Prerequisite: Law 6250. students: Law 6502 or permission of the instructor. Open to LL.M. Complaint drafting, pretrial motions, depositions and other discovery methods, preparation of witnesses, jury selection, the use of experts, direct and cross-examination, introduction of documents, courtroom techniques, and opening and closing arguments. Limited enrollment by J.D. Students may enroll in this course only if they have completed at least 42 credit hours. No technical background is necessary. Practical solutions to typical problems litigators encounter in the presentation of a case. To qualify as an Other Student Competition for credit (1) the competition must be sponsored by the ABA or an ABA-accredited law school, and (2) a faculty member must serve as coach for the competing students and certify that they have earned the course credit. degree from a U.S. law school and M.S.L. Topics may include the role of federalism; pre-disaster mitigation and prevention programs; the National Response Framework; the role of the military; the tension between individual rights and government action in emergencies; disaster resistance, compensation, and insurance; long-term recovery; and international disasters. (Examination), Classic view of negotiable instruments as codified by Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Open to LL.M. Patent or copyright background and some knowledge of computer technology is helpful. Prerequisite: completion of at least 6 credits of environmental law courses or permission of the instructor. (Examination), Patent litigation for those who may wish to specialize in general litigation with occasional handling of patent cases, as well as for those interested in a patent solicitation career. This course may be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. (Examination), Constitutional and statutory regulation of the criminal adjudication process. (Simulation), A. Robinson, Gardner, Keenan, LoRe, Z. Rainey, Students are divided into simulated law firms and assigned roles that correspond to the pre-trial tasks lawyers routinely are called upon to perform in civil cases. (Research paper except for sections announced at registration-Skills/E), Principal federal statutes governing the management and cleanup of hazardous substances and waste. The project may involve working with a government agency, a congressional committee, a private practitioner, or a nonprofit public-interest organization. Enrollment is limited. Related federal laws and policies involving wetlands, watersheds, coastal pollution, oil spills, groundwater, and safe drinking water. Second-year students must enroll in Law 6657 to reflect journal participation. Open to LL.M. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in policy advocacy before the D.C. Council and administrative rule-making bodies. This course is intended for students who desire a general exposure to intellectual property law but who do not plan to specialize in the field; taking this course as a foundation for more specific intellectual property courses is not recommended. Discussion of interpersonal aspects of client relations and ethical problems that may arise in the context of client interviews. We use human-centered design and agile development methodology to design new solutions for legal services. (Examination or take-home examination at the instructor’s discretion), Examination of legal issues concerning institutions of higher education, including intellectual property, labor relations, privacy, affirmative action, and land use. A paper discussing some aspect of the interviewing and counseling process is required. (Problem assignments), Comparative study of laws, regulations, and procedures dealing with public procurement. A focus on the necessary communication and problem-solving skills required to work well with clients, supervisors, opposing counsel, and colleagues to meet career expectations. (Skills/E), Under faculty supervision, third-year students litigate appellate cases, primarily direct appeals from criminal convictions. The course also will consider the utility of critical race theory as a method of legal analysis. Domestically, this course will examine traditional U.S. bribery and gratuity laws, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Procurement Integrity Act, fraud actions under the False Claims Act, contractor compliance programs, mandatory disclosure rules, the suspension & debarment regime – and the implementation and enforcement of these laws and programs. students with the written permission of the program director. Analysis of hypothetical problems and practical solutions and insights into the practice of the business lawyer. Directors’ and shareholders’ duties of care and loyalty, insiders’ transactions in shares of the corporation. (Skills/E). Enrollment is limited. Q (deposit rate regulation), Reg. Examination of international export control treaties and case studies. (Writing assignments) (Skills/E), Federal environmental law in the U.S. is heavily statutory in nature. Prerequisite: Law 6212, 6230. (Skills/E), The role of judicial interns and law clerks in the judiciary. (Take-home examination or research paper with permission of the instructor), Focus on speech on the Internet, including governmental attempts to control or filter speech, intermediary liability for third-party speech, digital rights management and other copyright issues, and domain names as speech. students only) (Skills/E-J.D. Structural issues including federalism and separation of powers; individual rights issues including affirmative action, abortion, and freedom of speech. This course may be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. Enrollment is limited. Topics include the historical status of animals; federal statutes such as the Animal Welfare Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act; international conventions, free trade, and comparative animal protection laws; state laws concerning animal cruelty, hunting, animal fighting, and performing animals; free speech, religion, and other constitutional issues; litigation in state and federal courts; citizen initiatives and referenda; and the movement to obtain legal recognition of the rights of animals. Only those courses identified by the designation "(Skills/E)" following the course description may satisfy the Experiential Learning Requirement. The role of psychiatric experts, standards of admissibility, and weight of evidence and their impacts on the relationship between the law and the mentally ill. (Take-home examination), Examination of the legal and ethical issues that genetics research and technology present. (Examination), Under faculty supervision students assume substantial responsibility for advising small businesses and nonprofit organizations. This course is a corequisite for students enrolled in Law 6668 in a judicial placement, as determined by the assistant dean for field placement. Applicants who test between 21/45 and 35/45 in the MATH Assessment test will be exempted from MATH128, and will take MATH118. (Examination), Basic jurisprudential concepts; nature of law; development of legal institutions; jurisprudential schools—natural law, analytical, historical, sociological, functional; law and logic; law and justice; the judicial process; legislative, executive, administrative decision making; impact of politics, economics, and scientific advance on legal systems; contemporary trends in jurisprudential thought. LL.M. On December 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued an Order permitting attorneys the ability to complete their 2021 compliance requirements with twelve (12) credits earned through accredited distance learning programming. Enrollment is limited. (Examination), Examination of legal and ethical issues that arise in the doctor–patient relationship and medical decision making. This course is graded on a CR/NC basis. Enrollment is limited. (Research paper), Because of its isolation from judicial review for more than 20 years, the uniquely pro-claimant veterans benefits system has procedures with no direct analogies to other legal areas and has different approaches to familiar legal issues. (Examination or take-home examination), Examination of the relationship between sexuality and the law, focusing primarily on the treatment of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered persons in the areas of constitutional law, criminal law, and employment law. Limited to third-year members of the student staff of the International Law Review. Recommended: Law 6870 or 6875. Topics include eugenics; the Human Genome Project; ethical, legal, and regulatory issues associated with clinical genetics and various types of genetic testing; possible discriminatory uses of genetic information by employers, insurers, and others; legislative attempts to protect the privacy and confidentiality of genetic information; ownership of genetic samples and information; patent law issues; forensic uses of genetic information; gene therapy; and cloning. (Examination), Federal antitrust law and policy under the Sherman, Clayton, and FTC Acts; basic economic theory of free-market operation; the Rule of Reason and per se offenses; price fixing, market division, and boycotts; trade association activities; monopolization and attempts to monopolize; mergers and joint ventures; resale price maintenance and other vertical restraints; exclusive dealing and tie-in agreements; selected exemptions from antitrust liability. (Take-home examination and drafting assignments) (Skills/E), The history, structure, application, and constitutionality of campaign finance laws. Issues of time/place/manner regulation, speech in public fora, and regulation of political campaigns. Open to LL.M. Students draft pleadings and briefs and participate in simulations, including depositions and settlement negotiations. This course is graded on a CR/NC basis. (Examination, take-home examination, research paper, or writing assignments) (Select sections announced at registration-Skills/E), Braman, Cheh, R. Fairfax, Canan, Gee, Kravis, Maher, Selected topics in criminal law and procedure to be announced at the time of registration. Analysis of the goals and costs of the patent law system. Methods of investigation and fact-finding, interpretation and application of law, and choice of remedies. (Simulation), An introduction to alternative dispute resolution, with a focus on the many ways in which ADR can be used effectively by the advocate. This course is graded on a CR/NC basis. Included are issues of legal personality, treaty making and norm creation, law making, privileges and immunities, membership, dispute settlement, and withdrawal. Emphasis on developing the theoretical bases and practical skills to address issues of trade and sustainable development that arise in governmental, private sector, and NGO practice, and effective legal strategies for addressing those issues on behalf of a wide range of clients. Limited to third-year members of the student staff of the American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal. Analysis of the methods that can be used by the parties to a government contract to obtain legal relief, including detailed coverage of the disputes procedure, actions for breach of contract, and forms of equitable and extraordinary relief. The Moot Court Board sponsors two upper-level, internal appellate advocacy competitions, open only to GW Law students, each year: the Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition (fall), and the Rothwell Intellectual Property Law Moot Court Competition (spring). Topics include: identifying the client of the government attorney, careers in government, ethics, government attorneys as policymakers, counselors, civil litigators, prosecutors, investigators and adjudicators. Formation of contracts, including mutual assent (offer and acceptance), consideration, and promissory estoppel; contract content and meaning, including parol evidence, interpretation and implied terms; defenses to enforceability including capacity, duress, undue influence, fraud, mistake, unconscionability, illegality and changed circumstances; conditions; breach and anticipatory repudiation; remedies, including expectation damages, reliance and restitution, specific performance, and liquidated damages; third party rights. Students also work on law reform projects, including filing amicus briefs and comments on proposed new vaccine case guidelines. (Examination), Continuation of Law 6300. (Examination), Federal income tax law and policy regarding foreign persons with business and investment activities in the United States (“inbound foreign investment”). Students who participate in the civil division represent tenants in landlord-tenant actions, but also may handle some consumer cases, negligence cases, and other civil matters. Students will receive no additional credit(s) beyond those awarded for their externship (see Law 6668). This course may be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. Issues covered include climate change, export of hazardous waste, deforestation and biodiversity, Antarctica, and environmental concerns in war, human rights, and development financing. Clarifying and reforming laws, reconstructing and staffing  Judicial and law enforcement institutions, and establishing mechanisms to deal with past atrocities. If you experience a barrier that affects your ability to access content on this page, let us know via the. Environmental regulation, advanced environmental legal research, ethical concerns related to the practice of public interest law, client counseling and negotiations skills, the art of commenting on regulations and legislative drafting, the role of state and local governments in environmental protection, and the basics of environmental transactions. This course is graded on a letter-grade basis. Privacy and the media, privacy and law enforcement, workplace privacy, privacy and online transactions, medical and genetic privacy, and privacy and personal records and information. Crimes and punishments. How computer crimes challenge traditional approaches to the prohibition, investigation, and prosecution of criminal activity. The courses in this section are offered through the Law School’s summer program in intellectual property law held in Munich, Germany. O (insider loan limits), Reg. (Research paper and class projects or examination), Integrated study of corporate, tax, accounting, and securities law aspects of the following: choice and formation of a closely-held business entity; structure of equity and control of a corporate entity; providing for changes in stock ownership; providing for the mid-life of a corporation, including buy-outs and recapitalizations; and analysis formulation of planning for a corporate acquisition. Emphasis on some of the classical works in this field and applications to specific decisions. (Examination), Interrelationships among money laundering, corruption, and terrorism, their threat to global peace and prosperity, and the convergence of international law efforts to confront them. Each year the course examines some of the most recent developments in trade law, with a close reading of recent WTO adjudicatory decisions on issues such as subsidies, regulation of goods, regulation of services, sanitary restrictions, product standards, investment measures, and intellectual property. (Take-home examination), This course will: (1) examine the vital role of federal and state appellate courts in our legal system; (2) explore the substantive and procedural elements of appellate litigation; and (3) engage students in the study of appellate practice through assignments involving research, writing, analysis, advocacy, and advice. Government expression or endorsement of religious messages, including religious exercises and instruction in public schools, public displays of religious images, and private religious speech on public property. Credit may not be earned for both Law 6342 and 6343. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and learning about grant writing. Focus on the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. Open to LL.M. Potential conflicts with WTO law and proposals for a successor regime to Kyoto post–2012. The fall semester focuses on objective writing and problem solving. Topics include: defining public interest lawyering, ethics, public interest advocacy, cause lawyering, client representation, public interest careers, mechanics of public interest organizations and government lawyering. Courses will be reviewed within 15 business days. The UN General Assembly and Human Rights Council have repeatedly noted that offline rights apply online, but how? Carbon finance and trading mechanisms created by Kyoto and national and regional schemes to assist parties to the treaty in meeting their obligations. Prerequisite: Law 6250. Each hypothetical scenario focuses on the lawyer’s duty to the client and to the court through role playing. (Examination, take-home examination, research paper, or writing assignments), Noncommercial transfers of wealth at death or during life; essential elements and formalities for creation of trusts and execution of wills, revocation and alteration, grounds for contest, limits on property owner’s power to control, and intestate succession. Enrollment is limited. The method by which students will be evaluated in the course is indicated at the end of each course description. Once registration ends, no student may drop this course without permission of the course instructor. Enrollment is limited. The means by which scientific inquiry itself is fostered and regulated in the United States and abroad, including the recent policy debates over human cloning and embryonic stem cell research, as well as scientific misconduct, fraud, bias, and the politicization of scientific debate. During the fall and spring semesters, the placement must be located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (with the exception of the GW in New York Program). Whether you want to advance your career, get started in a new field, or pursue a new passion, we have a wide variety of courses and certificate programs that will help you get where you want to go. All requests to participate in Advanced Field Placement must be approved by the assistant dean for field placement. Major agency law issues, including the nature of an agency relation, fiduciary rights and duties, and the potential contractual and tort liability of principals to third parties for the actions and inactions of their agents and independent contractors. Required for LL.M. 2020 Media Releases; 2019 Media Releases; Motor Carrier. Topics include disclosure, regulation of corporations and unions, contribution limits, the role of issue advocacy in election campaigns, political party activities, public funding of campaigns, the role of the Federal Election Committee (FEC), criminal enforcement of finance laws, and campaign finance reform. (Examination or examination and exercises), The allocation of power and responsibility among parent, child, and state. (Examination or research paper with permission of the instructor), Analysis of legal mechanisms in the fields of criminal, civil, military, immigration, and administrative law used by the U.S. government to combat domestic and international terrorism. Statutory interpretation, administrative law, judicial enforcement, and the underlying roles of politics and science. This course covers some of the material covered in Law 6502 and 6503, but at an introductory level. Exercises in structuring transactions. Students may participate in the Field Placement Program after they have successfully completed the Law School's full-time first-year curriculum. (Research paper), Selected topics in legal theory to be announced at the time of registration. The federal Administrative Procedure Act is emphasized, with particular attention to adjudication, rulemaking, judicial review, investigatory powers, and enforcement. (Examination), Selected topics in securities law to be announced at the time of registration. The course also examines the roles of legislatures, agencies, and courts in interpreting and applying such sources of law. The director of the International and Comparative Law Program may waive the requirement of this course for students who have taken a similar course at another U.S. law school. Rules, policies, and processes of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the statutory and judicial constraints on the FCC’s authority to regulate existing and developing business models. (Examination), Overview of the origins of Islamic law and development of schools of Islamic jurisprudence. The concept of “negotiating” with clients in order to develop effective conflict management systems. students who do not hold a J.D. License agreements involving governments and universities; tax and bankruptcy considerations; and multimedia licensing. (Examination or take-home examination), Legal issues related to homeland security before September 11, 2001, and the adoption of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. students only) (Only LL.M. (Examination), Students enrolled in this course must prepare a research paper under the supervision of a member of the faculty who will determine, prior to registration, whether the work required for the topic justifies 1 or 2 credit hours. students with prior military law experience may enroll only with the permission of the instructor. Basic principles and institutions; market-based initiatives toward corporate responsibility (i.e., efforts by companies to attract consumers and investors by voluntarily adopting human rights codes of conduct or social accountability standards); domestic regulation (directives and legislation in various countries that, through human rights conditionality, attempt to recruit the transnational corporation as an instrument of foreign policy); civil liability (the enforcement of standards against corporations through private lawsuits in domestic courts); and international regulation (under which intergovernmental organizations attempt to channel corporate conduct in ways that are thought to be socially responsible). Satisfactory completion of Law 6657 in the second year and satisfactory completion of all journal work in the third year is required to receive credit for this course. This course is graded on a CR/ NC basis. Prerequisite: Law 6250. (Take-home examination). The course may include application of intelligence law to hypothetical scenarios and student-generated legislative approaches to intelligence law problems. In addition to the courses listed below, the GW–Oxford program curriculum offers International Law of Human Rights (6546), as Fundamentals of International Human Rights Law, Human Rights Lawyering (6568), and Individual and Group Rights (6580). (Research paper), Selected topics in international business law and practice to be announced at the time of registration. (Examination), Procedural and substantive overview of merger enforcement and analysis. The number of hours of credit given for the satisfactory completion of a course is indicated in parentheses after the name of the course. Contract formation, performance, and dispute resolution processes. Legal rules and cultural traditions of these and other societies compared in terms of economic efficiency, personal responsibility and freedom, and ethical balance. Topics include fuel production, electricity and natural gas utility regulation, nuclear and hydroelectric facility regulation, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy tax policy and financial incentives. (Writing assignments & class exercises) (Skills/E), This course is corequisite to Law 6668, Field Placement, for students whose classroom component is fulfilled by a course designated by the assistant dean for field placement other than Law 6469, 6669, 6670, 6671, 6672, or 6674. MATH 128 prepares students for MATH 119, which is a required course for most of The Business School Diploma programs. The politics of gender and sexual diversity within the universality of human rights, legal pluralism, and cultural relativism. The objective is to offer law students a foundation to be conversant in different concepts that relate to their legal training, particularly in the first-year curriculum. The system’s ideals and the burden of processing more than one million claims per year. California Fire & Rescue Training Authority, Sacramento . Events International Trade, Strategy and Operations MSc delivers knowledge and understanding of the management and operational requirements for trading in international markets. The classroom component focuses on law and poverty, and on developing a variety of lawyering skills, including client interviewing, case analysis, oral advocacy, litigation document drafting, and negotiations. students. Students who have previously taken or are concurrently enrolled in Law 6870 must have the instructor’s permission to enroll in this course. (Research paper and oral presentations), The ways in which scientific reasoning and the scientific method have been applied, and misapplied, to legal and policy decisions. Students may enroll concurrently in this course and Law 6668 only with permission of both instructors. Practical realities of collectively bargained benefit plans; preemption of state law and interplay of various federal laws; roles played by union and employer both in the context of individual bargaining of employee benefits and in the context of the employer and the union as trustee of a benefit plan; rights of participants and beneficiaries under the plan and under the collective bargaining agreement; rights and obligations of contributing employers; and termination and withdrawal issues, including plant shutdowns and bankruptcies. (Examination), The unique role of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as the only national court of appeals organized on the basis of subject matter rather than geography. Berl, Goodman, J. Kohn, Kucinski, Lynch, McIlmail, Pincus, Villa, Zaidi, Students learn the fundamental skills necessary to draft litigation and transactional documents. Exploration of what a trade secret is and how it differs from other types of property protection; trade-secret laws’ interrelationships with other areas of the law, including corporate management of information, employee mobility, and criminal law/economic espionage; ways in which an organization can identify and protect its trade secrets and manage risk associated with exposure to others’ trade secrets; litigating civil and criminal disputes involving trade secrets. Introduction to arrangements that improve access to credit for individuals, businesses, and governments. (Research paper), Selected topics in advanced antitrust law to be announced at the time of registration. Open to LL.M. (Examination), Designed to acquaint the student with the operations of a modern crime laboratory and the courtroom acceptability of testimony of forensic scientists and other evidence on laboratory test results. Focus on strategies for designing systemic approaches to resolve a cluster or stream of disputes in particular organizations or institutions, including government agencies, educational and health care settings, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. Governance structures of public and private institutions, and the relationship between the institution and faculty, staff, students, the community, and federally funded programs. This course may be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. Semester Note 1. (Examination or take-home examination), Legal problems arising from occurrences transcending state or national boundaries; jurisdiction; foreign judgments; constitutional influences; theoretical bases of choice of law principles and their application to specific fields, including torts, contracts, property, family law, administration of estates, business associations. (Writing assignments, oral presentation, and in-class activities) (Skills/E), This course is graded on a CR/NC basis. Arbitration versus traditional civil litigation. (Research paper) (Research paper), The relationship of the federal courts to Congress and to the states. The effectiveness of government actions and alternatives for achieving public safety goals; the effect of such actions on U.S. citizens and citizens of other countries; and the reaction of federal courts and Congress to executive branch actions. With a flexible legal education, you'll pair your curiosity with rigorous training in research, negotiation, analysis, and more. Prerequisite: Law 6471 or permission of the instructor. (Examination or take-home examination), Introduction to water pollution control and the Clean Water Act, with emphasis on water quality requirements and policies affecting industrial, municipal, and agricultural/development interests. (Skills/E), Exploration of the multiple goals of clinical education, with an intensive orientation to clinical methods and a historical and philosophical overview of clinical education. (Examination), D. Levine Creditors’ remedies and debtors’ protections under state law: writs of attachment, garnishment and execution, acquisition of liens and forced sales of property, self-help arrangements, and security agreements. (Examination or research paper), Examines the evolution of feminist legal theory and its critique of the legal system and legal norms.