Schedule of Classes
208.5 sec. 1 - Introduction to US Law (Fall 2009)
Instructor: William H. D. Fernholz (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 1
Meeting Time: MTuWTh 9:00-1:00 & F 9:00-11:00
Meeting Location: 100
Course Start: August 10, 2009
Course End: August 14, 2009
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49502
Main Section Enrollment:
Enrolled: 96
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 105
As of: 11/24 06:43 AM
This mandatory course (and its continuation course, Topics in U.S. Law) exposes LLM students to the American approach to analyzing legal sources such as cases and statutes.
The goal of this class is to introduce students to the method of analysis taught in U.S. law schools. Students will study the structure of U.S. court system, the sources of U.S. law, the lawyer’s role in the system, and the “culture” of the law in the United States. The class will focus primarily on the means U.S. lawyers employ to navigate our legal and political institutions.
Prerequisites:
LLM students only
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Exam Notes: F
This is a credit only course
Course Category: General Courses
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Books:
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- George P. Fletcher and Steve Sheppard - American law in a global context - Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - ISBN: 9780195167238
