Module

Courses

September-October

A:  Lawyers in Society.  What do lawyers in different countries do?  How do they do it?  How are the professional lives of lawyers similar in different countries, and how are they different?

B:  Property Law, Part 1.  What is “property”?  What are the different kinds of property in different societies?  How does law affect property rights?

October-November

A: Contract Law, Part 1.  What is a “contract”?  Who can make contracts, and how do they make them in different societies?  How does law affect contract rights?

B: Property Law, Part 2.   How can property rights be divided up among different people?  What happens to property when someone dies?  What is “intellectual property”?

December-January

A: Transnational Law.  What are the sources of law that can affect a person that come from outside that person’s home country?  Who makes those laws?  How are they enforced?

B:  Contract Law, Part 2.  How is a contract enforced?  If one party to a contract refuses to perform the obligations required by the contract, what remedies are available?

March-April

A:  Criminal Law.  What makes a wrongful act into a “crime”?  What kinds of punishment can be imposed on criminals?  Can one country’s criminal laws be used to punish citizens of another country?

B:  Torts and Civil Wrongs.  What is a “tort”?  How are torts different from crimes?  If someone is harmed by a tortuous act, how can the victim be compensated?

April-May

A:  The Procedures Used in Non-Criminal Litigation.  What is “civil procedure”?  What are the rules that different countries use to determine how one person “sues” another person?

B:  Legal Research and Writing, Part 1.  A hands-on introduction to how lawyers conduct research into the law, and how they prepare legal documents such as contracts and court pleadings.

June-July

A:  Economics for Lawyers.  An introduction to the basic principles of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and finance.

B:  Legal Research and Writing , Part 2.  Advanced training in legal research and writing, and an introduction to the concept of “oral advocacy.”