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International/Comparative

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • Roman Law

    January 18, 2023

    Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam An introduction to Roman law that combines a survey approach with one that focuses in some depth on topics…

  • Comparative Law: Why Law? Lessons from China

    January 18, 2023

    Prerequisite: None Exam Type: Any Day Take-home This course uses the example of China as a springboard for asking fundamental questions about the nature of…

  • Comparative Constitutional Law

    January 18, 2023

    Prerequisites: None; U.S. constitutional law helpful but not required. Exam Type: Please refer to the Fall 2020 Tentative Exam Schedule The course will cover…

  • 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 provides a classical…

  • Antitrust Law & Economics – Global

    January 18, 2023

    Prerequisites: None Note: Students who have taken U.S. Antitrust Law may not take this course because it duplicates the U.S. portion of the material covered…

  • Introduction to Japanese Law

    January 18, 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…

  • Roman Law

    January 18, 2023

    Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam An introduction to Roman law that combines a survey approach with one that focuses in some depth on topics…