflict of laws and private cases with international elements. The main contents are in civil and commercial matters, including those concerning procedural aspects, based on the Thai legal system.  

Prerequisite: Public International Law

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.