FIRST YEAR. The first-year program is mandatory. It consists of required courses in broad areas of law to which all lawyers should have some exposure. The first year commences with an introductory program during the week prior to the start of regular law school classes. During this week students are introduced to the judicial process, legal history, legal writing, case analysis, significance of precedent, the adversary system, and the role and responsibilities of the lawyer as an advocate. No academic credit is given but attendance is mandatory. The first-year courses are as follows:
FIRST SEMESTER
Legal Research & Writing I 3 credits
Contracts A 3 credits
Criminal Law 4 credits
Property A 3 credits
Civil Procedure A 3 credits
SECOND SEMESTER
Contracts B 3 credits
Legal Research & Writing II 2 credits
Torts 4 credits
Property B 3 credits
Civil Procedure B 3 credits
SECOND YEAR. In the third semester (first semester of the second year), students are required to take Constitutional Law. Students are also required to take Legal Research Writing III in either the third or fourth semester. Other required courses which can be taken in either the second or third year are:
Constitutional Law, 4 credits; Professional Responsibility, 3 credits;
and one of the following skills courses: Trial Advocacy; Pre-Trial Practice;
Alternate Dispute Resolution; Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation;
or Professional Responsibility for Sole Practitioners
-- each 3 credits.
All students are required to complete an advanced research and writing require-ment. This requirement must be fulfilled by the beginning of the student's final semester by preparation of a paper in connection with a seminar or in a course in which a substantial paper is required in lieu of or in addition to an exam, by doing independent research or by satisfactory completion of a law review note or comment.
Most of the curriculum in the second and third year is elective. This elective system in the last two years allows students to choose courses that most interest them and that they think they will be most useful in the types of careers they plan. A curriculum planning guide has been prepared by the faculty to aid students in making their choices, and students are required to consult an advisor prior to registering for upper level courses.
Brief descriptions of the courses generally offered at the School of Law are set out below. The fourth digit of the course number indicates the hours or credits for the course. Variations in hours of credit are occasionally made when a course is offered in summer school.
REQUIRED COURSES
4103, 4203 Civil Procedure A & B - Deals with the process of civil litigations from such preliminary matters as "court selection" and "jurisdiction" to appeal and collateral attack of final judgments. Some attempt is given to cover the antecedents of modern procedure, and where appropriate, suggestions for reform are developed in class discussion. Emphasis is on both the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and on code pleading and common law procedure used in state court systems.
5114 Constitutional Law - An introduction to the basic principles of constitutional law and to current constitutional doctrines and problems. The primary focus will be on the structure of the federal system and on the rights of individuals under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. Students are advised to also take the elective course, First Amendment, to complete the study of constitutional law.
4023, 4033 Contracts A & B - Formation and enforcement by litigation and commercial arbitration of commercial and family agreements. Mutual assent or consideration; third-party beneficiaries; assignments; joint obligation; performance; anticipatory breach; discharge of contractual duties; the Statute of Frauds.
4074 Criminal Law - Deals with the questions of what conduct society punishes through a criminal code, and the appropriate punishment for the forbidden conduct. In this context the course includes an analysis of the theories of punishment, the definitions of various crimes, the defenses available to one charged with criminal conduct, and the limitations placed by the Constitution on government power in the criminal law area. Throughout the course, special emphasis is placed on the appropriate role of the legislature and the courts, and the problem faced by them in devising and administering a criminal code.
4013 Legal Research & Writing I- An introduction to the special problems posed by legal analysis and the expression of the results of that process. The primary emphasis will be on basic legal analysis techniques, basic legal writing skills, and proper citation form. Students will complete a series of writing assignments.
4012 Legal Research & Writing II - An introduction to the persuasive writing for trial and appellate courts. Emphasis will be placed on intermediate library research techniques and basic legal research techniques using computers. Students will also engage in brief-writing and appellate argumentation.
4022 Legal Research & Writing III - Small section experiences (15 students per section) in legal research and writing; advanced legal research techniques and advanced writing assignments. Must be taken in the third or fourth semester.
5013 Professional Responsibility - Role of the lawyer as counselor, advocate, and public servant; obligation to society of the individual lawyer and the profession as a whole; ethical problems of the profession; representation of the unpopular cause and the desirable client, lawyers' obligation to law reform; lawyer and the press; the lawyer in public service; the aspects of law office management.
4053, 4153 Property A & B - Emphasis is on real property. Basic concepts are covered including property in lost and found articles (general property concepts), types and historical origins of estates, and other interests in land. Property transfer techniques, such as gifts, leases (landlord and tenant) and the sale of land are also considered. Land transfer techniques, including the land sale contract, the deed, the recording system, and methods of real property title assurance are discussed. Certain aspects of land use controls explored briefly.
4144 Torts - Tort law governs the protection of persons and property
against physical harm, whether intentional or negligent, under a variety
of doctrines; trespass, nuisance, negligence, conversion, and privacy. It
also covers appropriations by deceit in sales and credit transactions and
abuses of personal interests, in defamation. A number of fundamental Anglo-American
legal principles, such as duty, proximate cause, foreseeability, privilege,
damages, injunctions, functions of the advocate, trial judge, and appellate
court are developed in the context of the liability of builders, contractors,
workmen, manufacturers, dealers, railroads, and operators of motor
vehicles.
ELECTIVE COURSES
5163 Administrative Law - Course is constructed around Federal materials, but with some state references. Considers the origin and constitutional basis for the administrative process; executive and legislative controls with particular emphasis upon the judicial "control" of the administrative process (delegations, procedural and substantive due process, judicial assistance and enforcement and review of administrative decisions).
7053 Advanced Criminal Clinic - Students develop skills as county prosecutors, working on actual cases. The students will interview victims and witnesses, make recommendations as to appropriate charges and sentences, participate in negotiation and plea bargaining process, assist in trial preparation, and participate in pre-trial and trial proceedings. All work is done under the supervision of the Legal Clinic faculty and the County Prosecutor's Office.
6223 Advanced Evidence - Deals with the use of expert witnesses, forensic sciences and scientific evidence, organization of proof, burden of proof, presumptions, and the law of privileges. Prerequisite: 6093, Basic Evidence.
7123 Advanced Legal Research - Elective course open to second- and third-year students; covers the history of legal publishing, and explores and studies the use of traditional legal research tools, new technologies, and non-traditional research tools. Students will prepare assignments and create a pathfinder to one area of interest. Enrollment limited to twenty students.
6053 Agricultural Law - Topics to be covered include: an introduction to economic regulation of agriculture; legal and economic barriers to entry into farming; Farmers Home Administration issues; farm leasing; regulation of grain elevators; farm commodity storage and sales contracts; farm operational financing; leasing of farm equipment and livestock; insolvency of buyers of farm products; regulation of the livestock industry; livestock transactions; commodity futures contract; agricultural cooperatives; farm labor problems; soil and water management, including irrigation and drainage; farmland preservation. Not offered every year.
6013 Alternate Dispute Resolution - Deals with the alternatives to formal litigation for resolving various types of disputes. The alternatives considered include negotiation, mediation and conciliation, arbitration, "rent-a-judge," and other special procedures. Areas of application include contract and tort disputes, community problems, labor relations, and medical practice controversies. This course will satisfy the skills requirement.
6133 Antitrust Law - Federal anti-trust laws and their relationship to concentrations of economic power in the contexts of monopoly mergers, price-fixing, economic boycotts and discrimination, re-sale price maintenance, dealer franchises, and exclusive dealing. Comparative analysis of free enterprise market and government regulated industries. Recommended for second- and third-year students interested in business practice or government service, as well as social welfare, or students with an interest in the subject.
6953 Appellate Practice and Procedure - Covers procedural rules governing appeals with an emphasis on Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure. Not offered every year.
6083 Arkansas Civil Practice - A detailed examination of the civil procedure in the Arkansas trial and appellate courts, building on the basic course in civil procedure. Emphasis is placed on the Arkansas Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure; state statutes dealing with procedure, jurisdiction, and venue; the division of labor between the circuit and chancery courts; and enforcement of judgments. Differences between Arkansas and federal civil practice are also explored. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure A & B.
6993 Arkansas Criminal Law, Practice and Procedure - Advanced study of the process of criminal law. Administration of criminal justice through police, prosecutorial, sentencing and penological discretion.
7093 Banking and Financial Institutions Law - A study of the law of banking and financial institutions. Topics considered include the regulation of traditional banking activities; deposits; lending limitations; bank investments; reserve requirements; relation of trust departments; bank holding companies; regulation of non-traditional banking activities; bank formation and geographic expansion; the role of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, international banking, regulation of investment companies, mutual funds, and pension plans. Not offered every year.
6613 Bankruptcy and Business Reorganiza-tions - Studies the collective creditor's remedies with particular emphasis on federal bankruptcy law. Prerequisite: 5994, Creditor's Rights/Debtor's Remedies.
7603 Bankruptcy - Chapter 11 - Examines the rules and tactics governing the reorganization of a struggling business or farm in Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Students will reorganize a hypothetical failing business as a part of the course. Prerequisite: 6613, Bankruptcy and Business Reorganizations.
6093 Basic Evidence - Study of the rules of evidence under which trials are conducted; the methods by which items of evidence are admitted or excluded; relevancy, real evidence, testimonial proof, and hearsay and its exceptions.
5293 Business Associations - Deals with problems of agency and partnership and limited liability corporations and other forms of business organizations.
5242 Business Law - Select Topics - Seminar focusing on areas of current concern and issues that are emerging in the area of business law. Specific topics may vary from year to year.
5213 Business Planning - Synthesis of legal principles dealing with taxation and form of business organizations to provide guidance in choosing form and operating business entities. Prerequisite: 6233 Federal Income Taxation of Individuals; 5273 Corporations recommended.
6923 Civil Clinic - Development of lawyering skills by working with actual clients in the civil courts in Washington County and nearby counties. Students will interview clients, counsel their clients, and where necessary, negotiate and litigate for their clients. All legal work done by clinic students will be reviewed and critiqued by the faculty members teaching Legal Clinic.
7813 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - An examination of special problems in the area of civil rights and civil liberties law. Coverage will vary, with the focus on an advanced understanding of constitutional guarantees in areas such as freedom of expression, church and state, substantive and procedural due process, specialized approaches to the protection of discrete or insular groups within society, and other related problems. Not offered every year.
5994 Creditor's Rights/Debtor's Remedies - Study of Article 9
of the Uniform Commercial Code and of the remedies of unsecured
creditors.
4173 Criminal Procedure - Concerned with the legal steps through which a criminal proceeding passes, commencing with the initial investigation of a crime and concluding with the release of the defendant. Does not deal exclusively with constitutional problems, although considerable time is spent on them. Recent Supreme Court decisions receive special emphasis. Criminal Procedure does not deal with criminal trial tactics or with many of the special problems relating to the introduction of evidence at the trial. Prerequisite: Criminal Law.
6803 Comparative Legal Systems - Study of legal systems and legal institutions in other countries, particularly civil law jurisdictions and socialist nations. Not offered every year.
6073 Conflict of Laws - Covers the legal principals involved in problems which have connections with two or more states requiring a choice of law; also choice of law in Federal courts, jurisdiction in multi-state situations.
6703 Copyright and Trademark Law - An examination of the rights of authors, artists, songwriters, filmmakers, choreographers, performers, and others in their artistic and intellectual creations. Emphasis is placed on the general legal principals embodied in the Copyright Act, but attention is also given to the Lanham Act and related state law doctrines. Attention also given to the technical and formal provisions of the Copyright Act.
5273 Corporations - A basic focus on corporation law including the process of organization of the corporation, distribution of corporate powers, duties and liabilities of officers, directors and shareholders, issuance of shares, dividends, and other aspects of the internal affairs of the business.
6043 Corporate Finance - Combination of legal and finance aspects of corporations. Realistic problems dealing with dividends, capital structure and senior securities, enterprise and securities valuation and corporate mergers and acquisitions. Prerequisite: 5273, Corporations. Not offered every year.
5504 Decedents' Estates - Includes the traditional areas of wills and trusts (intestate as well as testate succession). The trusts area includes both the private trust and the charitable trust. Taxation problems are not covered in any depth, being reserved for the course on estate and gift taxation.
5203 Discrimination in Employment - An examination of federal constitutional, statutory, and administrative restrictions that prohibit or limit employers, unions and employment agencies from discriminating on the basis of race, sex, religion, age, national origin and color. In addition to the substantive scope of federal law, emphasis given to enforcement procedures and remedies.
5073 Domestic Relations - Devoted primarily to the legal problems generated by family relationships. Although it includes a large section on formation and dissolution of marriage, equal time is given such matters as paternity and legitimacy, obligations toward children and their obligation toward others, custody, adoption, guardianship and general property law as it is affected by family relationships. Considerable time is devoted to problems of divorce and child custody in the Federal system, focusing primarily on enforceability of decrees in one state by courts sitting in another state.
5063 Education Law - Study of law as it applies to public education in America, including the theory of compulsory education, constitutional rights of students and teachers, school financing, equal opportunity in education.
5533 Election Law - Examination of constitutional, statutory and policy issues in context of electoral process, including, but not limited to, voting and representation, campaign regulation and finance, and the rights of candidates and voters.
6523 Employment Law - An overview of the law governing various aspects of the employment relationship, both statutory and common law. Covers the establishment and parameters of employment, the security of the worker, employer's rights, terminations.
7043 Entertainment and Sports Law - Survey of important legal issues arising in the sports and entertainment industries. Topics include negotiation, copyright, representation of athletes and entertainers, labor law issues, communications law, antitrust and other emerging areas of law. Not offered every year.
6913 Environmental Law - Devoted primarily to the legal problems related to the environment. Included is consideration of environmental impact in public and private decision-making. Prerequisite: 5163, Administrative Law.
6262 Estate Planning - The role of lawyers in estate planning; fact gathering and analysis of data; testamentary and nonprobate transfers; planning for incapacity; medicaid, income and transfer tax considerations in small and large estates; gift techniques; planning for the surviving spouse; revocable and irrevocable trusts; life insurance; disposition of business interests; post-mortem tax planning; ethical considerations. Prerequisite: 5504, Decedents' Estates or 6243, Federal Estate and Gift Taxation.
6373 Federal Practice Clinic - Students receive clinical legal experiences in federal courts and in federal administrative agencies. Although the particular experiences may vary, a focus on Chapter 7 no asset bankruptcies and farm foreclosures will be emphasized.
6713 Federal Judicial Externship - Work the equivalent of two full days per week during the semester under the direct supervision of a federal district court judge, doing research and preparing memoranda on pending cases.
6033 Federal Jurisdiction - Topics covered usually include constitutional limits on the jurisdiction of Federal courts as well as limitations imposed by Congress. The relations between state courts are studied as are problems in diversity and Federal question jurisdiction. Removal procedure is studied, and if time permits, attention is given to venue and related problems.
6233 Federal Income Taxation of Individuals - Fundamentals of the federal income taxation of individuals. Topics covered include gross income, deductions, assignments of income, basis, taxation of property transactions, and tax accounting.
6243 Federal Estate and Gift Taxation - Fundamentals of the federal estate and gift transfer tax system. Topics covered include the determination of gifts for tax purposes, amounts included in decendents' gross estates, valuation, deductions and credits.
6362 Federal Income Taxation of Partnerships - Focus on tax issues in partnership formation and operation, partnership distributions, liquidation, and transfer of partnership interests. Prerequisite: 6233, Federal Income Taxation of Individuals.
625V Federal Income Taxation of Corporations - Focus on tax issues in corporate formation, operation distributions, and liquidations. Prerequisite: 6233, Federal Income Taxation of Individuals.
6272 Federal Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates - Federal income taxation of simple and complex trusts, decedents' estates, and grantor trusts. Topics include determination of income and deductions, allocation of income, grantor trust rules, and income in respect of a decendent. Prerequisite: 6233, Federal Income Taxation of Individuals.
6423 Tax Policy - Study of tax policy through examinations of existing federal income and transfer tax systems. Economic, political, and social consequences of existing tax laws and alternatives are considered. No prerequisite; however, Federal Income Tax of Individuals is recommended as a preliminary course.
5083 First Amendment - An intensive examination of the legal issues arising under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, with an emphasis on basic free speech doctrines and the dilemmas posed by interplay between the free exercise and establishment clauses.
7862 Food and Drug Law - Current problems in federal regulation of food products, drugs, and medical devices, with strong emphasis on statutory analysis. Examines issues such as cancer-causing chemicals in the food supply and the marketing of unsafe and ineffective medical products, as well as the process by which food additives and drugs are licensed for marketing. Not offered every year.
7243 Health Law - An examination of the role of the law in determining access to and regulation of the quality of services provided by the health care industry.
6513 Immigration Law & Policy - Study of law and procedures governing immigration and nationality, including exclusion and deportation; political asylum and refugee status; visa allocation and distribution; labor certification; naturalization and citizenship. 5163, Administrative Law recommended prerequisite.
5173 Insurance - Covers casualty, fire, and life insurance. Major problems include the duty to defend, duty to settle within policy limits, definition of what is covered under the policy, insurance marketing, insurable interests, the measure of recovery, dispute between insurers, defenses such as fraud, concealment, and non-cooperation, and government regulations of insurance.
6303 International Trade - The problem of doing business abroad considered from the standpoint of the regulations of foreign trade and direct investment.
5223 Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation - Develop fundamental lawyer's skills, using role-play in simulation exercises that are videotaped and critiqued. Focus on interpersonal dynamics in client representation, techniques for fact investigation, and creative decision making. This course will satisfy the skills requirement.
5513 Labor Relations in the Private Sector - The right to organize; organization of labor unions; strikes; picketing; boycotts; collective bargaining; collective labor agreements and their enforcement; unfair labor practices by employers and by unions; the union member and his union; state labor relations legislation; the National Labor Relations Act and the Labor Management Relations Act. Not offered every year.
6123 Labor Relations in the Public Sector - Historical development of labor organizations among public employees; the right to form and join unions; determination of the appropriate unit and establishment of the collective bargaining relationship; the duty to bargain and its scope; union collective actions; the settlement of collective bargaining impasses; union security and public employment; the administration of the collective bargaining agreement. Not offered every year.
6403 Land Use - Covers public land use controls such as zoning, subdivision regulations, eminent domain (including private property rights, takings, and inverse condemnation). Heavy emphasis is placed on planning at state and local levels.
7343 Law and the Internet - A survey course dealing with an array of legal issues surrounding the Internet, including contract, crime, copyright, free speech, and privacy.
6963 Legal Clinic (Criminal) - Development of lawyering skills by working with actual clients in the criminal misdemeanor process in Washington County and nearby counties. Students will interview clients, counsel their clients, and where necessary, negotiate and litigate for their clients. All legal work done by clinic students will be reviewed and critiqued by the faculty members teaching Legal Clinic.
6443 Legal History - Investigation of English and American legal institutions and doctrines. Emphasis on early American (colonial) and 19th Century developments in the law.
602V Legal Research - Independent legal research conducted under the supervision of faculty members. Ordinarily a student may not accumulate more than two semester hours of credit for independent legal research. This cumulative maximum may be exceeded only by special permission of the Dean, who in exceptional circumstances may approve a cumulative maximum credit of three (3) semester hours of credit for independent legal research.
5123 Legislation - Basic introduction to constitutional principles applicable to the legislative process (apportionment, qualifications for office and lobbying regulation); general procedural requirements for legislative enactments and the construction of statutory enactments. There is a drafting project required as well as an examination at the end of the course (each carries equal weight for grading purposes). Not offered every year.
7513 Mass Communication Law - Legal problems involving the mass media including federal regulation of broadcasting; cable television; differences between broadcast and print media; limits on speech in such areas as defamation, privacy, election campaigns and pre-trial publicity. Not offered every year.
5313 Negotiable Instruments - Study of Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code dealing with negotiable instruments.
6143 Oil and Gas - A study of the law of oil and gas with emphasis on the interests that may be created in oil and gas, the rights of the landowner, provisions in the oil and gas lease, the rights of assignees and legislation dealing with production and conservation.
6802 Patent Law - Study of the patent system of the United States, including conditions for a valid patent, procedures of the patent office, litigation relating to patents. Not offered every year.
4993 Pre-Trial Practice- Develop fundamental lawyer's skills, using role-play in videotaped and critiqued simulation exercises. Focuses on development of case theory, fact gathering, use of discovery tools an case planning. This course will satisfy the skills requirement.
6213 Products Liability - An intensive study of the area including a review of the theories of liability; the concepts of product and defect; potential defendants; defenses; problems of proof and causation.
5093 Professional Responsibility for Sole Practitioners - Combines elements of professional responsibility and law practice management. This course will satisfy the skills requirement.
6943 Public International Law - Principles of international law involving relations among government. The function of international tribunals and organizations.
7083 Public Lands Law - The law governing the use of federal lands and resources. Resources surveyed are watershed, minerals, forests, range, wildlife, recreation and wilderness. Issues involve both private rights and public interest in common property.
5133 Real Estate Transactions - Focuses on real estate transfer, real estate finance and real estate development. Issues relating to the sale of land and conveyances of real property, mortgages and the planning, financing, constructing and marketing of modern real estate developments are treated.
5023, 5024 Remedies - Covers equity (jurisdiction and powers of courts of equity, injunctions, including adequacy of legal remedies, balancing of equities, interests protected, and defenses), damages (compensatory, exemplary, and nominal damages; direct and consequential damages; mitigation; special application in contract and tort actions) and restitution (relief afforded by the judicial process, to prevent unjust retention of benefits).
5303 Sales and Leasing - Study of Articles 2 and 2A of the Uniform Commercial Code dealing with sales and leasing.
5043 State and Local Government - Units of local government and their relationship to state and federal government; territorial composition, employee relationships, and sources of revenue of local units. Powers, duties, and immunities of cities and towns, and their activities in modern society. Not offered every year.
5363 Securities Regulation - Regulation of issuance of and trading in stocks, bonds and other security by federal and state agencies, with particular reference to the SEC. Not offered every year.
6623 Sentencing and Post-Conviction Remedies - Law, theory, and practice of sentencing and post-conviction remedies.
6193 Social Legislation - Examination of the various statutes, exclusive of the employment discrimination laws, that govern the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers, including such topics as: The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act and Unemployment Compensation.
500V Special Topics - A course involving exploration of legal problems of current significance. The subject matter will vary, with the approval of the Dean and instructor. Enrollment may be limited. May be taken for degree credit no more than three times.
6203 Trial Advocacy - An introduction to actual trial work and trial techniques through simulated exercises and the conduct of a mock trial. This course will satisfy the skills requirement. Prerequisite: 6093, Basic Evidence.
7773 Water Law - Deals with the real property principles that govern ownership rights in water and the federal and state statues and regulations that control the use of water.
6192 Workers' Compensation - Study of state legislation providing remedies for workers injured in the course of their employment.Not offered every year.
SEMINARS
All seminars carry two hours of credit (except Supreme Court Seminar, 3 credits). Most require no final exam, in favor of a project, written or oral, which is presented to the class. Each professor establishes requirements for registration in his/her seminar.
7612 Bankruptcy Seminar: Chapter 13 - The reorganization of the financial affairs of an insolvent individual under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy code. Prerequisite: 6613, Bankruptcy and Business Reorganizations.
7802 Comparative Law Seminar - A study of selected foreign legal systems with a focus on the basic differences between those legal institutions and the Anglo-American common law system.
7032 Criminal Justice Seminar - A study of the theories and practices relating to criminal legislation and incarceration.
7662 Indian Law Seminar - Selected legal problems in American Indian Law. Subject areas of possible investigation include: tribal sovereignty and government; American Indian civil rights; Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968; administration of justice on and off the reservation; Indian land claims; land, hunting and fishing rights, water rights; American Indian health problems; Indian health service; education and welfare; Bureau of Indian Affairs; state taxation; individual and tribal treaty rights; Federal Indian policy; and zoning and environmental controls.
7232 International Environmental Law Seminar - Regulations, treaties, conventions and international law as applied to conservation of natural resources and pollution of the environment, enforcement and compliance problems; dispute resolution and individual rights and remedies.
6722 International Protection of Human Rights Seminar - International law issues relating to protection of human rights.
7112 Judicial Administration - Review of common law and sample statutes pertaining to appeals; strategies for choice of appellate remedy, and for expanding or supplementing a closed record on appeal. Participants draft, refine and present papers.
7212 Jurisprudence Seminar - Structured philosophies of the law, nature and function of the common law judicial process.
7012 Juvenile Justice Seminar - Examines procedural and substantive law in the context of the distinctive premises and processes of the Juvenile Court. In appraising the structure and goals of the Juvenile Court, special attention is given to alternative ways of dealing with two categories of juveniles: status offenders who are within the jurisdiction of the court although not accused of criminal conduct; and youthful offenders who commit serious crimes, e.g., robbery, assault, rape, and who are responsible for almost half of the felonies committed in this country.
7352 Privacy Law: Selected Topics - Focus on areas of current concern and issues that are emerging in the law of privacy. Specific topics vary from year to year. These include such subjects as the nature of the individual's right to privacy, protection of privacy under the constitution and by private remedy, impacts and intrusions upon the right caused by governmental activities and technological developments (such as computer and data bases). Comparisons with other legal systems are made. Completion of the Constitutional Law courses is highly recommended.
7843 Supreme Court Seminar - Current disputes before the Court are analyzed and students prepare opinions in the style and substance of particular justices of the Court.
ADDITIONAL COURSES
The Faculty also offers a number of other courses and seminars in specialized areas from time to time. These courses are not offered on a regular basis but might be taught in any given year.