2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Undergraduate Courses
000 to 499 subdivided as follows:
000 to 099 designate courses which normally are not counted towards a student’s baccalaureate.
100 to 299 designate Lower Division courses. This category is further subdivided as follows:
100 to 199 designate undergraduate Lower Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at a freshman or sophomore level. Such courses generally do not require any prerequisite course work for fully matriculated students.
200 to 299 designate undergraduate Lower Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at sophomore level. Courses in this category require specific or general prerequisites which are usually completed at the freshman level.
300 to 499 designate Upper Division courses. This category of courses is further subdivided as follows:
300 to 399 designate undergraduate Upper Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at a junior or senior level. These courses presume specific or general prerequisite course work at the Lower Division level.
400 to 499 designate undergraduate Upper Division courses recommended for, but not restricted to, students studying the subject at the senior level. Courses in this category have prerequisites which students have usually completed at the junior level.
Graduate Courses
500 to 899 subdivided as follows:
500 to 599 designate courses offered at the graduate level which prepare students for a graduate degree program or designate professional teacher-training courses.
600 to 699 designate courses at the master’s and credential level.
700 to 799 designate courses at the doctoral level.
800 to 899 designate courses at the School of Law.
5000 to 6999 designate courses at the MBA level.
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LAS 376 - Latin American Perspectives
Unit(s): 4
A social and cultural survey from pre-Columbian roots to the present, focusing on how Latin Americans have shaped their lives within colonial, authoritarian, and paternalistic societies. Offered every semester.
College of Arts and Sciences
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LAS 377 - The Southern Cone
Unit(s): 4
A survey and thematic comparison from the histories of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Most of the material will date from the last two centuries with some attention given to the colonial period. Course themes include the impact and legacy of colonialism, the process of nation building, militarism and civilian politics, and the significance of women and modernization. Offered intermittently.
College of Arts and Sciences
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LAS 378 - Andean Nations
Unit(s): 4
A survey and thematic comparison of the histories of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela, focusing mostly on the national period. Salient themes include Andean civilizations and cultures, the impact of European colonialism, the process of nation building in multiethnic societies, violence and social change, and the tensions between dictatorship and democracy. Offered every other year.
College of Arts and Sciences
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LAS 379 - Latino/as in the United States
Unit(s): 4
A study of the historical experiences of Mexican Americans/Chicanos, Central Americans, Puerto-Ricans, Cubans and Dominicans, as well as other Latin Americans living in the United States. Topics: identity, prejudice, immigration, social and political experiences, and participation in film, art, music, and other artistic expressions. Offered every other year.
College of Arts and Sciences
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LAS 390 - Special Topics
Unit(s): 1 to 4
Exploration of one or more selected topics in the field.
College of Arts and Sciences
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LAS 396 - Internship
Unit(s): 4 to 8
Internship in Latin American Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
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LAS 398 - Directed Study
Unit(s): 1 to 4
A course in the area of the proposed topic for directed study. Written permission of the instructor required.
College of Arts and Sciences
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LAS 430 - UG Seminar in Latin Amer Hist
Unit(s): 4
A reading and research seminar focused on specific geographical areas - the Southern Cone, Brazil, the Andean Region, Central America and the Caribbean, Mexico, the Borderlands - or on particular comparative themes relevant to Latin America - Revolution, Religion, Labor and Politics, Women, Race and Class. Offered once per year.
College of Arts and Sciences
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Law |
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LAW 95 - Academic Foundations
Unit(s): 0
School of Law
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LAW 97 - MBE Strategies
Unit(s): 2
This course is focused solely on the multistate bar exam (MBE). It builds on the analytical, critical reading, and issue spotting skills taught throughout the law school’s curriculum, with the goal of enhancing a student’s ability to prepare for, and pass, the bar exam. The course covers selected substantive topics that frequently appear on the MBE in the seven different subject areas. Students begin with an MBE simulated experience of the bar exam and starting point to measure improvement throughout the course. This flipped class model assigns all substantive law review as homework assignments in advance of in-class skills review. The online syllabus includes refresher videos in each substantive area. Weekly quiz assignments are followed by a classroom deconstruction lecture highlighting approaches, strategies, and techniques for breaking down and answering multiple choice questions effectively. To further enhance students’ abilities, the course book contains supplementary quizzes as well as a bank of online questions that students will use to prepare for the final exam (tentative.)
School of Law
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LAW 98 - Advanced Legal Analysis
Unit(s): 0 or 2
Students will develop and hone their skills of analytical thinking, test-taking, and test preparation for the essays and MBE (multiple choice) portions of the bar exam, all necessary skills to pass the bar exam. Classes includes creative exercises and practice exams with class debriefs on essay and MBE questions and extensive feedback on individual exam essay writing. Students must attend at least 80% of the classes (a minimum of 12) and complete all the writing assignments.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 500 - CA Tax Appeals Assist. Program
Unit(s): 1 to 3
The Tax Appeals Assistance Program (TAAP) provides students with the opportunity to assist low-income individuals in certain tax disputes before the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). Under the supervision of an attorney from the CDTFA, students assist taxpayers with state income tax disputes against the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB). Students participate in hands on practical legal skills training in various ways, including direct client interaction, gathering evidence, drafting legal briefs and memoranda, and representing clients in negotiations with the FTB. Students often have the opportunity to represent clients at appeals conferences and oral hearings before the CDTFA.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 501 - Fed Tax Accounting & Timing
Unit(s): 2
An examination of the concepts and principles underlying the annual accounting system of the federal income tax, including: the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting, the accrual method of accounting, inventory accounting, carryovers, the claim of right doctrine, the tax benefit rule, deferred compensation, capitalization and cost recovery, deferred payment sales, loss limitations, original issue discount, and other time value of money issues. This course will emphasize rigorous analysis of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations. It will be assumed that students are generally familiar with the issues covered in a basic Federal Income Taxation course.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 502 - Foreign Taxation I
Unit(s): 2
This course introduces students to international taxation on a broad level. Topics and coverage of course material include the jurisdiction of the United States to tax international transactions, the rules for sourcing income and deductions, U.S. taxation of nonresident aliens and foreign corporations, the foreign tax credit, and the exclusion for certain taxpayers living and working abroad.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 503 - Income Tax of Trusts & Estates
Unit(s): 2
The course will analyze the income taxation of trusts and estates, their creators, beneficiaries, and fiduciaries, including computation of fiduciary accounting income, distributable net income, taxable net income, taxation of simple and complex trusts, grantor trusts and income in respect of a decedent.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 504 - Graduate Estate Planning
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course teaches the basic principles of the law as it pertains to estate planning, including, but not limited to property law, tax law, trusts and wills, trust and probate administration, charitable giving, retirement planning, life insurance planning, asset protection, business succession planning, and some elder law. This should result in providing students with practical applications of estate planning by reviewing and discussing actual estate planning documents, including, but not limited to, a will, a revocable trust, an irrevocable life insurance trust, a power of attorney, a health care directive, a family limited partnership agreement and other testamentary property transfer instruments.
Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 505 - Federal Tax Crimes & Penalties
Unit(s): 2
This course provides an overview of federal tax crimes and civil penalties. The course is designed to teach students how to represent a client, who is the subject of a civil examination or criminal investigation and facing potential civil penalties or tax crimes. Congress established severe civil and criminal penalties for individuals who fail to report and pay tax on their income or file returns. The course provides students with practical skills and strategies that can be used to represent a client before the Internal Revenue Service. The course covers, for example, tax fraud, the IRS criminal investigation process, government information gathering tools through the use summons and subpoenas, commonly charged tax crimes, taxpayer defenses, sentencing guidelines, international tax enforcement with respect to foreign source income and undisclosed foreign financial assets, the Bank Secrecy Act, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, IRS voluntary disclosure practice, Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, attorney-client privilege, and civil tax penalties. The course is taught through weekly homework assignments, where students will learn how to critically analyze a tax controversy fact pattern, identify the issues, and formulate a case strategy and solution for the client.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 506 - Tax Moot Court
Unit(s): 1
This course allows students to participate, for ungraded academic credit, in the Written Work Product portion of the ABA Law Student Tax Challenge. Each course participant is responsible for forming a two-student team to produce a memorandum and client correspondence on the tax consequences of a complex business-planning problem. The problem generally is released by the ABA Tax Section in September, with a deadline of November to receive the Written Work Product. Before the problem is released, course participants will complete an assignment and attend training sessions on writing skills and techniques of federal tax research. Meeting times for the sessions will be arranged among faculty and course participants.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 507 - Taxation Research
Unit(s): 1
This course provides an introduction to tax research sources and techniques used by tax lawyers and professionals, including: online tax services, statutes, legislative history, administrative authorities, case law, and secondary sources. It focuses on developing an effective research process, including practice with realistic tax research problems. This course will be graded on a credit/ no credit basis.
Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 509 - Foreign Taxation II
Unit(s): 2
Coverage of this class will include the rules surrounding US taxation of US owned and controlled foreign subsidiaries, including particular modifications to the US international tax rules under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, such as the taxation of Global Intangible Low-Tax Income, Foreign Derived Intangible Income, and certain topics pertaining to the foreign tax credit, an overview of the rules governing the pricing of transactions between controlled subsidiaries, select topics in international transactions (e.g., international M&A), general outbound tax planning, an introduction to the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Report, and, to the extent time permits, other relevant international tax issues.
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 502 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 502 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 502 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 510 - Estate & Gift Taxation
Unit(s): 3
This course will examine various aspects of numerous estate planning strategies with a focus on related tax issues when planning or administering a single or married individual’s estate. Issues addressed will include but not be limited to: the marital deduction and unified credit, lifetime gifts, testamentary and lifetime trusts, valuation issues, charitable planning, life insurance, use of entities, generation skipping and using non-California jurisdictions. Practical considerations, fundamental estate planning concepts and advance techniques will be discussed. Focus will also include the new law and the paradigm shift between transfer taxes and income taxes, with California taxation in mind.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 511 - Fed Tax of Prop Dispositions
Unit(s): 2
An examination of the concepts and principles governing the federal income taxation of property dispositions, including: amount realized and basis, the treatment of liabilities, characterization of gains and losses, loss limitations, and nonrecognition transactions. This course will emphasize rigorous analysis of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations. It will be assumed that students are generally familiar with the issues covered in a basic Federal Income Taxation course. Tax planning techniques and tax policy issues will be emphasized.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 512 - Fed Tax Proc/PR
Unit(s): 2
An examination of the fundamental principles of civil federal tax procedure and litigation, including: administrative determinations of tax liability, statutes of limitations, civil penalties, the ruling process, tax collection issues, and professional responsibility in tax practice. The course will cover administrative procedures before the Internal Revenue Service, tax litigation procedures unique to the Tax Courts, and tax refund litigation in the U.S. District Courts and U.S. Claims Court. Prerequisites: Federal Income Taxation
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 513 - Tax Policy
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course will offer an introduction to the principal policy considerations raised when creating a system of taxation. This course will examine legal, economic, financial, and political considerations which all play an integral role in any system of taxation, and it will consider how well our current tax laws addresses these various issues. We will also explore the possibility of various alternative methods of taxation. It is incredibly important for tax professionals to understand tax policy as it helps to explain the underpinnings of our tax system and the complexities of the Internal Revenue Code as well as the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. By attaining this understanding, you will be better prepared to appropriately advise clients on complicated tax matters.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 515 - Legal Principles Fed Inc Tax
Unit(s): 2 to 3
A problem-oriented introduction to the fundamentals of federal income taxation, particularly as they apply to individuals, including gross income, exclusions, deductions, assignment of income, capital gains and losses, non-recognition transactions, and income tax accounting. Emphasis is on the development of skills necessary for working with the Internal Revenue Code and issues of tax policy. (Online course). This course is required for MLST students and available to LL.M. in Taxation students who have not taken Federal Income Taxation.
Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 516 - Real Estate Taxation
Unit(s): 2
An examination of the federal tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership, use, and disposition of real property. Topics will include: forms of ownership, purchase and finance, deductions and credits, limitations on losses, sale and exchange, conversion, and abandonment. The course will also include an overview of REITs, estate planning strategies for real property, and various issues relating to the collection of outstanding federal tax debts.
Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law
School of Law
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LAW 519 - Transfer Pricing
Unit(s): 1
This course will provide a practical understanding of U.S. transfer pricing rules. It will cover the fundamentals of transfer pricing, including intercompany pricing methods for tangible goods, intangible property, and services.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 522 - Bankruptcy Taxation
Unit(s): 1 to 2
This seven-week course provides an overview of the intersection of federal bankruptcy law and taxation. The class covers the following topics: federal tax liens; priority and dischargeability of federal and state tax claims; litigation with the IRS in bankruptcy court; federal taxation of the non-corporate bankruptcy estate; tax reporting requirements and I.R.C. section 1398; and discharge of indebtedness and I.R.C. section 108 relief.
Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 524 - Fund of Inc Tax Treaties
Unit(s): 2
This course examines tax treaties as a principal source of international law governing the tax treatment of cross-border transactions involving goods, services and capital. The course will involve detailed analysis of the U.S. and OECD model income tax treaties, and important tax regulations, rulings and cases that define and limit the availability of tax treaty benefits. In addition to examining the policy objectives and processes of the United States and other countries in negotiating and concluding tax treaties, this course will also focus on the role of tax treaties in the current debate over international tax avoidance.
Prerequisite: LAW 515 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: Class restricted to Graduate (Masters) and Graduate Law; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 600 - Civil Procedure
Unit(s): 3 to 4
A study of the mechanics of civil litigation and the rules which govern enforcement of rights and duties. Broad coverage includes an introduction to federal and state court organization, jurisdiction, and procedure. There is particular consideration of subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, venue, process, pleadings, sanctions, discovery, and dispositions before trial, and coverage may also include post-trial disposition and finality of judgments. Focus is on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but consideration is also given to the California Code of Civil Procedure.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 601 - Civil Procedure II
Unit(s): 2 to 3
A study of the mechanics of litigation and the rules which govern enforcement of the rights and duties studied in substantive law courses. Coverage includes a brief review of subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, and venue as well as joinder of parties and causes, class actions, pre-trial motions, trials, post-trial motions, appellate review, choice of law, and finality and effects of judgments and decrees. Consideration is given to both the California Code of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 600 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 602 - Contracts
Unit(s): 3 to 4
This is a basic study of the principles that govern the creation, interpretation, enforcement, and termination of private agreements. Coverage includes formation and interpretation of contracts, breach of contract, defenses to the enforcement of contracts, and remedies available for breach. Attention is given to the Uniform Commercial Code and other relevant statutes.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 603 - Contracts II
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course covers those topics within the subject of Contracts which were either not covered in the required first year introductory course or are of such difficulty and importance that a more in-depth approach is warranted. Topics will be drawn from Article II (Sales) of the UCC as well as those covered by the Restatement 2nd of Contracts. The course will emphasize skills development, including strategies for answering multiple choice questions and effective analytic writing.
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 602 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 604 - Criminal Law
Unit(s): 3
This course examines the basic doctrines structuring the state’s punishment of undesirable conduct. Among the topics addressed are: the definition of criminal conduct, the defenses based on justification or excuse, the scope of criminal liability, and the relationship between crime and punishment.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 605 - Criminal Procedure
Unit(s): 3
A critical examination of the law governing the method by which persons who are accused of committing crimes are processed through the criminal justice system. Coverage focuses on the limits imposed by the U.S. Constitution on the procedures used in both state and federal criminal prosecutions.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 606 - Legal Research & Writing I
Unit(s): 3
This program is designed to teach first-year law students to research, write, analyze, and think as lawyers. In the fall semester, students are required to draft assignments, ranging in difficulty from a simple case brief to a relatively complex objective memorandum of law. In the spring semester, emphasis is on writing longer and more sophisticated documents and on writing persuasively. Students research and write complex memoranda of points and authorities. Throughout the year, students learn to research using both traditional print sources and online resources. Students also prepare a brief and participate in oral advocacy exercises. The course teaches the following skills: understanding the legal writing and legal analysis process; applying the law to the facts of a particular situation; researching primary and secondary sources; organizing and outlining research materials; comparing objective writing to persuasive writing; thinking like a lawyer; and learning to behave professionally and ethically.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 607 - Legal Research & Writing II
Unit(s): 3
This program is designed to teach first-year law students to research, write, analyze, and think as lawyers. In the fall semester, students are required to draft assignments, ranging in difficulty from a simple case brief to a relatively complex objective memorandum of law. In the spring semester, emphasis is on writing longer and more sophisticated documents and on writing persuasively. Students research and write complex memoranda of points and authorities. Throughout the year, students learn to research using both traditional print sources and online resources. Students also prepare a brief and participate in oral advocacy exercises. The course teaches the following skills: understanding the legal writing and legal analysis process; applying the law to the facts of a particular situation; researching primary and secondary sources; organizing and outlining research materials; comparing objective writing to persuasive writing; thinking like a lawyer; and learning to behave professionally and ethically.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 608 - Property
Unit(s): 2 to 3
Property I introduces the fundamental concepts and principles underlying the legal system’s allocation of property rights; defines the features of differing types of property interests (through the law of estates, future interests, and concurrent interests); addresses public regulation of private property through the Constitution’s takings clause; and introduces the law governing private agreements people make about the use of each other’s property (through the law of easements, covenants, and equitable servitudes).
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 609 - Property II
Unit(s): 2 to 3
Property II: Property II will provide an introduction to landlord/tenant law, land conveyances, mortgages, recording acts, and land use regulation. In addition to reviewing the substantive law, the course will require regular writing and re-writing exercises, as well as completion and analysis of multiple choice problems. The course will be designed to sharpen analytical and writing skills essential to the practice of law and passing the Bar exam.Property 2: This course will cover a variety of Property topics not emphasized in the introductory first-year Property class, including (but not limited to) land conveyances, mortgages, recording acts, and land use regulation. In order to enable students to understand and apply the substantive law, the course will include quizzes, multiple choice problems and writing exercises. The course is designed to sharpen analytical and writing skills essential to the practice of law and passing the Bar exam.
Prerequisite: LAW 608 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 610 - Torts
Unit(s): 2 to 4
A study of the law of civil injuries, including the concepts of fault-based liability and strict liability. The course explores alternative bases of liability for the interference with personal and property interests as well as defenses and damages.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 611 - Torts
Unit(s): 2 to 4
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 612 - Torts II
Unit(s): 2
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 614 - Constitutional Law
Unit(s): 3
This course is an examination of the American constitutional system. Principles and practices of judicial review and interpretation in constitutional cases are studied with particular reference to the decisions of the United States Supreme Court. There is an examination of selected Congressional Powers, the authority of the President, and constitutional limitations on the exercise of governmental powers and the distribution of power between the federal and state governments. The course also focuses on the guarantees of individual rights, with an intensive coverage of freedom of expression, religious liberty, due process, and equal protection of the laws.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 615 - Constitutional Law II
Unit(s): 2 to 3
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 614 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 614 with a minimum grade of LP
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 616 - Evidence
Unit(s): 4
An analysis of the nature of judicial proof and a study of the theory and application of the rules regulating the admission and exclusion of testimonial and documentary proof by judicial tribunals in adversary and non-adversary proceedings. Consideration is given to both the California and Federal rules of evidence.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 617 - Legal Ethics/PR
Unit(s): 3
A review of the ethical principles behind the basic California and ABA rules through a discussion of actual practice problems. Ethical principles are introduced through these problems as they actually occur in practice as real-world ethical dilemmas. This course, usually offered in a seminar format, also emphasizes the practical and economic realities that can affect a lawyer’s behavior, the tensions between traditional notions of ethical behavior, and society’s larger sense of morality, and the conflict between the duty to advocate for the client and to act for the public good. Students may satisfy the ethics course requirement by completion of either Professional Responsibility, Legal Ethics or an ethics elective. Students may NOT take both Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 619 - Writing Requirement
Unit(s): 0
The Upper Level Research and Writing Requirement is intended to provide students with the opportunity to refine the research and writing skills learned in the first year, and to enhance the skills necessary to undertake writing projects on their own following graduation. Students choose topics, submit outlines, prepare and submit a first draft, and complete the final paper in consultation with faculty members in approved courses and co-curricular programs.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 620 - Legal Analysis
Unit(s): 2
The primary course objectives include improving a student’s skills to synthesize course material into a logical, detailed and accessible problem solving approach, to critically apply the problem solving approach to hypothetical problems, to analyze and write a professionally reasoned explanation of the predicted outcome to the hypothetical problems, to timely manage her or his performance of required task(s), to critically evaluate her or his work and the work of others, and to constructively recommend, apply and assess action(s) for improvement. Extensive individualized written feedback will be provided throughout the course. Each student will also meet with the professor at least three times during the course.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 621 - American Legal System I
Unit(s): 2
This course begins with an overview of the U.S. Constitution, the structure of the federal government, and federal and state judicial systems. Special emphasis is given to the relation between state and federal courts and the selection and function of American judges and juries. Selected judicial interpretations of constitutional law and contract law are discussed. The course includes legal research and writing components including classes introducing the students to Westlaw/Lexis; locating federal statutes; locating federal cases, and locating law review articles which are all discussed in class. Students are given an overview of each of these components and do exercises which are discussed in subsequent classes. Classes are punctuated with visits to the California Supreme Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Afterwards, students write papers comparing one aspect of law in their country with U.S. law.
Restriction: Course Student Attribute Restricted to Law Int’l Exchange Visitor, Law LLM, Law LLM (Full-Time), and Law LLM (Part-Time); College restricted to School of Law; Degree restricted to Master of Laws
School of Law
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LAW 622 - American Legal System II
Unit(s): 2
(Foreign Students Only) (2 credits fall, 1 credit spring) Required for all LLM students who have not received a prior degree from an American law school. This course begins with an overview of the U.S. Constitution, the structure of the federal government, and federal and state judicial systems. Special emphasis is given to the relation between state and federal courts and the selection and function of American judges and juries. Classes are punctuated with visits to San Francisco courtrooms. Selected judicial interpretations of constitutional law and contract law are discussed. The course includes a legal research and writing component.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law; Degree restricted to Master of Laws; Program restricted to LLM in Intl Trans & Comp Law, and LLM-Int’l Property & Tech. Law and
School of Law
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LAW 623 - Legal Analys:Prob in Evidence
Unit(s): 3
Using the Federal Rules of Evidence as a context, students will learn to synthesize course material, develop a strategic plan for applying legal principles to hypothetical problems, and write a concise but well-reasoned analysis under exam conditions. The course will include extensive writing both during and outside of class times, weekly assessments, and mandatory individual meetings with the professor.
School of Law
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LAW 626 - Community Property
Unit(s): 2
A survey of the development and operation of the community property system in California. Particular emphasis is placed on an analysis of the creation of and nature of interests in community property and the distinction, sources, and classification of individual and community property. Coverage includes vesting of rights, transmutations, presumptions, tracing, commingling, and apportionment and disposition of property upon death or lifetime dissolution of marriage.
Prerequisite: LAW 608 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 627 - Corporations
Unit(s): 3 to 4
A course in the fundamentals of corporate law, including the concept of the entity and its liabilities, as well as management and organization. Coverage includes the issuance of shares, elections, fiduciary obligations, and basic securities regulation.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 628 - Remedies
Unit(s): 3
A study of the types of relief granted by courts in civil cases focusing on three major topics: 1) damages, including a review of general principles of tort and contract damages; 2) equitable remedies, including obtaining and enforcing preliminary and permanent injunctions in both private and public controversies; and 3) restitutionary relief to prevent unjust enrichment, including constructive trusts and equitable liens.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 629 - Wills and Trusts
Unit(s): 3
A study of the law of wills, intestate succession, and trusts. Coverage includes restrictions on testation, execution, and revocation of wills as well as creation, modification, and termination of trusts. There is also attention to the problems of will construction, probate and contest of wills, and fiduciary administration of trusts and decedents’ estates.
Prerequisite: LAW 608 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law
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LAW 630 - Legal Drafting
Unit(s): 2
Lawyers solve problems. Legal Drafting helps students solve problems by working on the skills lawyers use in their practice. The skills covered include: 1) Legal analysis, the ability to apply the law to the facts of a problem; 2) Fact gathering in preparing a case; 3) Fact analysis; 4) Lawyering tactics, both in the handling of a case and in the drafting of a document; 5) Ethical consideration in decision making; and, of course, 6) writing well. In developing their skills, students will draft or rework documents such as memoranda of law, points and authorities, briefs, investigation plans, discovery plans, depositions, closing arguments, affidavits and statutes.
Restriction: Course Student Attribute Restrictions exclude Law LLM; Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 632 - Advanced Legal Writing
Unit(s): 3
Take persuasive legal writing to the next level. Students will learn how to make each sentence count by preparing motions and other forms of legal writing common to state trial court practice. Using California’s Code of Civil Procedure, students will research, write, rewrite, and revise a lengthy memorandum of points and authorities in support of a summary judgment motion. Students will learn the importance of word choice and sentence structure, the best ways to highlight a winning argument, the proper use of signals and footnotes in legal briefing, how to manage documentary evidence in written arguments, methods to address unfavorable law, the elements of a compelling introduction and conclusion, and how to persuade the judge to rule favorably.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 635 - Accounting for Lawyers
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course will provide a technical and conceptual foundation in financial accounting skills which are relevant for attorneys who advise business entities. Accordingly, this course will emphasize the interpretation and use of financial statements and accounting schedules in the practice of law and their related legal implications. This course will be very different from most tradition Law School courses which typically employ an extensive study of relevant case law; instead, this course will primarily focus on interpreting relevant accounting pronouncements and concepts.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 636 - Criminal Proced. Adjudication
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course covers, in sequence, the ‘courtroom’ phases of Criminal procedure. Adjudicatory Criminal Procedure deals with such post-investigative issues as police and prosecution discretion to bring criminal charges, the complaint, initial appearance, bail, preliminary examination, grand jury, joinder and severance, motion practice, discovery, pleas, continuance, time limitations, jurisdiction and venue, trial, and double jeopardy, sentencing, and direct and collateral appellate review. The course will primarily examine the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Federal constitutional requirements, but will also note any areas where California criminal adjudicatory procedure varies slightly from national norms.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 637 - Administrative Law
Unit(s): 3
Administrative law studies how federal agencies interact with the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. The course covers the president’s authority over the agencies; the rulemaking procedures by which agencies implement congressional statues; and the role of the federal courts in reviewing agency actions. The course also focuses on the power of the executive to appoint and remove officials and to issue executive orders that sometimes conflict with congressional acts. In addition, the class will study due process issues that arise when agencies try to manage regulatory and benefit programs efficiently and yet ensure fair treatment and accountability to those they serve. Because many lawyers now practice in regulated areas-such as food and drug law; health law; environmental law; housing and zoning law; energy law; communications law; education law; business, corporate and securities law; and employment and labor law-Administrative Law has become a very important course for students in law school.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 638 - Advanced Constitutional Law
Unit(s): 3
This course builds upon the required Constitutional Law course, offering a more in-depth analysis of Individual Rights. We will compare broadly across various constitutional doctrines that protect both equality and liberty. For the purpose of gaining a more holistic perspective of constitutional adjudication, we will focus on a close reading of select cases in their entire, unedited, original versions. Also, we will emphasize historical lessons about the relationship between social change and constitutional interpretation, and also highlight contemporary constitutional controversies. Your thorough preparation and lively participation will be necessary to enrich our experience together.
Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 614 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 639 - Advanced Criminal Procedure
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course covers the practical courtroom applications of Criminal Procedure from investigation and arrest through conviction. We will examine the power of the government in its ability to charge an individual with a crime, and the checks on that power which are created by the Constitution, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and California state law. Topics will be approached with an emphasis on how these issues are raised, litigated, and adjudicated in court in the course of a criminal case with an emphasis on outside-the-box thinking and innovative legal strategy. Students will learn about prosecutorial discretion to bring criminal charges, the complaint, initial appearance, bail, preliminary examination, grand jury, joinder and severance, motion practice, discovery, pleas, continuance, time limitations, jurisdiction and venue, trial, double jeopardy, sentencing, and direct and collateral appellate review. They will also learn about how that power can be tested, and checked. Prerequisite: Criminal Procedure.
Prerequisite: LAW 605
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 641 - Practical Litigation Skills
Unit(s): 2
This course will address the skills necessary to litigate a civil case effectively from inception to conclusion. It is intended to supplement clinical trial practice and discovery courses by giving a comprehensive overview of pretrial procedure in state and federal courts. At the conclusion of this class, students will possess sufficient litigation skills to substitute for typical first year law practice training traditionally provided by larger firm employers.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 642 - Advanced Legal Research
Unit(s): 2 to 3
A course designed to teach ‘real-world’ legal research skills that will prepare students for the research challenges they will encounter in legal practice. Assignments, lectures, and regular hands-on in-class exercises will emphasize cost-efficient research strategies, legal technology and current resources for attorneys, as well as Internet research. Written assignments will emulate research assignments typically given to attorneys new to practice. Students who completed (Advanced) California Legal Research are not eligible to enroll. Prerequisites: LRWA I & II
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 644 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
Unit(s): 3
A general introduction to the field of ADR. This addresses the enforceability of arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution agreements, as well as the ethical issues raised in the field. A series of simulations will be used to introduce students to the theories and skills used in negotiation and mediation.Notes: Graded based on written assignments and simulated exercises. Attendance rule for ‘closed’ limited enrollment classes: professor may drop any enrolled or wait listed student with an unexcused absence during the first three weeks of the semester.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 645 - Advanced Securities Regulation
Unit(s): 2
The course builds on themes developed in Securities Regulation and consists of four parts. Part I refines concepts from the Securities Regulation course, notably related to the definition of security, exempt transactions, and securities litigation. Part II considers enforcement of the securities laws. Part III addresses the regulation of financial intermediaries. Finally, Part IV concludes by exploring transnational issues. Current doctrinal and policy debates will be discussed throughout.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 646 - Animal Law
Unit(s): 2 to 3
A survey of the law’s understanding and treatment of animals by looking at the development of federal and state policies toward wild, captive, farmed, and companion animals. Specific topics may include the history of animal law; the legal status of animals as property; the concepts of animal welfare and animal rights; regulation of the use of animals in exhibition, agriculture, and other commercial industries, with particular emphasis on the environmental effects of animal agriculture; First Amendment and other constitutional issues raised in cases involving animals; the protection of animals by anti-cruelty and other laws; and a review of selected other topics and federal statutes. The course will incorporate legal concepts from other fields, encourage critical thought and new approaches to the issues presented, and focus on real-world applications of law in this rapidly-developing field.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 647 - Adv Labor & Emp Law Seminar
Unit(s): 3
This course provides an intensive, individualized writing experience for students interested in labor and employment law. Working with the professor and other seminar participants, students will write a law review style article suitable for publication or submission to a writing competition. The substantive labor and employment law taught will depend upon student interest and paper topics. The course requires students to meet a series of hard deadlines and participate in peer editing. Strongly recommended for students working on the labor and employment law certificate. Labor/employment course work is prerequisite or corequisite, although students with other appropriate experience may be admitted with approval of professor.
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LAW 649 - Antitrust
Unit(s): 3
A study of federal and state laws promoting a free market economy. The course also considers some aspects of the competition laws in their international application including the laws of jurisdictions outside the U.S. The focus is on legal prohibitions against price fixing combinations, restraints of trade, monopolization of markets, and anti-competitive mergers. The main laws studied are the federal Sherman Act, Clayton Act, and Federal Trade Commission Act. Emphasis is placed on the ability to evaluate an antitrust violation and prosecute anticompetitive activities in the market place, primarily as class cases on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 650 - Antitrust & IP Law
Unit(s): 2
This antitrust course focuses on the relationship between antitrust and intellectual property law , addressing how they generally complement but occasionally conflict with each other. The course will analyze various intellectual property licensing practices under governing antitrust principles, the extent of a patent owner’s right to exclude others from technology markets, antitrust risks in the prosecution or settlement of intellectual property claims, how adoption of industry standards for intellectual property can violate the antitrust laws , and similar practices. It also includes a comparative analysis between antitrust liability and the defense of patent misuse.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 652 - Appellate Advocacy
Unit(s): 3
An advanced advocacy course that teaches the complementary skills of brief writing and oral argument at a sophisticated level.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 654 - Arbitration
Unit(s): 3
This course will combine lecture and practice to examine the utility of arbitration as a dispute resolution process from both a litigation and transactional perspective. The course will study both the statutory and decisional law applicable to arbitration. Students will draft arbitration agreements, advocate for and against arbitration, experience the difference between advocacy in arbitration and advocacy in court, and test the finality of arbitration awards.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 656 - Art Law
Unit(s): 2
This course covers the legal, practical and ethical issues surrounding creation, display and sale of artistic content in traditional and new media. It examines notable controversies involving artists’ rights, intellectual property concerns, censorship and related First Amendment claims, art market conflicts, museum commercialization, and ethically questionable sponsorships, collaborations and commissions. We also study cultural heritage and indigenous art claims, current political disputes about memorials and monuments, and cases of stolen and trafficked art and art looted during war.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 658 - Asian Legal Systems
Unit(s): 2 to 3
This course surveys the legal systems of the 15 Asian countries and compares them to each other and to the legal system of the United States. It begins with the constitutions of the countries and then focuses on laws relating to such matters as business transactions, competition law, intellectual property, dispute resolution, corporations, and the fight against corruption. Law is presented against the he background and interaction of culture and religion and histories of the countries. The course is taught in four modules: a “Central Module” which considers countries and as a whole, a “China Related Module” which covers China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, a “Strategic Rim Module” which covers Japan, the Koreas, and the Philippines, and Vietnam, and “Southern Eclectic Module, which covers Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and emerging Myanmar (Burma), where English, Dutch, and Islamic law have an historic and current influence.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 660 - Applied Evidence
Unit(s): 1 to 2
A skills course devoted to practicing the application of evidence rules in fast-paced courtroom scenarios. Students participate in weekly trial exercises for which they must research issues, prepare a direct or cross-examination, and plan for objections and responses. Also covers the proper admission of evidence. Students receive immediate feedback after each practice session.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 661 - Bankruptcy
Unit(s): 3
A study of creditors’ rights and debtors’ protection under the Federal Bankruptcy Code. The course provides an overview of liquidation and reorganization, both for individuals and corporations. Debtor-creditor relations under state law are also considered, both as an alternative to bankruptcy and as they relate to proceedings in bankruptcy.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 663 - Bioethics
Unit(s): 3
Focusing on the interface of law, medicine, and ethics, this course will examine a number of issues concerning reproductive rights, death and dying, medical research, genetic technology, access to health care and health care decision making. Within the context, we also will seek to analyze the way that our definition of individual rights reflects our assumptions regarding nature, technology, and various human relationships.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 664 - Biotechnology Law
Unit(s): 2
A survey class with an overview of legal, corporate, intellectual property, ethical and regulatory issues impacting the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Basic principles of licensing, litigation, and international law will also be discussed. The course focuses on the impact of the legal and regulatory system on research, products, and intellectual property for companies and institutions. Consideration is given to: (1) How do legal issues promote or hinder the development of technology, (2) What role should ethics and public health and safety concerns play in the law, (3) At what level should biotechnology be regulated: internationally, federally, at a state level, or locally? A prior course in intellectual property law or some life science background is helpful but not required.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 669 - California Legal Research
Unit(s): 2
Designed primarily for second, third, and fourth-year law students who are planning to practice law in California, this overview course will provide practical legal research skills to help prepare students to conduct legal research as clerks, interns, or new attorneys. Assignments, lectures, and regular hands-on in-class exercises will emphasize cost-efficient research strategies, print and online legal materials, and law practice technology. Written assignments will emulate research assignments typically given to attorneys new to practice. Lectures and assignments will focus on California law, court systems and practice materials. Students who completed Advanced Legal Research are not eligible to enroll.
Restriction: Course Student Attribute Restrictions exclude Law LLM; Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 670 - California Civil Procedure
Unit(s): 3
A study of the mechanics of California litigation and the rules which govern California state court organization, jurisdiction and procedure. This course will touch on discovery lightly, at most. This course is critical to anyone who intends to practice in California’s Superior Courts. Students will develop and expand their marketable skill set with a practical application of the California Code of Civil Procedure to Pleadings (drafting, challenging, and amending), Strategic Timing of Discovery, Case Management Conferences, Dispositive Motions/ Motions for Summary Judgment, ADR, and Pre-Trial Motions and Procedures.
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LAW 683 - China and Its Neighbors
Unit(s): 2
This course will cover aspects of the constitutions and selected laws of China, Bhutan, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, the Macao Special Administrative Region, Myanmar (Burma), The Philippines, Taiwan (Republic of China, considered by China to be a province), and Vietnam, with brief side trips to Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. The course will include a sprinkling of international treaties and comparisons to the United States Constitution and selected laws, including competition and intellectual property laws. The course is a two unit survey course with succinct excursions into the cultures and histories of a mixture of the neighboring countries as necessary to understand generally their laws and constitutions and the relationship of the laws and constitutions to rapidly emerging China and the perceived influence of the United States.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 684 - Chinese Law: Topics
Unit(s): 2 to 3
Over the past 40 years, China has developed a multi-faceted commercial law. The law ranges from antitrust to intellectual property to securities and corporate law, to tort law, and beyond. China has taken some of the best aspects of Western and historical Chinese law and has melded them with new concepts into a uniquely Chinese law, one that bridges the gap between socialism and capitalism. China is essentially a civil law country, but with unique concepts of civil law and contract law, as well as employment and related laws. The course studies Chinese business law and its differences from American law, with emphasis on avoiding pitfalls and enforcing Chinese court judgments in American courts and on developing an understanding of enforceable contracts. It is primer for American lawyers and Courts which increasingly need to be familiar with Chinese business related laws as China becomes an even more sophisticated trading partner and competitor. The course will cover the basic areas of Chinese business law, using theory, cases and practical examples to identify key challenges for modern Chinese business law. Interspersed throughout the course will be case studies that will help students to understand the current situation in China and the problems at the frontier of Chinese business law.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 687 - Climate Change Seminar
Unit(s): 3
This seminar will provide and introduction to the key legal and policy issues presented by climate change at the international and domestic levels. The seminar will cover climate mitigation (measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions), as well as climate adaptation (measures to address climate change impacts). The seminar will provide an overview of international treaties and negotiations, federal measures under the Clean Air Act and through the Department of Energy, and state and local approaches, with a particular emphasis on California initiatives. Students will be expected to provide several short commentaries on the readings during the semester and to write and present a research paper. Potential research topics will be elicited from state agencies and environmental groups engaged in climate change policy and litigation and, where possible, will be jointly supervised by the practicing attorneys soliciting the research. Prior or simultaneous cousework in Environmental Law and Energy Law are recommended but not required.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 700 - Comparative Law
Unit(s): 3
This course offers an introduction to the theoretical and practical issues of comparative law. It provides an overview of the main traditions of legal thought and traces the evolution of both civil and common law systems as they have been adapted and transplanted to jurisdictions around the world. Although the focus of the class is primarily methodological, the course will also include comparisons of substantive case law.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 708 - Contemplative Lawyering
Unit(s): 2
This class will expose students to contemplative practices derived from a variety of religious and secular (wisdom) traditions to help them develop lawyering skills that are essential in litigation and transactional practices, including interviewing, counseling, negotiating, problem-solving and advocacy. These lawyering skills require the personal capacity to focus without distraction; to respect and empathize with clients and colleagues; to listen and explain with open-mindedness and patience; to inject creativity into problem-solving; to facilitate productive communication among adversaries; to deal constructively with conflict; and to engage in honest and fearless self-critique. In order to develop these underlying abilities students will learn about and perform various contemplative practices and apply these practices to their own actual legal experiences (e.g. law school studies and externships/internships) in an iterative process. Development of these abilities will be supported by assigned readings, class discussions, writing assignments and regular contemplative practice. The ultimate goal of the class is to enable students to cultivate essential lawyering skills in a manner conducive to practicing law as thoughtful, grounded and moral people.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 712 - CA Construction Law
Unit(s): 3
A class that provides a broad, basic understanding of construction law including methods of contracting and issues in the context of construction disputes.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 713 - Cont. Issues of Race & Law
Unit(s): 3
Former title: Racism & Justice in American Legal History, students may not earn credit for both courses. An examination of the history, politics, theory and law related to race and ethnicity in America. Attention will be given to anti-discrimination law and, in addition, to a survey of racial issues embedded in core areas such as criminal, contract, tort and property law. Emphasis will be on providing critical contextual perspective on the intersection between racialized experience and the law, and on increasing student’s critical thinking, writing, and oral communication skills in a small group learning environment.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 714 - Copyright Law
Unit(s): 3
A survey of the exclusive property rights given to authors, artists, designers, computer program writers, composers and performers under federal and state law. Emphasis is placed on the ability to advise both creators and users of data, information and creative works. Coverage is also given to related rights such a moral rights, and the right of publicity.
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 717 - Corporate Governance
Unit(s): 3
An exploration of the issues and principles related to an organization’s corporate governance, focusing on the interrelationship of an organization’s shareholders, directors and management. The course surveys and analyzes recent changes to organizations’ corporate governance structures and operations; the roles, duties and legal liabilities of an organization’s directors and officers; and the increasing federalization of areas of corporate governance that traditionally had been governed under state corporation law; especially on new federal regulatory developments
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 718 - Corporate Taxation
Unit(s): 3
An in-depth study of the federal taxation of corporations and their shareholders. Coverage includes formation and capital structure; dividends and other distributions; redemptions, liquidations, and reorganizations; elections under Subchapter ‘S’; and some special problems affecting professional corporations.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 722 - Internet Law
Unit(s): 3
This course studies the emerging body of law relating to cyberspace, focusing on the Internet and online services. The course considers how to adapt law to cyberspace, looking at case law, statutes, and other methods of regulation. Topics include jurisdiction, computer crime, electronic privacy, free speech in cyberspace (including online indecency), online torts (including spam and defamation) and intellectual property in cyberspace. While prior exposure to cyberspace is helpful, no special expertise is required.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 723 - Cyberlaw Seminar
Unit(s): 3
Through preparation of a paper and class discussions of selected books and law review articles, this seminar permits students to delve into the debates raging in cyberspace legal scholarship. Students will consider how hard it is to afford strong intellectual property protection online while maintaining a vibrant public domain, to ensure safety and accountability online while not intruding on personal privacy, and to protect vulnerable members of the community while not trampling on online free speech. The relationship of technology to law and to society is also considered.
Prerequisite: LAW 722
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 727 - California Civil Discovery
Unit(s): 2 to 3
Formerly: Discovery. An advanced course in the discovery and other related aspects of civil procedure. Emphasis is placed on the conduct and use (both at trial an in the negotiation of settlements) of oral depositions, written interrogatories, production of documents, and other discovery and disclosure techniques.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 728 - Discovery Practice
Unit(s): 2
Utilizing pretrial discovery methods in a practice environment, students learn how to draft written discovery, prepare for and take oral depositions, prepare document requests, and use other discovery methods in order to prepare a case for settlement or trial. There is additional emphasis on expert witness retention and discovery. Prerequisites: Recommended: California Civil Discovery
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 730 - Education Law
Unit(s): 3
This course will introduce students to some of the most important legal issues relating to primary and secondary (K-12) education in the United States, and it will touch to a lesser extent on issues concerning higher education. This course will consider both constitutional and statutory sources of law, with a heavy emphasis on the Fourteenth Amendment, First Amendment, and Title IX of Education Amendments to the Civil Rights Act. Primary topics for discussion will include, but are not limited to: racial inequality and ongoing efforts to integrate and equalize public schools; economic inequality and educational funding; the needs of students with disabilities; sex segregation in schools and school facilities; harassment due to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity; and freedom of expression and religion in schools.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 732 - Elder Law
Unit(s): 2 to 3
Designed to equip students with a basic knowledge of elder law, which combines multiple areas of practice with the ability to work with elders and their families. This course will focus primarily on elder law issues related to estate planning, conservatorship practice, benefits eligibility, and elder abuse. Consideration will be given to ethical issues, capacity assessments and blending theory and practice in the representation of older clients.
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LAW 733 - Dom Violence Law & Litigation
Unit(s): 3
This course provides an in-depth examination of domestic violence law. Students may opt to take the course with an externship at the Alameda County Family Justice Center legal clinic to supplement course learning, though it is not a condition of enrollment. Students examine domestic violence issues through studying domestic violence law, causation and solutions, and trauma-informed civil litigation practices. This course satisfies requirements for Professional Skills and Experiential Units.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 735 - Eviction Def, Lit Skills & Eth
Unit(s): 3
The course will cover the substantive and procedural law of evictions (with a focus on San Francisco), a variety of litigation skills, and selected ethical issues that arise in evictions. Utilizing real cases and situations students encounter in their externships, the course will focus on the application of practical civil litigation skills in the context of the fast-paced eviction case. Exercises in drafting, interviewing, negotiation, and other practical legal skills will be conducted throughout the semester. Students must be concurrently enrolled in a related externship. Prerequisites: Evidence
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 736 - Employment Discrimination
Unit(s): 3
A survey of federal law prohibitions against, and remedies for, employment discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic origin, sex, age, and disability. The principle focus is on Title VII, the Age of Discrimination in Employment Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, but California Law is also discussed. Among the issues covered are: the nature and proof of discrimination, justifications for discrimination, harassment as discrimination, the ‘reasonable accommodation” requirement, and innovative approaches in the field.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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LAW 737 - Employment Law
Unit(s): 3
This course surveys the rapidly evolving law of the workplace and the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees. Its focus is on the developing legal limits to the traditional “employment at will” doctrine. Common law topics include implied contract theories, the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and wrongful discharge claims. The class also explores the trend toward statutory regulation of the workplace by analyzing some of the federal laws governing specific terms and conditions of employment. The class also introduces some of the issues arising from the intersection between employment and intellectual property law, including employers’ use of non-competition agreements and trade secret protection.
Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
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