Course Requirements
International/Comparative
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Public International Law
February 2, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: One-Day Take Home This is an introductory course to public international law. The first part of the course examines the nature,…
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Legal History: Continental Legal History
February 2, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam A survey of the main outlines of Continental European legal history from the fall of the Roman Empire to…
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International Criminal Law
February 2, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Any Day Take-Home International Criminal Law examines how the international legal system attempts to name and address the gravest crimes in…
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Advanced Analysis of the Sugya
February 1, 2023
Prerequisites: Students should have sufficient experience with Talmud to prepare and be prepared to read the text in the original language with commentaries. Exam Type…
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Regulation of International Finance
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: One-Day Take-home This course will examine international arrangements for the regulation of finance. Arrangements covered include the International Monetary Fund, the…
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Climate Change and the Politics of International Law
January 30, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Any Day Take-Home As climate change has increasingly come to be seen as an urgent global problem, there has been a…
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Introduction to Islamic Law
January 27, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: One Day Take-Home This course is a broad introduction to Islamic law in historical and contemporary forms. We will first cover…
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The Sugya in The Babylonian Talmud
January 25, 2023
Prerequisites: A certain amount of experience with the Talmud and ability to prepare the text in the original language, or, permission of the instructor. Exam…
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Change in Jewish Law
January 23, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: One Day Take-home History is encoded in legal documents and systems. This is a truism of academic approaches to law, and…
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International Intellectual Property Transactions
January 23, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Last Class Take-Home International IP transactions are extremely common in the global knowledge-based and data-driven economy. The legal rules that govern…
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The International Law of the Sea
January 23, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam This course explores the international law of the sea, which is one of the most important and compelling areas…
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The International Law of the Sea
January 23, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam This course explores the international law of the sea, which is one of the most important and compelling areas…
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International Human Rights
January 23, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: Any Day Take-Home The course will introduce students to the concepts of human rights, within the system of public international law.
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International Criminal Law
January 23, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Any Day Take-Home International Criminal Law examines how the international legal system attempts to name and address the gravest crimes in…
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Climate Change and the Politics of International Law
January 23, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Any Day Take-Home As climate change has come to be seen as an urgent global problem, there has been a turn…
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International Trade Law
January 19, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: One Day Take-Home This course focuses on the law governing international trade as established by the World Trade Organization. It engages…
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Legal History: English Legal History
January 19, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam An introduction to the history of law and legal institutions in England from the Anglo-Saxons to the seventeenth century.
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Human Rights and International Law
January 19, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: In Class This course examines critically what it means to embody human rights conceptions in law at the international level, and…
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Introduction to Japanese Law
January 19, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: In Class This course is designed to introduce the non-specialist law student to major features of the Japanese legal system. The…
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Laws of War
January 19, 2023
Prerequisite: Public International Law is recommended. Exam Type: One-Day Take-Home The law of war is one of the oldest branches of international law, but whether…
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Comparative Corporate Governance
January 19, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: Any-Day Take-Home
Paper option available. The business corporation is a central institution in the modern capitalist economy. There are,… -
International Environmental Law
January 19, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: In Class This course examines the challenges, successes, and opportunities in harnessing state and non-state efforts to promote international environmental protection.
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Public International Law
January 19, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: One-Day Take-Home This is an introductory course to public international law. The first part of the course provides a classical foundation…
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Law and Economic Development
January 19, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Any-Day Take-Home This course will explore past and present debates about the role of the legal order in economic development. We…
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Global Law
January 19, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Any-Day Take-Home This course explores law’s role in global affairs. We will examine the history of ideas, legal doctrines, institutional…
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Comparative Law: Ancient Law
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Please refer to the Spring 2021 Exam Schedule The focus of the class will be on comparing various ancient and…
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International Commercial Arbitration
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Last Class Take-Home
There will be a take-home final exam and class participation will be weighed. This course provides an… -
Legal Architecture of Globalization: Money, Debt, and Development
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Please refer to the Spring 2021 Exam Schedule An integrated political economy now covers much of the globe. This course…
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International Commercial Arbitration
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Last Class Take-Home This course provides a rigorous introduction to the field of international commercial arbitration, which has become the default…
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Global Law
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Last Class Take-Home This course explores law’s role in global affairs. We will examine the history of ideas, legal doctrines, institutional…
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International Trade Law
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites None Exam Type: In Class This course examines the law and policy of international trade in goods and services. It begins with an overview…
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International Commercial Arbitration
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Last Class Take-Home This course provides an intensive introduction to the law, theory and practice of international commercial arbitration, which has…
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Public International Law
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Please refer to the Fall 2020 Tentative Exam Schedule This is an introductory course on Public International Law, which is…
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Law and Economic Development
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Please refer to the Fall 2020 Tentative Exam Schedule This course will explore past and present debates about the role…
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Legal History: English Legal History
January 18, 2023
An introduction to the history of law and legal institutions in England from the Anglo-Saxons to the seventeenth century. The principal focus will be on…
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Legal History: Continental Legal History
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam A survey of the main outlines of Continental European legal history from the fall of the Roman Empire to…
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English Legal History
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Please refer to the Spring 2021 Exam Schedule This class provides an introduction to the legal and constitutional history of…
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Prerequisites: Faculty permission. Interested students should submit a one-paragraph statement of interest briefly describing their background and reason for wanting to take the course. Please…
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Poverty, Human Rights, and Development
January 18, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam This course uses a multidisciplinary lens to explore the linkages between global poverty, human rights, and development from an…
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Antitrust Law & Economics – Global
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Please refer to the Spring 2021 Exam Schedule Given the reality of global markets, modern antitrust law and legal practice…
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Comparative Constitutional Law
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None; U.S. constitutional law helpful but not required. Exam Type: Any Day Take-home The course will cover a series of topics arising in the…
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Public International Law
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Please refer to the Spring 2021 Exam Schedule This is an introductory course to public international law. The first part…
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Legal Architecture of Globalization: Money, Debt, and Development
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: In Class An integrated political economy now covers much of the globe. This course focuses on the monetary structure of that…
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Regulation of International Finance
January 18, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: Please refer to the Spring 2021 Exam Schedule This course will examine international arrangements for the regulation of finance. Arrangements…
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Human Rights and International Law
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: Please refer to the Fall 2020 Tentative Exam Schedule This course examines critically what it means to embody human rights…
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Public International Law
January 18, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: One-Day Take Home This is an introductory course to public international law. The first part of the course examines the nature,…
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International Humanitarian Law/Law of Armed Conflict
January 18, 2023
Prerequisite: Public International Law is recommended. Exam Type: Please refer to the Spring 2021 Exam Schedule The law of war is one of the…