LAW 8634      Criminal Law
Introduction to substantive criminal law, its role and purpose in our society; principles of liability, common law and statutory offenses; defenses; punishment.
Credits: 3 hours
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LAW 8634I      International Criminal Law
An introductory course in International Criminal Law focusing on the criminal prosecution of individuals under international law, primarily by international tribunals (or ""hybrid"" international/national tribunals) and secondarily by national tribunals applying international law. The course will include a consideration of aspects of criminal law that are common to most criminal
Credits: 1-2 hours
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LAW 8634K      International Contract Law under the CISG
A study of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (the CISG), which provides a uniform system of contract principles for international sales transactions among the approximately 70 countries that have ratified the treaty. The class focuses on the applicability of the CISG, identifying for students how to avoid applicability by default; it also examines the basic contracting principles of formation, interpretation, and enforcement of contracts as governed by the CISG, utilizing both the treaty language as well as important recent decisions applying the CISG provisions.
Credits: 1 hours
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LAW 8635      Criminal Procedure I
Introduction to the administration of criminal justice; constitutional rights of the accused; due process; privilege against self-incrimination; right to counsel; arrest, search, and seizure; wire-tapping; police interrogation and confessions; pre-trial identification procedures.
Credits: 3 hours
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LAW 8635S      Wrongful Convictions
An examination of the causes of wrongful convictions, a consideration of systemic reforms that might minimize convicting the innocent and a focus on recurring ethical issues that confront prosecutors and criminal defense lawyers. Students also will work with The Midwestern Innocence Project on cases of possible actual innocence.This course provides an insider's look into the operation of the criminal justice system and is designed to help students gain insight into features of the criminal justice system that have a tendency to produce wrongful convictions. It should be of particular interest to any student interested in working in a prosecutor's office, public defender's office or for a firm doing defense work. It is a prerequisite for any student wishing to enroll in the Innocence Project clinic. Limited enrollment (normally, up to 16 students)
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8635T      Wrongful Convictions II
A follow-up class to Wrongful Convictions I, open only to students who have completed Wrongful Convictions I. The course will involve ""hands on"" work with cases that have passed through the first level of screening in Wrongful Convictions I with students receiving the transcripts and case documents in addition to the briefs and opinion in the case. Students will receive these documents and report on the likelihood that an inmate is innocent and the strategies available for pursuing the claim of innocence.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8636      Criminal Procedure II
Continuation of the study of the administration of criminal justice; exclusionary rules; bail; prosecutor's discretion; grand jury; preliminary hearing; jurisdiction, venue; joinder and severance of offenses and defendants; right to speedy trial; pleas of guilty; discovery; trial by jury; publicity; double jeopardy.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8636A      Applied Federal Criminal Law & Evidence
A practical skills course involving consideration and application of the rules of criminal procedure and evidence to a criminal case in federal court, including, but not limited to rules dealing with charging documents; bond & detention; discovery; suppression motions; plea bargains, pleas and sentencing; pretrial preparation; voire dire; evidentiary foundations; opinion testimony; character and related evidence. The course will also involve the drafting of documents.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8637      U.S. Attorney's Office Law Clinic
Up to four students, under supervision of an Assistant United States Attorney, are selected as interns to work in the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri with members of the Strike Force, Narcotic Unit, General Crimes Unit or Civil Division. Activities include, legal research and writing, consisting of memoranda, motions and briefs; observations and participation in trials, pre-trial hearings and motions, as appropriate; and assistance with litigation. Students are expected to work a pre-approved schedule of six hours a week for fourteen weeks with a minimum of eighty hours a semester and to attend regular conferences with their supervising attorney and faculty supervisor. Prerequisites: Three semesters of law school and attainment of at least a B+ cumulative grade point average. Eligible interested students are screened and selected. Ungraded. Pass/Fail.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8637R      U.S. Attorney's Office Law Clinic
Up to four students, under supervision of an Assistant United States Attorney, are selected as interns to work in the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri with members of the Strike Force, Narcotic Unit, General Crimes Unit or Civil Division. Activities include, legal research and writing, consisting of memoranda, motions and briefs; observations and participation in trials, pre-trial hearings and motions, as appropriate; and assistance with litigation. Students are expected to work a pre-approved schedule of six hours a week for fourteen weeks with a minimum of eighty hours a semester and to attend regular conferences with their supervising attorney and faculty supervisor. Prerequisites: Three semesters of law school and attainment of at least a B+ cumulative grade point average. Eligible interested students are screened and selected. Ungraded. Pass/Fail.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8638      Entrepreneurial Lawyering: Solo And Small Firm Practice
Course will focus on law practice management for solo and small firms. Topics include organizational structure, firm management, fee setting and allocation, and effective and ethical marketing. Course includes attendance at the Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8638R      Entrepreneurial Lawyering: Solo And Small Firm Practice
Course will focus on law practice management for solo and small firms. Topics include organizational structure, firm management, fee setting and allocation, and effective and ethical marketing. Course includes attendance at the Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8641      Legislation
This course explores a variety of topics under the broad heading of "Legislation." Included among them are: electoral and representational structures, legislative drafting, canons of statutory interpretation, identifying and utilizing legislative history, the role of referendums and initiatives as a supplement to representative institutions, public choice theory, and other theories of legislation. The course also includes an opportunity for students to participate in the drafting of legislation for the Kansas for Missouri State legislatures. Paper optional.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8641R      Legislation
This course explores a variety of topics under the broad heading of ""Legislation."" Included among them are: electoral and representational structures, legislative drafting, canons of statutory interpretation, identifying and utilizing legislative history, the role of referendums and initiatives as a supplement to representative institutions, public choice theory, and other theories of legislation. The course also includes an opportunity for students to participate in the drafting of legislation for the Kansas for Missouri State legislatures. Paper optional.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8643      Advanced Legal Research-Litigation
Prepares students who wish to focus on advocacy and litigation (including students in litigation with respect to Family Law and Urban, Land Use and Environmental law). The course is also intended to facilitate research for the student's legal research and writing requirement. the course will refresh and refine research skills, help students to think systemically about legal research, and familiarize students with applicable resources. As the final project, students will have the opportunity to develop an in-depth research "path finder" or guide for an approved topic of their own choosing.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8643L      Advanced Legal Research-Litigation
Prepares students who wish to focus on advocacy and litigation (including students in litigation with respect to Family Law and Urban, Land Use and Environmental law). The course is also intended to facilitate research for the student's legal research and writing requirement. the course will refresh and refine research skills, help students to think systemically about legal research, and familiarize students with applicable resources. As the final project, students will have the opportunity to develop an in-depth research ""path finder"" or guide for an approved topic of their own choosing.
Credits: 1 hours
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LAW 8643T      Advanced Legal Research: Transactional Law
Prepares students who wish to focus on transactional law. The course is also intended to facilitate research for the student's legal research and writing requirement, although it does not satisfy the writing requirement. The course will refresh and refine research skills, help students to think systemically about legal research, and
Credits: 1-2 hours
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LAW 8650      Race And The Law Seminar
In-depth examination of the role that race plays in American society as a whole and in judicial decision-making in particular. Coursr will examine the effect of race on representative democracy, employment, education, housing, hate crimes, the legal profession, sex, popular culture, and other aspects of the law. Research paper.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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LAW 8656      Public Defender Trials Clinic
As permitted by Missouri Supreme Court Rule 13, senior law students, under supervision, handle cases referred from the Public Defender. Students enroll for two semesters and are required to devote at least 10 hours per week to applied skills, weekly conferences, and lectures. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: Criminal Law and Legal Writing I and II. Students must also have completed or be enrolled in Criminal Procedure I, Evidence, and Professional Responsibility. Ungraded. Pass/Fail.
Credits: 3 hours
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LAW 8656A      Missouri Attorney General's Office Clinic
As Permitted by Missouri Supreme Court Rule 13, second and third year law students, under supervision, work at the Attorney General's Office in Kansas City assisting with the duties and functions of the office provides the community. Students are required to devote at least 6 hours per week to formalized instructions, individual mentoring, and instruction and guidance from assistant attorney generals. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: Rule 13 certification. Ungraded. Pass/Fail.
Credits: 2 hours
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