Courses

Spring 2012 Changes to Course Information

A Study of Cross-Border Insolvency Cases and Relevant Law (9/27/2011)
This course will not count towards the J.D. adjunct credit cap.
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Advanced International Law (6/8/2011)
The credit allocation for this course has been changed from 4 credits to 2 credits.
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Advanced Trial Practice (6/9/2011)
The credit allocation for this course is 2 credits.
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Anthropology of Law Seminar (7/22/2011)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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Art Law (12/15/2011)
A co-instructor has been assigned to this course.
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Asia Pacific Tax Systens (8/9/2011)
The correct course type for this class is seminar.  The course title has been changed to Asia Pacific Tax Systems Seminar.
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Colloquium on Innovation Policy: Writing Credit (3/1/2012)
The credit allocation for this writing credit has been changed from zero credits to 1 credit.
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Constitutional Law (Sections 3 & 4) (8/30/2011)
The 3L sections of this course (Sections 3 & 4) have been combined with the regular sections.
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Copyright Law (4/27/2011)
The credit allocation for this course has been changed from 3 credits to 4 credits.
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Corporate Governance Seminar (8/31/2011)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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Corporate Law: Policy Analysis Seminar (LL.M. Section) (2/10/2012)
This section has been deleted. Students enrolled in this section (Section 2) have been enrolled in Section 1.
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Courts, Rights and Democracy: The South African Experience Seminar (7/22/2011) (1/25/2012) (2/22/2012)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
The exam for this seminar has been scheduled.
The dates the exam will be availalbe has been changed.
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Criminal Procedure: Fourth and Fifth Amendments (10/24/11)
The exam for this class has been changed from a take-home exam to an in-class exam.
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Critical Race Theory Seminar (7/29/2011) (10/10/2011) (12/12/2011)
This seminar is not mutually exclusive with the fall 2011 offering of Race and Legal Scholarship Seminar.
The instructor for this seminar (and writing credit) has been changed.
This seminar does not require the professor's permission to register.
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Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions (11/21/2011)
A co-instructor has been assigned to this course.
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Current Issues in Immigrants' Rights Seminar (7/22/2011) (7/27/2011) (12/5/2011)
A zero-credit writing credit has been added for this seminar.
Immigration Law and the Rights of Noncitizens will satisfy the prerequisite requirement for this seminar.
Professor permission is not required to register for this seminar if the prerequisites have been met.
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Economic and Social Rights (7/28/2011)
The course type for this class has been changed from seminar to course.
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Employment Law and Litigation (7/27/2011)
The exam for this course has been changed from an in-class exam to a full-period take-home exam.
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Experimentalism in Global Governance Seminar (12/16/2011)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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Fact Finding in International Law Seminar (7/22/2011)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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Fashion Law (2/22/2012)
The exam for this class has been scheduled.
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Federal Courts and the Federal System (10/28/11)
The exam for this class has been changed from a take-home exam to an in-class exam.
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Federal Defender Clinic Seminar (6/9/2011)
The credit allocation for this clinic seminar has been changed from 2 credits to 4 credits.
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Financial Instruments and the Capital Markets (7/1/2011)
Corporations is not a required prerequisite for this course; it is a recommended prerequisite.
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Financial Instruments and the Capital Markets: Writing Credit (8/23/2011)
This writing credit will count towards the J.D. adjunct credit cap.
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Furman Scholars Seminar (6/8/2011)
The credit allocation for this seminar has been changed from 1 credit to 0 credits.
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Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (1/25/2012)
The exam for this course has been scheduled.
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Global Environmental Law, Science, and Governance Seminar (2/7/2012)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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Government Civil Litigation Clinic and Seminar - Southern District of New York (12/15/2011)
A co-instructor has been assigned to this clinic and clinic seminar.
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Great Cases in Supreme Court History Seminar (7/22/2011)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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Hays Program Seminar (Section 1) (8/11/2011)
The correct credit allocation for this section is 1 credit.
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Health Policy Seminar: Writing Credit (12/5/2011)
The course number for this writing credit has been changed to LAW-LW.11796.001.
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History of the American Legal Profession Seminar (7/22/2011)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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How Washington Really Works (6/20/2011)
The title of this seminar has been changed to Administrative Law in Practice Seminar.
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Colloquium on Innovation Policy: Writing Credit (3/1/2012)
The credit allocation for this writing credit has been changed from zero credits to 1 creditl.
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Institute for International Law and Justice Colloquium (6/9/2011)
The credit allocation for this colloquium has been changed from 4 credits to 2 credits.
This colloquium will meet every other week.
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International Business Transactions for IBRLA LL.M.s (10-3-2011)
A writing credit has been added for this course.
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International Litigation and Arbitration (LL.M.) (Section 2) (2/6/2012)
This section has been deleted. Students registered for this section are now registered for section 1 of this course.
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International Transfer Pricing (11/15/2011) (11/30/2011)
An instructor has been assigned to this course.
This course will meet for the full semester.
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Introduction to East Asian Legal Systems (7/22/2011)
A zero-credit writing credit has been added for this course.
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Investment Dispute in International Law (5/31/2012)
The title of this class was changed to Dispute Settlement and Jurisprudence in World Trade.
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Kant's Moral and Legal Philosophy Seminar (7/22/2011)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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Law and Business of Corporate Governance (8/30/2011)
The final class meeting has been changed from May 8, 2011 to May 1, 2011.
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Law and Society: Transitional Justice and State Building (6/8/2011)
The title of this seminar has been changed to "Law and Society: Human Rights, Justice, and State Building in Transitional Societies Seminar."
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Law, Economics and Journalism Seminar (8/31/2011)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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Law of Transactions Seminar (7/22/2011)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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Legal Theory Thesis Seminar (6/10/2011)
Prof. Waldron will not be the co-insructor of this seminar.  However, Prof. Waldron will be participating in several sessions of this seminar.
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LL.M. Honors Thesis Seminar (6/9/2011)
The title of this seminar has been changed to LL.M. Honors Seminar.
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Mass Communications and Free Speech Seminar (7/22/2011)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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Mediation Clinic - Advanced: Dispute System Design and Seminar (12/13/2011)
A co-instructor has been added to this clinic and clinic seminar.
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Mergers and Acquisitions for LL.M.s Only (Section 2) (2/6/2012)
This section has been deleted. Students registered for this section are now registered for section 1 of this course.
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Negotiating Mergers and Acquisitions (9/23/2011)
The exam for this course has been scheduled.
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Negotiation: From a Policy Persepctive
The course title has been changed to Negotiation.
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Pornography and Censorship Seminar (6/8/2011)
The title of this seminar has been changed to "Advanced Topics in Art Law Seminar."
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Presidential Powers (12/12/2011)
The course type for this class has been changed to seminar.  The title of this class has been changed to Presidential Powers Seminar.
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Professional Responsibility and the Regulation of Lawyers (Section 1) (6/20/2011)
This section was previously Section 2, taught by Prof. Barbara Gillers.
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Professional Responsibility and the Regulation of Lawyers (Section 2 & 4) (8/30/2011)
The 3L sections of this course (Sections 2 & 4) have been combined with the regular sections.
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Professional Responsibility in Civil Litigation (Section 2) (8/30/2011)
The 3L section of this course (Section 2) has been combined with the regular section (1).
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Professional Responsibility in New York Civil Practice (Section 2) (8/30/2011)
The 3L section of this course (Section 2) has been combined with the regulat section (1).
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Property (Section 1) (2/9/2012)
The exam for this class has been scheduled.
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Prosecution Clinic - Eastern District of New York and Seminar (10/4/2011)
The co-instructor for this clinic and clinic seminar has been changed.
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Readings in Legal Thought (6/8/2011) (6/9/2011)
This course is the second half of a year-long course.
The credit allocation for this course has been changed from 2 credits to 1 credit.
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Religious Law and the Challenges of Science and Contemporary Mores Seminar (7/22/2011)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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Supreme Court Seminar (7/22/2011)
A zero-credit writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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Survey of Tax Procedure (2/8/2012)
The time of the March 8 exam has been scheduled.
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Tax Exempt Organizations (6/22/2011)
The date of the exam has been changed to May 9, 2012.
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Tax Policy Seminar (Section 1) (6/8/2011)
The professor for this seminar has been changed to TBA.
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Tax Policy Seminar (Section 2) (6/22/2011)
The date of the exam has been changed to May 9, 2012.
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Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions (6/15/2011)
A co-instructor has been assigned to this course.
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The Good Lawyer: Philosophical Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility (Section 2) (8/30/2011) (9/16/2011)
The 3L section of this course (Section 2) has been combined with the regular section (1).
The credits from this course do not count towards the J.D.adjunct credit cap.
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Trademarks and Unfair Competition (7/26/2011)
This course is no longer mutually exclusive with Survey of Intellectual Property.
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Transnational Labor Law Seminar (7/22/2011)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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War, Crime and Terror Seminar: Legal and Moral Dimensions of the Counter-Terrorism Efforts of the US and other Countries (12/7/2011)
A writing credit has been added for this seminar.
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