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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

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LAW 2650
Psychology and Law

This course explores how cognitive, social & clinical psychology are used in law. Law makes many assumptions about human psychology, and lawyers and judges regularly rely on psychological research ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 2650, PSYCH 2650

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17249 LAW 2650   LEC 001

  •  

LAW 3281
Constitutional Politics: The U.S. Supreme Court

This course investigates the United States Supreme Court and its role in politics and government. It traces the development of constitutional doctrine, the growth of the Court's institutional power, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3281, GOVT 3281

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17252 LAW 3281   LEC 001

  •  

LAW 4021
Competition Law and Policy

This course will examine issues that arise when a country attempts to implement and maintain a "competition policy" as a way of promoting economic growth and efficiency. The basic reading material will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3805

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17255 LAW 4021   LEC 001

  •  

LAW 5001
Civil Procedure

An introduction to civil litigation, from commencement of an action through disposition on appeal, studied in the context of the federal procedural system. Also, a detailed consideration of federalism ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17870 LAW 5001   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17871 LAW 5001   LEC 002

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17872 LAW 5001   LEC 003

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17873 LAW 5001   LEC 004

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 5021
Constitutional Law

A study of basic American constitutional law, including structural aspects of the Constitution and certain of its rights provisions. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17874 LAW 5021   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17875 LAW 5021   LEC 002

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17876 LAW 5021   LEC 003

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17877 LAW 5021   LEC 004

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 5041
Contracts

An introduction to the nature, functions, and processes of exchange, contract, and contract law. The course focuses on the predominant rules and principles governing contract and related obligation, including ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17878 LAW 5041   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17879 LAW 5041   LEC 002

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17880 LAW 5041   LEC 003

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 5061
Criminal Law

An introductory study of the criminal law, including theories of punishment, analysis of the elements of criminal liability and available defenses, and consideration of specific crimes as defined by statute ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17881 LAW 5061   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17882 LAW 5061   LEC 002

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17883 LAW 5061   LEC 003

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 5081
Lawyering

Lawyering is a full-year course designed to introduce first-year students to lawyering skills, with primary emphasis on legal writing, analysis, research, and oral presentations. Assignments are usually ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17884 LAW 5081   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17885 LAW 5081   LEC 002

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17886 LAW 5081   LEC 003

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17887 LAW 5081   LEC 004

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17888 LAW 5081   LEC 005

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17889 LAW 5081   LEC 006

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 5090
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis

This course builds on the material of NBA 5060 and focuses on more advanced financial statement topics and specialized industries.  We cover investment research, accounting analysis, credit analysis, banking, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: NBA 5090

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15703 LAW 5090   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: NBA 5090

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15704 LAW 5090   LEC 002

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: NBA 5090

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15705 LAW 5090   LEC 003

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 5121
Property

This is a course in basic property law. It covers acquisitions of rights in property, estates in land, concurrent ownership, landlord/tenant relations, and regulation of land use. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17890 LAW 5121   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6000
Law In-Absentia Study

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17898 LAW 6000   LEC 001

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6005
Business and Financial Concepts for Lawyers

This 1-credit course is designed to prepare students who have no business background for (1) legal practice in areas involving business transactions, business regulation, and/or business litigation, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 17802 LAW 6005   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Sep 12, 2017

    • Magalhaes, D

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW
    This course is offered through eCornell.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6007
Contracts for LLM Students

An introduction to the nature, functions, and processes of exchange, contract, and contract law. The course focuses on the predominant rules and principles governing contract and related obligation, including ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17899 LAW 6007   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6011
Administrative Law: The Law of the Regulatory State

An introduction to the constitutional and other legal issues posed by the modern administrative state. Topics include: procedural due process, separation of powers, procedural modes of administrative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17891 LAW 6011   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6012
Administrative Law Research

This course will focus on practical aspects of administrative law, learning to maneuver through the federal rulemaking process and locating agency adjudications. Students will participate in electronic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 17905 LAW 6012   DIS 201

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6024
Managing and Resolving Conflict

Deals with managing and resolving workplace conflicts and examines dispute resolution and conflict management in both union and nonunion settings. The course covers two related topics: (1) third-party ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16355 LAW 6024   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6027
Campus Mediation Practicum

This course is offered to students interested in acquiring the knowledge, skills and techniques necessary to mediate interpersonal disputes. In the first segment of the course, students will be introduced ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 4027, ILRLR 6027

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16361 LAW 6027   LEC 001

  • This course is offered to students interested in acquiring the knowledge, skills and techniques necessary to mediate interpersonal disputes. In the first segment of the course, students will be introduced to the guiding principles of interpersonal mediation. A review of the theories of conflict, its roots and its resolution, set the stage for the role mediation can effectively play in resolving conflict. Students are introduced to the models of mediation and the benefits and challenges of each, including a comparative analysis of evaluative, facilitative and transformative styles of mediation. In the second segment, students will be assigned to mediate cases referred to the Scheinman Institute from the Office of the Judicial Administrator. The role of gender, race, culture, ethics and impasse in mediation will all be examined and incorporated into workshops and case studies. Students will have several opportunities to apply their knowledge of mediation and acquire the skills necessary to become effective mediators. Following each case assignment, students will be required to write a paper analyzing the nature of the complaint, the approach and techniques employed during the case and the student’s evaluation of what worked and did not work in their attempt to resolve the conflict. Oversight will be provided by the course instructors.

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LAW 6051
Advanced Legal Research in Business Law

Business issues, particularly those relating to corporations, are a given in most areas of practice. This course will introduce students to online resources providing company information and will enable ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 17906 LAW 6051   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6060
Financial Statement Analysis

The purpose of this course is to give students a broad understanding of financial statement analysis and valuation issues. The emphasis is on helping students understand the basic equity research process ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: NBA 5060

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15564 LAW 6060   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: NBA 5060

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15565 LAW 6060   LEC 002

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: NBA 5060

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15566 LAW 6060   LEC 003

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6080
Advanced Issues in Mediation

This course is offered to students interested in acquiring thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of mediation as well as the techniques employed by effective mediators. In the first segment of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 6023

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 16379 LAW 6080   SEM 101

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6085
Law Practice Technology

This course introduces and investigates the use of current technologies in law firm practice. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17926 LAW 6085   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6101
Antitrust Law

The antitrust laws of the U.S. protect competitive markets and limit the exercise of monopoly power. Topics include: price fixing, boycotts, and market allocation agreements among competitors; agreements ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17928 LAW 6101   LEC 001

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LAW 6111
Arbitration Law and Practice

The field of alternative dispute resolution has virtually transformed the practice of law. Today, every lawyer has a professional responsibility to his or her clients to consider the most appropriate process ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17929 LAW 6111   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6121
Bankruptcy

Selected topics in the law of bankruptcy, including consumer and business bankruptcy. The course will cover bankruptcy liquidation, the 'fresh start' in consumer bankruptcy, rehabilitation provisions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 6121

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17930 LAW 6121   LEC 001

  •  

LAW 6131
Business Organizations

An introduction to the legal rules and principles, as well as some of the economic factors, that underlay the conduct of business enterprise in the United States. A principal focus will be upon the large, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17893 LAW 6131   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17894 LAW 6131   LEC 002

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17895 LAW 6131   LEC 003

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6154
Comparative Law: East Asian Legal Systems

This course has two related goals.  First, we will consider some elements and motifs of legal systems of the Asia Pacific region.  Second, we will consider some elements and motifs of the discipline of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17931 LAW 6154   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6161
Comparative Law: The Civil Law Tradition

This course introduces students to the institutional and conceptual organization of "civil law" legal systems (which govern almost all of Western and Eastern Europe and Latin America, as well as significant ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17939 LAW 6161   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6191
Conflict of Laws

This course will address the subject of conflict of laws in its theoretical and historical context, and will place a special emphasis on the international elements of conflict of laws. There will be a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17940 LAW 6191   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6201
First Amendment Law

This course will survey interpretations of the First Amendment, including both court doctrines and theoretical understandings. Treatment of the Speech Clause, the Free Exercise Clause, and the Establishment ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17941 LAW 6201   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6204
Cornell Prison Education Program Teaching Practicum

Students in the Practicum will co-teach a law-related course at either Auburn or Cayuga correctional facilities, as part of the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP), which offers college courses to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17976 LAW 6204   TA 651

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6242
Corporate Finance

Any practice of business law requires a knowledge of accounting and corporate finance to be able to properly advise one's clients. This course will cover basic corporate finance concepts to enable an attorney ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17942 LAW 6242   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6263
Criminal Procedures: Adjudications

This course will primarily focus on the adjudication phase of the criminal process including: (1) the right to counsel, including the right to the effective assistance of counsel and conflict-free counsel; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17944 LAW 6263   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6301
Directed Reading

An examination of a topic through readings selected by arrangement between the instructor and an individual student or group of students (not exceeding eight). view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17945 LAW 6301   DIS 201

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17946 LAW 6301   DIS 202

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6331
Employment Law

Survey of major statutory schemes, constitutional principles, and common law doctrines that affect the employer-employee relationship in the public and private sectors, other than laws regulating union ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17947 LAW 6331   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18304 LAW 6331   LEC 002

  • Taught in NYC. Enrollment limited to: LLM Tech students only.

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LAW 6335
Emerging Growth Companies and Venture Capital Financing: Principles and Practice

The start-up high technology enterprise, privately financed largely with funds provided by angel investors and venture capital firms, is a successful source of important new and technologically innovative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 6960

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17951 LAW 6335   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6345
Entertainment Law

We will use real world and hypothetical situations, together with over thirty years of war stories, to examine not only how entertainment law is practiced, but what entertainment law clients expect of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17954 LAW 6345   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6401
Evidence

The rules of evidence in civil and criminal cases with emphasis on relevance, hearsay, authentication, witnesses, experts, and confrontation. The course focuses on the Federal Rules of Evidence, with some ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17896 LAW 6401   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6421
Family Law

Broadly understood, family law is the study of state-imposed rules regulating intimacy and intimate relationships in society. In this course we evaluate our assumptions and beliefs about the appropriateness ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17955 LAW 6421   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6430
Financial Markets and Institutions

This course presents an overview of the structure and function of the financial markets. The course attempts to provide a general working knowledge of the financial system by examining not only how various ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 5430

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18298 LAW 6430   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 5430

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18299 LAW 6430   LEC 002

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6432
Federal Criminal Practice

The course will focus on federal criminal proceedings from a practice based perspective and will introduce students to the different stages of a federal criminal prosecution. Topics covered will include ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17956 LAW 6432   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6441
Federal Income Taxation

A basic course designed to develop understanding of tax concepts and ability to work effectively with the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, cases, and other tax materials. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17897 LAW 6441   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6451
Federal Indian Law

The course will focus on the basics of Federal Indian Law, the ever-changing body of case and statutory law and treaties that define the limits and extent of Indian tribal sovereignty in the United States ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17957 LAW 6451   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6470
High Growth Corporate Transactions

This course is designed to familiarize students with common issues that arise in, and how they are addressed by attorneys who structure, high-growth (principally start-up) corporate transactions. It will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18300 LAW 6470   LEC 001

    • MT Cornell Tech

    • D'Amore, M

      Whitehead, C

  • Taught in NYC. Enrollment limited to: LLM Tech students only.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6471
Health Law

This course will consider legal aspects of the organization, financing, and distribution of health care in the United States. It will emphasize issues of access, costs, and quality, and address the use ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17958 LAW 6471   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6485
Function of the General Counsel

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17959 LAW 6485   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6501
Insurance Law

Insurance is an increasingly important tool for the management of risk by both private and public enterprises. This course provides a working knowledge of basic insurance law governing insurance contract ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17960 LAW 6501   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6511
Intellectual Property

A survey of legal mechanisms for protecting intellectual property including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and related state law doctrines. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17961 LAW 6511   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6512
Intellectual Property Law

This is a survey course in intellectual property (IP) law. It covers the what, when, who, how, and why of IP: what kinds of information can be protected, when these rights arise, who owns them, how they ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18301 LAW 6512   LEC 001

    • MW Cornell Tech

    • Grimmelmann, J

  • Taught in NYC. Enrollment limited to: LLM Tech students only.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6531
International Commercial Arbitration

A study of arbitration as increasingly the dispute resolution method of choice for international trade and transactional disputes (where the parties are from different countries). The course introduces ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17962 LAW 6531   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6561
International Human Rights Law and Institutions

The course is comprised of two segments: (a) international organizations and (b) International Human Rights. In the international organization segment, the course aims at providing a comprehensive legal ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17963 LAW 6561   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6564
International Taxation

This course examines the principles underlying the U.S. taxation of U.S. persons who earn income abroad and the U.S. taxation of foreign persons who earn income in the United States. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17964 LAW 6564   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6569
Introduction to Depositions

Depositions are a critical component of pretrial discovery. Indeed, many cases are lost, won, or settled because of information gleaned at a deposition. Attorneys also often modify trial strategies because ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17965 LAW 6569   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17966 LAW 6569   LEC 002

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6572
Introduction to Transactional Lawyering

The conventional law school curriculum implicitly emphasizes appellate litigation, teaching students to read, argue and distinguish cases, and to predict what a judge will do. A transactional practice ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17967 LAW 6572   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6641
The Law Governing Lawyers

This course is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the law governing lawyers in a variety of practice settings, including transactional, counseling, and civil and criminal litigation. The course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17968 LAW 6641   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6730
Multicultural Work Environment I and II

The goal of this course is to promote an understanding of the challenges encountered in the work environment as a result of cultural differences. Students are required to complete a ten-page paper by September ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 17977 LAW 6730   FLD 801

    • TBA

    • DeRosa, J

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6735
Nonprofit Organizations

This is a survey course of the law governing tax-exempt organizations in the U.S. It primarily focuses on federal tax law and on Section 501(c)(3) organizations, but related concepts and New York law will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17970 LAW 6735   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 6752
Oral-Presentation Skills

This course examines effective ways to organize, summarize, and present information orally. With particular attention to the concepts of clarity, brevity, and audience, students will make - and critique ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 17971 LAW 6752   LEC 001

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LAW 6761
Principles of American Legal Writing

This course provides foreign-trained lawyers with an introduction to the American legal system and essential principles of legal writing, analysis and legal research skills in the United States. Students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17972 LAW 6761   LEC 001

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LAW 6801
Remedies

This course examines the remedial consequences of lawsuits and the remedial choices open to litigants: essential strategic information for students considering a litigation-oriented practice. It covers ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17973 LAW 6801   LEC 001

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LAW 6871
Supervised Writing

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17978 LAW 6871   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Staff

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17979 LAW 6871   IND 602

    • TBA

    • Staff

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17980 LAW 6871   IND 603

    • TBA

    • Staff

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LAW 6881
Supervised Teaching and Supervised Writing - Lawyering Program Honors Fellows

Lawyering Program Honors Fellows serve for the full academic year as teaching assistants in the Lawyering course. With training and guidance from the Lawyering faculty, Honors Fellows work on ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17969 LAW 6881   TA 651

    • TBA

    • Staff

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LAW 6891
Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders

This course examines the federal income taxation of corporate transactions, including incorporations, dividends, redemptions, liquidations, and reorganizations. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17995 LAW 6891   LEC 001

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LAW 6893
Technology Transactions

This course is designed to familiarize students with common issues that arise in, and how they are addressed by attorneys who structure, technology transactions. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18302 LAW 6893   LEC 001

  • Taught in NYC. Enrollment limited to: LLM Tech students only.

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LAW 6921
Trial Advocacy

The course is devoted to the study and weekly performance of the full range of trial techniques. Fundamental skills are taught in the context of challenging procedural and substantive law problems. Each ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18278 LAW 6921   LEC 001

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LAW 6941
Trusts and Estates

The course surveys the law of succession to property, including wills and intestate succession, as well as the law of trusts. The course covers the basic aspects of the federal gift and estate taxes, but ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18007 LAW 6941   LEC 001

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LAW 6956
The Government Lawyer

The course may include lectures by Professor Roberts on the following topics: habeas corpus, oral argument, statutory interpretation, prosecutions under the Violence Against Women Act, federal civil rights ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18008 LAW 6956   LEC 001

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LAW 7022
Advanced Topics in Property Theory

This seminar will explore what the idea of property means, and its usefulness in resolving issues of intense social conflict.  Seminar sessions will encourage student participation, with the instructor ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18014 LAW 7022   SEM 101

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LAW 7052
Advanced Persuasive Writing and Oral Advocacy

Students will master the art of persuasive writing and oral advocacy. Lecture topics include: knowing your audience; writing a Statement of Facts that appears objective but subjectively persuades; what ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18015 LAW 7052   SEM 101

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LAW 7113
Technology and Law Colloquium

This course explores new developments at the intersection of law and information technology. The class is structured as a series of dialogues with a diverse group of scholars – professors, practitioners, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: INFO 6113

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18327 LAW 7113   LEC 001

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 18328 LAW 7113   DIS 201

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LAW 7126
Class Actions

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 18017 LAW 7126   SEM 101

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7148
Contemporary Corporate Governance

Limited enrollment.  This course will focus on corporate governance in a variety of contemporary contexts. After an introduction to the way  U.S. -based public  corporations are governed, the course will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18019 LAW 7148   SEM 101

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LAW 7156
Copyright Litigation Lawyering

This seminar is designed to equip students with the knowledge and expertise to successfully resolve copyright disputes. Seminar content will include case/client selection and evaluation; the elements of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18020 LAW 7156   SEM 101

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LAW 7162
Contemporary American Jury

This course evaluates claims about the benefits and drawbacks of the contemporary American jury. Drawing on the work of legal scholars and social scientists, we will explore a range of topics relating ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18021 LAW 7162   SEM 101

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LAW 7164
Corporations and Other Legal Persons

Business and nonprofit corporations are well-recognized to be "legal persons" that can hold and exercise rights in their own names and, in some cases, operate in perpetuity.  However, trusts, foundations, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18022 LAW 7164   SEM 101

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LAW 7166
Deals Seminar: Capital Markets Transactions

This seminar examines selected legal issues and documents in connection with capital raising transactions by companies and investment banks in the United States securities markets. Initial public offerings ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18023 LAW 7166   SEM 101

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LAW 7169
Deals Seminar: Real Estate Transactions

Students will learn to prepare customary commercial real estate transactional agreements, such as purchase and sale contracts, management, development and joint venture agreements, space and ground leases, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18024 LAW 7169   SEM 101

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LAW 7178
Discrimination

In this seminar we will study a range of theoretical puzzles about the law regulating discrimination. We will use examples from discrimination in contexts of employment, service-provision, education, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18025 LAW 7178   SEM 101

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LAW 7232
Ethical Issues in Criminal Investigations, Prosecutions and Policy

This seminar explores the role of government lawyers and defense counsel in complex investigations and prosecutions, including white collar criminal cases and matters involving terrorism. We will examine ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18027 LAW 7232   SEM 101

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LAW 7240
Faculty at Home Seminar: Capital Punishment and Popular Culture

This in-home seminar will examine how capital punishment is depicted in popular culture, including in novels, magazine articles, movies, television programs, and songs.  view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18028 LAW 7240   SEM 101

    • M

    • Blume, J

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LAW 7246
Faculty at Home Seminar: Legal Drama

This in-home seminar will consider dramatic works that shed light on big questions central to the law.  Works considered will include Aeschylus's Oresteia, leading into a discussion on the origin and nature ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18029 LAW 7246   SEM 101

    • T

    • Chafetz, J

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LAW 7250
Faculty At Home Seminar: Women in the Legal Profession

This informal, in-home seminar considers issues relating to women in the modern practice of law, including such topics as work-life balance; happiness and mental health in practice; families and children, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 18030 LAW 7250   SEM 101

    • T

    • Peck, E

      Wendel, B

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LAW 7255
Faculty at Home Seminar: Feeding the Human Animal: Visions of Thriving and Surviving

Feeding the Human Animal: Visions of Thriving and Surviving Abstract: More people than ever are curious about the interconnectedness of our lives, as it becomes clear that our health and happiness depend ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18031 LAW 7255   SEM 101

    • R

    • Torres, G

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LAW 7257
Faculty at Home Seminar: Shadow Banking

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18032 LAW 7257   SEM 101

    • W

    • Hockett, R

      McCulley, P

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LAW 7260
Federal Appellate Practice

This seminar will explore federal appellate practice in the Supreme Court of the United States and the federal courts of appeal from the perspective of a litigator with insights from the bench. The focus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18053 LAW 7260   SEM 101

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LAW 7270
Foreign Affairs and the Separation of Powers

The Constitution grants considerable responsibility over foreign affairs to the legislative branch, including the power of the purse and the power to authorize war. Yet critics suggest that in practice, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18052 LAW 7270   SEM 101

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7360
International Financial Regulation

This is a unique seminar, offered by the former deputy CEO, General Counsel and member of the Executive Board of the Swiss financial markets regulator, FINMA. It provides an introduction to the international ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18054 LAW 7360   SEM 101

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7403
Law, Money, and Financial Macrodynamics

Law constitutes money and finance, while money and finance drive the macroeconomic dynamics that bring us growth, employment, and long term wealth accumulation. Opinions have long varied, however, over ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18055 LAW 7403   SEM 101

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7411
Law and Higher Education

Higher education is a complex, idiosyncratic institution. Universities and colleges have a unique mission -- teaching, research, and public service -- and a uniquely challenging task of accommodating the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18056 LAW 7411   SEM 101

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LAW 7440
Law and Social Change: Comparative Law in Africa

This seminar is designed for students interested in a comparative study of law in Africa. The seminar will include an introduction to multiple African legal systems, as well as African customary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3-4 Credits Graded

  • 18057 LAW 7440   SEM 101

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LAW 7442
Law and Trust in Government

By most measures, Americans trust each other and the government far less today than they have in the past. This seminar examines the causes of declining interpersonal and public sector trust, as well as ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18058 LAW 7442   SEM 101

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LAW 7572
Litigation Drafting

This course focuses on drafting documents typically encountered during the pretrial phase of civil litigation. As drafters, lawyers must think strategically about, and understand the conventions unique ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18059 LAW 7572   SEM 101

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7584
Mediation

Third party professionals adopt many different approaches when they intervene in conflict. Mediation is one well-known approach to conflict intervention and can be conducted very differently, depending ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18060 LAW 7584   SEM 101

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LAW 7598
Negotiation and Facilitation Seminar

Introduces students to the theory and practice of Negotiation and Facilitation in both legal and non-legal contexts. Theories of negotiation, conflict style, adversarial negotiation, and problem-solving ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18061 LAW 7598   SEM 101

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7599
New Rights, Cyberspace and Law

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18062 LAW 7599   SEM 101

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LAW 7621
Issues in Poverty Law

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18063 LAW 7621   SEM 101

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LAW 7631
Pretrial Practice, Litigation Strategies, and Remedies in Commercial Litigation

This seminar studies the strategies of complex commercial litigation, focusing on case development in the pretrial period. It will address strategies and approaches to pleadings, jurisdiction, motions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18064 LAW 7631   SEM 101

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LAW 7768
Technology, Management, and the Law

This course examines the impact of emerging technologies in the workplace and their influence on organizational behavior and management strategies. The course will have a particular focus on algorithms ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILROB 5230

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18594 LAW 7768   LEC 001

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7781
Theories of Property

This seminar will provide an introduction to the most influential contemporary theories of property, as well as an opportunity to discuss how those theories might approach several important questions within ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18065 LAW 7781   SEM 101

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7785
War Crimes Trials and the Law of Genocide

Beginning in November 1945, in an unprecedented attempt to bring war criminals to justice, more than 20 senior government officials and military leaders of Hitlerʼs Third Reich were indicted and tried, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18066 LAW 7785   SEM 101

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LAW 7805
Advanced Labor Law Clinic

The Advanced Labor Law Clinic provides students another opportunity to deepen their understanding of traditional labor and employment law by representing the interests of workers with typical workplace ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18067 LAW 7805   CLN 301

    • TBA

    • Cornell, A

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LAW 7815
Capital Punishment Clinic 2

Death penalty litigation: investigation and the preparation of petitions, memoranda, and briefs. This course is taught as a clinic. Two or possibly three capital cases are worked on by students. Case selection ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18068 LAW 7815   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7832
Externship - Full Time

The Externship - Full Time course allows students (24 in fall, 16 in spring) to earn 12 credit hours as externs working full time at approved placement sites at virtually any location (most sites are non-profit ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18069 LAW 7832   CLN 301

    • TBA

    • Mooney, A

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LAW 7833
Criminal Defense Trial Practicum

Students represent defendants in non-felony, non-jury criminal cases. The course has both a classroom and courtroom component. The classroom component focuses on all aspects of the handling of a criminal ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18070 LAW 7833   CLN 301

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LAW 7834
Externship - Part Time, Other Local

The Externship - Part Time, Other Local course allows students to earn 4 or more credit hours as externs working at least 8 hours per week at approved placement sites in the Ithaca area while continuing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-10 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18259 LAW 7834   CLN 301

    • TBA

    • Mooney, A

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7848
Int'l Human Rights Clinic: Implementation of International Law in US Courts I

In this clinical course, students will work on projects that will expose them to diverse forms of human rights advocacy before domestic courts, international tribunals, foreign courts, and the United Nations.  ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18260 LAW 7848   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7849
Int'l Human Rights Clinic: Implementation of International Law in US Courts II

In this clinical course, students will work on projects that will expose them to diverse forms of human rights advocacy before domestic courts, international tribunals, foreign courts, and the United Nations.  ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18265 LAW 7849   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7857
Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic I

Permission of instructor required. Students who wish to apply to the clinic should submit a resume, transcript, and short statement of interest (no more than two pages) to Prof. Lyon. For more information ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18261 LAW 7857   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7858
Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic II

Students collaborate with farmworkers, farmworker families, and partner organizations to use the law in service of their clients' goals. Students who have completed the first semester of any clinical course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18262 LAW 7858   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7859
Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic III

Students collaborate with farmworkers, farmworker families, and partner organizations to use the law in service of their clients' goals. Students who have completed the first semester of any clinical course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18263 LAW 7859   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7864
Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic IV

Students collaborate with farmworkers, farmworker families, and partner organizations to use the law in service of their clients' goals. Students who have completed the first semester of any clinical course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18264 LAW 7864   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7865
Family Law Clinic I

Students will learn the law of divorce, spousal maintenance, child custody and support in New York State, as well as about the courts that handle these issues and their procedures. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18272 LAW 7865   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7871
Labor Law Clinic

The Labor Law Clinic will provide students a practical opportunity to learn labor law, while making meaningful contributions to the labor movement and working people. This clinic will combine a substantive ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18273 LAW 7871   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7885
Legal Research Clinic

Approximately 15 hours of work per week. Selection of students for enrollment into the clinic is at the instructor's discretion.   The Legal Research Clinic provides students with the opportunity to hone ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18274 LAW 7885   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7886
Legal Research Clinic II

The Legal Research Clinic accepts referrals from local nonprofits and legal aid offices to provide students with a wide variety of legal and investigative research problems.  Our clients range from individuals ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18276 LAW 7886   CLN 301

    • TBA

    • Emerson, A

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7905
Advocacy for LGBT Communities Practicum

Prerequisite: completion of 2 full semesters of law study at a U.S. law school. Permission of the instructor.  Limited enrollment.  12 to 16 hours of work per week. This course has two components. First, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18275 LAW 7905   CLN 301

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LAW 7915
Advanced Gender Justice Clinic

This course offers students who have completed the International Human Rights Clinic or Global Gender Justice Clinic the opportunity to pursue one or more projects in conjunction with the Global Gender ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18277 LAW 7915   CLN 301

    • TBA

    • Brundige, E

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LAW 7921
Prosecution Trial Clinic

This course gives students the opportunity to prosecute non-felony non-jury trials in Ithaca City Court. The course has both a classroom component and a courtroom component. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18280 LAW 7921   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7925
New York Attorney General Clinic

The New York State Attorney General offers a clinic in which law students work 12-15 hours per week in his office in Syracuse, New York and attend a weekly class at Cornell. Each student is assigned to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18281 LAW 7925   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7951
United States Attorney's Office Externship

The United States Attorney's Office Clinic is a program in which law students work 12-15 hours per week for the United States Attorney's Office in Syracuse, New York. Each student is assigned to work for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18282 LAW 7951   CLN 301

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7953
Securities Law Clinic 1

The course will focus on fundamental investigatory and advocacy skills applicable to representation of public investors in disputes subject to arbitration at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18283 LAW 7953   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7954
Securities Law Clinic 2

The course will focus on fundamental investigatory and advocacy skills applicable to representation of public investors in disputes subject to arbitration at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18284 LAW 7954   CLN 301

    • TBA

    • Jacobson, W

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7955
Securities Law Clinic 3

The course will focus on fundamental investigatory and advocacy skills applicable to representation of public investors in disputes subject to arbitration at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18287 LAW 7955   CLN 301

    • TBA

    • Jacobson, W

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7960
Technology, Innovation and the Law Clinic

In this project-based clinic, students will participate in a weekly seminar and also work on a computer software project. This clinic will expose students to the varied uses of computer technologies in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18288 LAW 7960   CLN 301

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 7991
Cornell Research Colloquium

This seminar is a course in advanced academic research methodology. The Colloquium is designed to prepare the students to engage in doctoral-level research, analysis and writing, especially in comparative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18010 LAW 7991   SEM 101

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

LAW 9901
Graduate Research

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-12 Credits Graded

  • 18013 LAW 9901   RSC 701

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Department Consent Required (Add)