Law LAW
Instruction offered by members of the Faculty of Law.
First Year Curriculum
All courses are compulsory.
Law 400 F(3-0)(5 credits)
Constitutional Law
The basic elements of Canadian constitutional law. The nature of constitutions and constitutional processes; principles of constitutional interpretation; constitutional amendment; Federal-Provincial distribution of legislative powers including the federal general power, natural resources and public property, provincial property and civil rights, trade and commerce, provincial taxation, transportation, communications, and criminal law; the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms including principles of limitation, remedies, interpretation, application, fundamental freedoms, democratic and language rights, mobility rights, legal rights, equality rights, and aboriginal people's rights.
Law 401 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Legal Perspectives
An introduction to legal and judicial reasoning. An examination of various legal theories including natural law, positivist, Realist, liberal, feminist and other legal perspectives.
Law 402 F(3-0)(5 credits)
Contracts
A legal and policy analysis of the basic principles and fundamental concepts of the law of contracts as they relate to commercial and consumer transactions. The formation of contracts including offer and acceptance, and consideration; estoppel; privity; terms of contract, including exemption clauses; standard form contracts; bailment; mistake, misrepresentation and unconscionability; termination, including the doctrine of frustration; breach and remedies for breach; dispute resolution processes. Emphasis is placed not only on a knowledge of rules and principles, their historical derivation, rationale, efficacy and social validity, but also upon their creative use to both avoid and resolve disputes.
Law 403 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Legislation, Administration and Policy
The fundamentals of the legislative process: policy development, legislative drafting, public bill process, statutory interpretation. The interaction of law and policy in the development of legislation, statutory interpretation and the work of administrative tribunals. The fundamentals of the administrative process: subordinate legislation; administrative institutions, forms of dispute resolution, delegation, discretion, process and judicial review. Substantive law connections are made with other first year courses. The functions of the lawyer within these processes are examined, including issues of professional responsibility. Emphasis is placed on skill development in oral advocacy and drafting both legislation and private law documents.
Law 404 F(3-0)(5 credits)
Property
An examination of the fundamental concepts of property law and the types of property interests recognized by Anglo-Canadian law. The historical evolution of property concepts; the basic concepts of possession, ownership and title; estates and other interests in land such as joint and concurrent ownership, easements, covenants, licences, mortgages, future interests and perpetuities; the landlord and tenant relationship; the land titles system of registration of title to land; the social constraints upon property use and disposition; and property rights of aboriginal peoples.
Law 405 H(3-2T)(3 credits)
Legal Communication and Research
A series of classes, tutorials and exercises designed to introduce students to the basic forms of legal communication and research in Canada. Introduction to and practice with specific forms of legal communication, including the case comment, the memorandum of fact and law, and oral advocacy. Introduction to and practice with legal bibliography and legal research, concentrating on the use of Canadian materials, including computer databases.
Note: This course is graded CR, D, or F.
Law 406 F(3-0)(5 credits)
Torts
An analysis and critique of the law of torts, primarily the law of negligence, with personal injury as the main focus, although other torts will also be introduced. The nature of tort law and its process; an anatomy of the law of negligence - the nature and extent of liability, defences, remedies, and the assessment of damages; intentional torts; economic torts; strict liability; bailment; the impact of private insurance on the tort system; alternative forms of compensation.
Law 410 F(2-0)(4 credits)
Crime: Law and Procedure
An anatomy of criminal conduct and the law's treatment of it utilizing a limited range of criminal offences. The designation of human conduct as criminal and a consideration of the social, cultural and political forces involved; the development of the criminal process in English common law, its translation to Canada and embodiment in the Criminal Code; the substantive elements of a criminal offence including both the physical and mental elements; the common law and code defences; procedural, tactical, ethical and evidential problems associated with criminal prosecution at both the pre-trial and trial stages; the sentencing process; the position at law of the victim.
Second Year Curriculum
Full-time students are required to select a pattern of subjects from 500- and 600-level courses which together with Law 500, Law 501 and Law 503 amount to no more than 32 credits for the year and no less than 29 credits. The total for each session shall not exceed 17 credits, nor be less than 14 credits. In certain circumstances the credit maximums may be exceeded with permission of the Associate Dean. Part-time students in the second year of the LLB program are required to select a pattern of subjects which together with Law 500, Law 501 and Law 503 amount to no more than 32 credits for the second year of the LLB program and no less than 29 credits. The total credits for part-time students for each session shall not be less than 7 credits.
Third Year Curriculum
Full-time students are required to select a pattern of subjects from 500- and 600- level courses which together with Law 607, Law 629 and Law 639 amount to no more than 32 credits for the year and no less than 29 credits. The total for each session shall not exceed 17 credits nor be less than 14 credits. In certain circumstances the credit maximums may be exceeded with the permission of the Associate Dean. Part-time students in the third year of the LLB program are required to select a pattern of subjects which together with Law 607, Law 629 and Law 639 amount to no more than 32 credits for the third year of the LLB program and no less than 29 credits. The total credits for part-time students for each session shall not be less than 7 credits. Part-time students shall take Law 607, Law 629 and Law 639 in the final year of their part-time legal studies program.
Law 500 F(3-0)(5 credits)
Civil Evidence and Procedure
An examination of the process whereby private claims are prepared, brought to court and tried. Consideration is given to the laws, rules and practices according to which a claim is handled from the moment of initial client contact until the conclusion of the trial. The rationale of the adversary trial as an official method of dispute resolution is examined. Finally, a theoretical introduction to the laws of evidence is coupled with an analysis of the major principles of rules of evidence applicable in civil trials. Emphasis is laid on the development of skills in the drafting of pleadings, the negotiation and settlement of claims and the use of the rules of evidence.
Law 501 H(2-1)(3 credits)
Interviewing, Negotiation and Counselling
The development of interpersonal skills and sensitivity essential to legal practice in all its forms. Emphasis is laid on skill in interpersonal communication, both verbal and non-verbal; on eliciting and evaluating information from clients; on short-term crisis counselling; on appropriate referral of clients to counselling or community resources for long-term counselling; and on an appreciation of the utility and dynamics of negotiation. The development of skills is tested and evaluated by simulated exercises using a variety of substantive and functional contexts.
Note: This course is graded CR, D or F.
Law 503 H(3-0)(3 credits)
The Administrative Process
An examination of the nature and development of the Canadian administrative process, including the making of the rules and regulations; policy directives and other internal government controls; and judicial review of decisions and rules of public authorities including procedural fairness, review of scope and correctness of decisions, remedies, and implications of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Law 509 H(4-0)(4 credits)
Business Associations
An introduction to the law as it relates to the corporation. The historical development of the corporation as a legal person is examined, including the growth of statute law as a medium for facilitating and regulating the corporate entity. The entire spectrum of the corporation's existence is considered. Amongst the questions which are raised are the nature of the corporation, the extent of its powers, how it operates and is controlled. Special emphasis is laid on the rights and duties of directors and shareholders of corporations and the inter-play between the Board of Directors and shareholders and between majority and minority shareholders.
Law 511 H(3-0)(3 credits)
The Criminal Process
An examination of the process whereby criminal proceedings are initiated, prepared for trial, introduced into court, and litigated. Selected topics are viewed in depth to demonstrate the complex of formal and informal variables which may affect the ultimate outcome of the criminal trial. These may include: arrest and the right to silence; remand and bail; informations and indictments; the modes of trial; pre-trial proceedings; plea bargains; special evidence problems, the impact of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Particular emphasis is laid upon official methods of collecting evidence, and to problems in the use of expert and technological evidence at trial.
Law 515 H(3-0)(3 credits)
The Family
An analysis of the legal principles regulating the rights and responsibilities of the members of the family. Areas covered include constitutional power, marriage, marriage contracts, common law marriage, child neglect and abuse, custody and access, guardianship, adoption, separation, divorce, nullity, spousal and child maintenance, matrimonial property. Stress is placed on the process of family law and an examination of an appropriate role for lawyers or judges in relation to family law problems.
Law 517 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Labour Law
The purpose of labour law is to regulate one of the most fundamental aspects of our society - the employment relationship. Introduces the three regimes that regulate the employer-employee relationship in Canada today - the common law of the contract of employment, the collective bargaining regime and the statutory regulation of employment - and, in a limited way, to the historical, economic and sociological forces underlying these regimes. Emphasizes the status of the parties, the incidents of the employment relationship, the scope of management rights, prohibited discriminatory practices in the workplace, and the bases and modes of redress for discipline and dismissal from employment.
Law 519 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Jurisprudence
A critical inquiry into the nature and functions of law and justice. Following an introduction to the classic views on the pervasive problem in defining Law and Justice, including natural law, legal positivism, sociological jurisprudence and legal realism, the focus shifts to contemporary theorists. Parallel to the analysis of ideas is an examination of the various institutional processes for making, interpreting and applying law within which problems of injustice have to be addressed.
Law 521 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Real Estate Transactions
An examination of the legal techniques of land development stressing the Alberta situation. Included are the purchase and sale of property; mortgaging and other ways to finance land transactions; and commercial leasing arrangements. The Land Titles Act is studied as it relates to land development. Emphasis is placed on the transactional process of transferring and financing land for development.
Law 523 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Natural Resources Law
An examination of the law relating to petroleum and natural gas, water, minerals and forests. Emphasis is placed upon oil and gas law, including industry background; the nature of oil and gas interests and interpretation of Crown and freehold leases; other industry contracts; surface rights acquisition, compensation and reclamation; and an overview of Federal and Provincial government regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry. The water law section deals with acquisition and protection of water rights and reviews the legal basis for major water developments. The focus of the mineral law section is the development of coal resources in the province, as well as consideration of the acquisition and development of bituminous sands, hard minerals, clay, marl and aggregates. In forest law attention is directed to competing forest land uses including grazing, recreation and wilderness preservation. Environmental protection including legislative standards and assessment requirements are covered functionally as a regulatory system applicable to various main types of natural resource development and use.
Law 527 H(4-0)(4 credits)
Taxation Law and Policy
An examination of the basic principles of income tax law in Canada. This involves consideration of the purpose of the taxation system, an introduction to the methodology by which to understand the language of the Income Tax Act, and a survey of the contents of the Act. Specific areas of tax law and practice which are covered include the process by which income is taxed, the difference between income and taxable income, employment income, business income, capital gains, the taxation of non-residents and the administration and enforcement of the Act.
Law 531 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Environmental Law
Interdisciplinary studies under instructors from the Faculties of Law and Environmental Design. Lectures and readings on ecological principles, economics, economic analysis in environmental policy, public and private law concepts, selected issues (e.g. information access, environmental assessment). Independent directed research by multi-disciplinary student teams; presentation of results.
Law 533 H(3-0)( 3 credits)
Wills and Estates
The preparation, execution, interpretation, and administration of wills; testamentary capacity; alteration, revocation and republication of wills; intestate succession; dependants' relief; and estate administration.
Law 535 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Commercial Transactions II: Secured Transactions
The legal principles and practices connected with the securing of debt through charges on personal property. The Personal Property Security Act is the main focus. Bank Act security is also considered. A transactional basis is used to illustrate the application of the relevant principles and expose the various skills related to secured transactions problems.
Law 537 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Commercial Transactions I: Sale of Goods
This course examines the doctrine, practice and policy of the domestic trade in goods. It focuses on the allocation of risk regulated by provincial Sale of Goods legislation and a variety of consumer protection legislation. The course also considers the evolving Agreement on Internal Trade, including the economic theory behind eliminating trade barriers within Canada, its effect on the exchange of goods, services and labour and its links to labour mobility and environmental protection issues.
Law 539 H(2-0)(2 credits)
(formerly Law 649.03)
Immigration and Refugee Law
The basic principles, policies and procedures that govern the area of immigration and refugee law, including: the history of Canadian immigration and refugee law; the development of the concept and definition of a refugee; the law of refugee status; selection and admission of immigrants, visitors, students; inadmissible and removable classes; exemptions and minister's permits; appeals and judicial review in the federal court, including Charter issues. The roles of lawyers, officials, decision-makers, non-governmental organizations will be explored in classes, placements and observations.
Law 541 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Business Taxation
The provisions of the Income Tax Act applicable to business organizations. Particular emphasis is given to the taxation of corporations and their shareholders. Topics covered include: the classification of corporations for tax purposes; the taxation of corporate income; the taxation of corporate distributions; the taxation of various types of corporate reorganizations; and the taxation of partnerships.
Prerequisites: Law 509 and 527 or consent of the Faculty.
Law 543 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Intellectual Property
The main forms of intellectual property including patents, copyright and trademarks. Other topics include trade secrets, confidentiality and licensing agreements.
Law 545 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Debtor/Creditor Relations
The legal relationship between debtor and creditor including prejudgment creditors remedies, the execution process, receivership, consumer and commercial arrangements and bankruptcy.
Law 547 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Legal Protection of Human Rights
A survey of national and provincial human rights laws and practice as distinct from the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and the main international human rights instruments and standards.
Law 549 H(3-0)(3 credits)
International Law
The elements of public international law including the role of customary law, the law of treaties, recognition enforcement problems and the roles and powers of international organizations. In exploring these areas the focus of resource development, environmental control and arms limitations is utilized.
Law 551 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Restitution and Fiduciary Obligations
The principles of restitution and fiduciary duty as independent sources of obligation in Canadian Law. Coverage includes restitutionary claims based on mistake, coercion, benefits conferred without request, ineffective transactions and wrongful acts. The nature and origin of the fiduciary relationship; new and traditional categories of fiduciaries; the duties of fiduciaries; equitable and common law remedies and associated limitations problems.
Law 553 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Insurance Law
The basic principles of law relating to the various types of insurance, e.g. fire, life, sickness and accident, motor vehicle and liability. Topics include the nature and formation of the insurance contract, the role of insurance agents, insurable interest, misrepresentation and non-disclosure, the rights of third parties against the insurer.
Law 555 H(4-0)(4 credits)
University of Oslo Exchange
A summer exchange program with the University of Oslo, Norway, run in conjunction with the University of North Dakota, Faculty of Law. Credit for the course will be applied in the Fall Session immediately following the exchange.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Faculty.
Law 601 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Advanced Criminal Law
In depth examination of selected areas of criminal law with an emphasis on substantive issues. Topics may include: double jeopardy, police entrapment, conspiracy, corporate crime, theft and related offences, impaired driving and breathalyzer offences, plea negotiations, ethical aspects of practicing criminal law, mistake of law as a defence, juveniles and the criminal process. Reference is made to special evidential and procedural problems associated with the chosen topics.
Prerequisites: Law 511 or consent of the Faculty.
Law 603 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Advanced Labour Law
Examines the process of resolving disputes arising out of the interpretation and application of collective agreements by way of grievance and arbitration procedures. Topics include pre-arbitration procedures, arbitrability, the arbitration tribunal and hearing, arbitral remedies, and the enforcement and judicial review of arbitration awards. Selected issues in grievance determination will be studied such as discipline, discharge, seniority, promotion, work assignment, contracting out, technology change and management rights.
Prerequisites: Law 517 or consent of the Faculty.
Law 605 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Advanced Oil and Gas Law
Selected problems in oil and gas law including special industry contractual problems (farm out, joint operating and royalty agreements), and legislative and regulatory issues. In dealing with the latter, emphasis is laid upon the law and practice of the Alberta Department of Energy and Natural Resources, the Federal Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, the E.R.C.B., the Public Utilities Board and the N.E.B.
Prerequisites: Law 523 or consent of the Faculty.
Law 607 Q(1-0)(1 credit)
Advanced Legal Research
Advanced legal research including recent developments in technological and electronic legal research. The emphasis is on advanced legal research skills required for successful legal practice.
Law 609 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Canadian Legal History
Selected topics in the history of the development of law and legal institutions in Canada, with particular reference to the Northwest Territories and the early legal history of Alberta. Topics are chosen to reflect the interests of the students, and course work includes research in the original court records.
Law 613 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Conflict of Laws
An examination of the doctrines and rules governing the disposition of legal disputes which cut across provincial or national boundaries. Topics covered include jurisdiction, distinctions between substantive and procedural rules, the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, domicile, proof of foreign law and the choice of law rules relating to areas of private law - torts, contracts, property, succession and family law.
Law 619 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Estate Planning
The elements of estate planning including: the use of trusts; the transfer of interests in businesses; planning for spouses, farmers, and disabled people. The impact of the Income Tax Act on estate planning will be considered.
Prerequisites: Law 527 or consent of the Faculty.
Law 629 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Trial Evidence and Procedure
An examination of the particular problems and requirements of litigation with the focus on the trial and criminal law evidence; topics will include relevance; character evidence; self-serving evidence; the trial structure; witnesses and experts; examination-in-chief and cross-examination; documentary evidence; views; verdicts and judgements; costs and appeals.
Law 633 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Advanced Contracts and Torts
An examination of the appropriate province of the law of contract and the law of tort, with special emphasis upon the historical development of contractual and tortious liability; the availability of contractual and tortious claims arising out of pre-contractual negotiations; the possibility of concurrent or alternative liability in contract and tort arising out of the performance of a contract; the advantages or disadvantages, and the effects, of claiming in contract or tort; and the encroachment of tort upon contract's preserve.
Law 635 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Aboriginal Law
A survey of issues in aboriginal law; topics include: law of aboriginal societies and recognition of aboriginal custom; self-determination and other applicable principles of international law; self-government; common law recognition of aboriginal title; treaties; the fiduciary duty of the Crown; constitutional entrenchment of aboriginal and treaty rights; application of provincial law: Indian Act, land surrenders and exemptions from seizure and taxation; aboriginal justice systems.
Law 637 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Energy Law
Selected legal issues related to the energy industry, including the stages of research and exploration, development and production, transportation, marketing and consumption. Emphasis is on the relevant fiscal systems and regulatory processes, particularly in the national and international context.
Law 639 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Trial Advocacy
Simulated trial practice using various substantive law fields; discoveries and pre-trial settlement negotiations; supervised preparation of all trial documentation; filing requirements for trial; concludes with full trial moot.
Note: This course is graded CR, D or F.
Law 643 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Trusts
The concept of the trust and its development in Equity; its relationship to other legal concepts; various types of trusts; constituting, administering and terminating the trust; trustee duties and powers; variation of trusts; breach of trust and the doctrine of tracing; with some attention to the modern uses of the trust and its statutory modifications.
Law 649 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Law and Contemporary Problems
The impact of a variety of contemporary issues upon the law and legal institutions; law reform and the development of new legal structures to accommodate change in society.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Law 651 H(0-2)(2 credits)
Directed Research I
A supervised research project involving the in-depth examination of a legal problem or area of concern not normally covered in a substantive or procedural course and which provides the basis for an article, research paper, brief, memorial, draft legislation, etc. Admission to this course depends on the availability of a Faculty member to supervise the particular projects.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Faculty.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Law 653 H(0-3)(3 credits)
Directed Research II
A supervised research project involving the in-depth examination of a legal problem or area of concern not normally covered in a substantive or procedural course and which provides the basis for an article, research paper, brief, memorial, draft legislation, etc. Admission to this course depends on the availability of a Faculty member to supervise the particular projects.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Faculty.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Law 655 H(2-0)(2 credits)
The Legal Profession and Ethics
The Canadian legal profession from sociological and legal perspectives, focusing on the roles lawyers play in our legal system. Conflicts between and among those roles, and conflicts between 'official ethics' and broader ethical values are explored.
Law 657 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Law and Medicine
The focus is on legal aspects of frontier developments in medical practice including professional confidentiality, birth technology, prolongation of life, human experimentation, mental illness, determination of competency and fitness to stand trial, transplantation, genetics, rights of the unborn child and sterilization. The seminar format will involve a number of practitioners from both Law and Medicine.
Law 659 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Corporate Finance and Securities
The financing of business entities, and their reorganization; particular emphasis on securities regulation.
Prerequisites: Law 509 and 535 or consent of the Faculty.
Law 661 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Advanced Business Transactions
Selected topics relating to mergers and acquisitions, including the structure and regulation of take-over bids and plan of arrangement transactions.
Law 663 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Dispute Resolution
Various dispute resolution processes and the role of lawyers. The focus is on mediation and arbitration, but hybrid processes (mediation/arbitration and mini-trials both private and judicial), pre-trial conferences, and the design of dispute resolution systems (preventative lawyering) are included. The seminar addresses 'how' and also 'what' is being done in dispute resolution. Political, social, and cultural dimensions of dispute resolution, and particularly mediation, will be introduced. Role playing and simulations will be used.
Prerequisites: Law 501 or consent of the Faculty.
Law 665 H(2-0)(2 credits)
International Trade Law
The public law framework for international trade. Emphasis will be placed on the FTA, NAFTA, and GATT. Topics to be covered include basic principles of international trade law, anti-dumping and countervail actions, and dispute resolution.
Law 667 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Advanced Constitutional Law
Selected topics in constitutional law. Course content will vary, but will cover fundamental principles represented by sections 1, 7, 15, 24, and 52 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
Law 669 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Mooting and Clinical Studies
Preparation for and participation in approved external competitive moots including the Gale Cup Moot and the Alberta Challenge Moot or participation in an approved clinical experience in an area not otherwise the subject of a clinical course.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Faculty.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Law 671 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Advanced Environmental Law
Selected topics in Environmental Law. Topics to be covered may include the law and practice of environmental impact assessment; the law of protected areas and protected species; sustainable development; biodiversity; global warming; command and control regulations vs. market based emissions control measures.
Prerequisites: Law 531.
Law 673 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Jessup Moot
Preparation for and participation in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Faculty.
Law 675 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Western Canada Trial Competition
Preparation for and participation in the Western Canada Trial Competition.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Faculty.
Law 679 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Feminist Legal Theory
A critical inquiry into the nature and function of law from a variety of different perspectives within feminist legal theory; the role of rights and of legal discourse, and the possibilities and limitations of law as a strategy for social transformation.
Law 681 H(3-0)(3 credits)
Current Legal Problems
The impact of a variety of contemporary issues upon the law and legal institutions; law reform and the development of new legal structures to accommodate change in society.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Law 683 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Advanced Family Law
Selected topic in Family Law such as division of pensions, international family law and the law relating to children (including regulatory aspects e.g. Child Welfare). Current developments in law reform and social policy change will be addressed. Short placements may be offered.
Prerequisites: Law 515 or consent of the Faculty.
Law 685 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Business Clinical Seminar
A clinical seminar in the practice of business law. Supervised clinical experience will be gained through appropriate placements.
Prerequisites: Law 509 or consent of the Faculty.
Note: This course is graded CR, D or F.
Law 687 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Criminal Justice Clinical Seminar
A clinical seminar considering the law and practice of the criminal justice system, involving simulated exercises and/or placements.
Prerequisites: Law 511 and 639 or consent of the Faculty.
Note: This course is graded CR, D or F.
Law 689 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Family Law Clinical Seminar
A clinical seminar in elements of family law practice. The clinical experience may be obtained through simulated exercises, supervised handling of files and/or placements. Topics include Chambers advocacy, marital dispute consultations and drafting of a settlement.
Prerequisites: Law 515 or consent of the Faculty.
Note: This course is graded CR, D or F.
Law 691 H(2-0)(2 credits)
Natural Resources Clinical Seminar
A clinical seminar involving placements in any one of the following practice areas: energy law, resources law, water law, and environmental law.
Prerequisites: One of Law 523 or 531; plus one of Law 605, 637, 671 or 649.01; or consent of the Faculty.
Note: This course is graded CR, D or F.
Law 703 H(3-0) (3 credits)
Graduate Seminar in Legal Research & Methodology
Preparation for developing, researching and writing a thesis or major research paper. The distinctive nature of legal scholarship and its professional context will be explored. Students will be introduced to specific research techniques and to the challenges of comparative and cross-cultural work.
Note: This course is only open to students in the LLM program.
Law 705 H(0-3) (3 credits)
Graduate Seminar in Legal Theory
An exploration of schools of legal theory, with the goal of helping students situate their graduate research within one or more of those approaches to legal scholarship. The seminar is structured around a series of readings describing different theoretical approaches and applying these approaches to the areas of natural resources, energy and environmental law.
Note: This course is only open to students in the LLM program.
Law 707 H(2-0) (2 credits)
Selected Problems in Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law
Selected legal issues in the renewable and non-renewable energy and natural resources sectors and in environmental law.
Note: This course is only open to graduate students.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT