LAW 8601R      Doing Business In Ireland, Part I
A survey of International Trade Law and European and American Competition Law that impact on American multinational companies operating in the Republic of Ireland.
Credits: 1 hours
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LAW 8601S      Doing Business in Ireland, Part II
A survey of the Ireland Company Law and comparative United States Corporate Law and a survey of United States corporate taxation of multinational companies operating in Ireland.
Credits: .5 hours
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LAW 8601T      Introduction to International Trade
The course will examine the structure and workings of the major global trade regimes, including the World Trade Organization (""WTO"") and the North American Free Trade Agreement (the ""NAFTA"") The role of international trade in such areas as the environment, labor rights, national security, the developing world, and non-market economies will also be considered. The course will also focus in depth on United States domestic trade remedies, including antidumping, countervailing duties, section 301 and 337 actions as well as on other international trade restricting practices.
Credits: 1 hours
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LAW 8601W      Comparative War Crimes Tribunals
The course will discuss the need for war crimes tribunals, evaluate historical models for tribunals (including the Nuremberg trials and the International Military Tribunal for the Far East), and then examine and compare domestic and international tribunals, including military courts-martial systems, military commissions, ad-hoc tribunals such as the ICTY and ICR, hybrid tribunals, issues of was crimes tribunals, including sovereignty, effectiveness, complementarity, jurisdiction, and the problem of victor's justice.
Credits: 1 hours
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LAW 8603      Taxation Of Business Organization
Survey course of the taxation of business enterprises, particularly partnerships, corporations and subchapter S corporations. Prerequisites: Federal Taxation and Business Organizations.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8605      Antitrust And Competition Law
This course studies how antitrust laws work to create an environment in which free and open competition thrives. Course examines how antitrust laws seek to prevent unreasonable horizontal (competitors) and vertical (supply chain) restraints that harm consumers and to deal with markets where one competitor has attained monopoly power, conduct that is specifically exempted from antitrust regulation, who is entitled to seek redress for antitrust violations, and particular issues unique to antitrust litigation.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8609      Ethical Issues In Family Law Representation
Advanced study of the ethical obligations of public and private attorneys in estate, family, and juvenile law representation. Topics may include identification of the client, ethical and legal obligations of confidentiality and disclosure, competence and client communication, respect for third persons (particularly obligations toward children of clients) and other related subjects. Paper and presentation required. Pre or co-requisites: Estates and Trusts and Family Law. When offered for 2 credit hours, the course fulfills the Schools Professional Responsibility graduation requirement
Credits: 1-2 hours
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LAW 8611      Estates And Trusts
Intestate succession; testamentary dispositions; execution, modification, and revocation of wills; will contests; advancements, ademption, and exoneration; family allowances; rights of estate creditors; express, implied, resulting, and constructive trusts; basic tax aspects of estates and trusts; rule against perpetuities; will substitutes.
Credits: 3-4 hours
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LAW 8612      Tax Planning With Life Insurance
An examination of the various tax consequences of using life insurance, including issues relating to the income, gift and estate tax consequences of life insurance ownership by an individual, and irrevocable trust, or business entity.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8612R      Tax Planning With Life Insurance
An examination of the various tax consequences of using life insurance, including issues relating to the income, gift and estate tax consequences of life insurance ownership by an individual, and irrevocable trust, or business entity.
Credits: 1 hours
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LAW 8614      Estate Planning And Drafting
Continuation of Estates & Trusts I using problems and cases as a basis for class discussion. Working in teams, students engage in the planning of estates for actual clients, proceeding through the entire process and culminating in the execution of wills, trusts or other appropriate instruments. Course is not open to students who have taken Estate Planning. Prerequisite: Estates & Trusts I.
Credits: 3-4 hours
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LAW 8614R      Estate Planning For Retirement Plan Benefits
The income, gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax consequences and rules related to the ownership, distribution and withdrawal of retirement plan benefits, including minimum required distributions, designating beneficiaries, spousal rights and rollover options
Credits: 1 hours
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LAW 8615      Estate Planning And Practice
Tax-oriented examination of contemporary estate planning problems for the larger estates, with emphasis on issues of direct concern to practitioners. This course is designed for LL.M. students. Others may take the course with permission of the Associate Dean.
Credits: 3-4 hours
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LAW 8615R      Estate Planning For Charitable Giving
Survey of federal income tax and transfer tax laws governing gifts to charitable organizations, charitable remainder trusts and charitable lead trusts; procedural requirements to assure deductibility; and planning and drafting considerations.
Credits: 1 hours
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LAW 8617      Elder Law For Estate Planners
An examination of the legal tools available for the elderly client for decision-making, both health care and financial, in the event of incapacity, and asset preservation, including Medicare and Medicaid qualification. The course will cover the use of trust; durable powers of attorney, and advance directives for health care and living wills and the relationship to court guardianship.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8617R      Elder Law For Estate Planners
An examination of the legal tools available for the elderly client for decision-making, both health care and financial, in the event of incapacity, and asset preservation, including Medicare and Medicaid qualification. The course will cover the use of trust; durable powers of attorney, and advance directives for health care and living wills and the relationship to court guardianship.
Credits: 1 hours
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LAW 8621      Evidence
General principles relating to proof of facts in civil and criminal trials; presumptions; order of proof; relevancy; judicial notice; real and demonstrative evidence; authentication; best evidence rule; hearsay; competency; impeachment; rehabilitation.
Credits: 3 hours
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LAW 8631      Constitutional Law
Core issues relating to the U.S. Constitution, including the doctrine of judicial review, the powers of Congress and the President, limitations on state power, and judicial protection of individual rights.
Credits: 4 hours
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LAW 8632      Constitutional Law II - Powers Of Government
State and Federal constitutions; separation of powers; executive powers, legislative powers; the federal system; powers of Congress, residual powers of the states; relations between the States including extradition and interstate commerce.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8633      First Amendment Law
Basic themes and advanced problems relating to the law of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, including exploration of the values behind the protection, subversive advocacy, regulation of speech in the public forum, access to the media, regulation of the press, symbolic expression, libel, obscenity, commercial speech, picketing, right of association, loyalty oaths, legislative investigations and government demands for information, separation of church and state, free exercise of religion, state aid to the religious schools, regulation of religion-based conduct.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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