This course will introduce the student to the full scope of the contemporary law of war including international humanitarian law, centered on the Geneva Conventions, customary practice, numerous other treaties …
This course will follow and critique the major cases arising out of the 2024 election in order to answer questions such as: why was the case brought, is it structured …
This seminar will examine the role of international law and institutions in addressing major policy concerns that transcend the boundaries of individual states.
How do judges decide cases? Lawyers and scholars have long debated this question, which has important implications for normative theories about how judges should decide cases. This seminar will examine …
In this course, students will learn individual and team leadership skills, communications skills, and time and meeting management techniques to create the most positive impact in the public, private or …
This course introduces law students to foundational components of the business of sport, including stadium/arena development, M&A and equity investment, sponsorship/commercial activation, and media rights.
Many public service legal organizations -- from impact civil rights to direct service -- deploy integrated advocacy strategies that embrace organizing as an essential tool. However, the vast majority of …
This seminar will explore freedom of expression from a comparative law and international human rights perspective.
This class is designed to expose students to new research and to engage in critical discussion about various facets of the criminal legal system. It is targeted both towards students …
Legal practice and research increasingly involve analysis of big data to resolve legal questions, and the importance of quantitative analysis is likely to grow. Also, legal employers may value lawyers …
Legal practice and research increasingly involve analysis of big data to resolve legal questions, and the importance of quantitative analysis is likely to grow. Also, legal employers may value lawyers …
The past decade has witnessed rising geopolitical tensions, and as states have become wary of interdependence, questions arise: can the international legal regimes that govern international trade, investment, and finance …
This seminar will provide a survey of internet governance, with a focus on those areas of cyber-regulation experiencing the most active debate.
This course is a forum for students to engage with their peers, faculty, and invited scholars on cutting-edge issues in criminal law, criminal procedure, and criminal justice policy. Each week, …
Protest or riot? Civil disobedience or insurrection? Cities, universities, and other governmental entities must simultaneously protect free speech and public safety while managing mass demonstration events. The legal, ethical, and …
This course uses the lens of international debt finance to provide students with an advanced course in securities law, corporate law, and contract law. The 2-credit version of the course …
This seminar is aimed at giving students a full view of Political Law as a field from a legal practitioner's standpoint. Topics include constitutional and public policy underpinnings of regulation, …
This seminar examines the development of U.S. citizenship through law, history, and politics, including topics such as naturalization, birthright citizenship (jus soli), citizenship by descent (jus sanguinis), and expatriation/denaturalization.
This seminar will focus on how literary and other creative works might help one to derive sociological insights that are relevant to public policy.
Underlying the Rules of Evidence are many assumptions about how people behave and how people (in particular jurors) reason. We will think about the origins and necessity of the rules …