LLM 366C - Contemporary Issues in International Law (Section: LS1)

Description: This course focuses on the application of principles of public international law to current events. Students will evaluate selected topics drawn from contemporary/current news sources and determine whether the action of the nations or international organizations involved are consistent with the principles of public international law. Each class will begin with a review/overview of the applicable principle of international law (e.g. the law of treaties, the legitimate use of force, the law of armed conflict, international human rights law, etc.) and then students will participate in a discussion of the selected contemporary issue in light of the principle(s) just reviewed. Examples of topics for discussion include: the status of detainees at Guantanamo Bay Cuba, the legitimacy of the use of force in Iraq, violations of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (by Iran, North Korea, India, Pakistan), the Central American Free Trade Agreement (and its relation to NAFTA and the European Union), and the protection of intellectual property in foreign jurisdictions. Students may also propose topics for discussion as appropriate. Grading will be based upon class participation and on a 25-page research paper due on the date of the last class meeting.

Term: Spring Law School   Units: 3   Course Type(s): International Law, JD Elective, LLM International, LLM US Legal Studies
Offered: Monday 1:15PM - 3:55PM from January 11, 2010 through May 12, 2010
Location: San Francisco
Meeting room: Building: 536 Mission St., Room 3203
Instructor: Warren Small
Capacity/Available: 40/32
Status: Open
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Syllabus: None posted

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