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	LABOR & EMPLOYMENT ARBITRATION (LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW - 1050) ( 2 Credits)
	This course focuses primarily on labor arbitration under collective bargaining agreements, but will also cover arbitration in non-unionized employment settings and arbitration as an alternative to employment discrimination litigation. The course will be roughly divided into three main segments: the legal framework for labor arbitration (and other forms of employment-related arbitration), the procedural and substantive issues in labor arbitration, and the development of effective arbitration advocacy skills. Students will be expected to complete a number of written assignments throughout the semester, including written analysis of diverse grievance provisions and arbitration clauses, and the writing of an arbitration opinion and award. In addition, the students will be expected to prepare, research and participate in a mock arbitration, possibly before outside arbitrators. The professor plans to divide the class into teams with each team having no more than three members. Depending upon the number of students in the class, there may be more than one mock arbitration. Each student will be required to write a final brief. Grades are based upon the interim written assignments, class participation, including performance in a mock arbitration, and the final brief. PREREQ :LABOR LAW OR EMPLOYMENT LAW OR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION Pearl Zuchlewski
	LABOR LAW (LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW - 1040) ( 3 Credits)
	The National Labor Relations Act is emphasized throughout the course. Consideration is given to day-to-day issues in labor-management relations. Union representation, unfair labor practice proceedings, collective bargaining, grievance negotiations and labor arbitration are studied in depth. Grades are based upon a final examination. David L. Gregory Mitchell H Rubinstein
	LABOR LAW - ADVANCED (LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW - 1030) ( 2 Credits)
	This course will examine more sophisticated material not covered in the basic labor law course, including secondary boycotts, union-community coalitions, federalism and the labor preemption doctrine, and internal union governance. The study of international and comparative labor law developments will be supplemented by public policy considerations of social justice. Grades are based upon the individual student's choice of either a single research paper or a series of shorter memos on specific issues. PREREQ :LABOR LAW David L. Gregory
	LAND USE PLANNING (PROPERTY - 1010) ( 3 Credits)
	This course provides an analysis of the legal and administrative aspects of land use control, and of the problems and techniques of urban planning. The course includes a study of building codes, zoning, subdivision, public acquisition of land tax controls and urban redevelopment. Grades are based upon a research paper of law review quality on a topic approved by the faculty member conducting the seminar. Patrick J. Rohan
	LATINOS/AS AND THE LAW (INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS - 2050) ( 2 Credits)
	This course will explore legal issues of particular relevance to Latino/as in the United States through an examination of case law and applicable constitutional and statutory frameworks. The goal of the course is to engage students in a critical analysis of the legal framework and social and political landscape that underpin the Latino/a experience in the United States. In particular, the course will dissect major court decisions and statutory law on the topics of education, language rights, and immigration. Course enrollment is limited to 20. Grades will be cumulatively determined based upon class participation, three short response papers and a research paper.
	LAW & INTL DEV-BNKRPTCY & SEC (BANKRUPTCY LAW - 5000) ( 1 Credit)
	The use of secured transactions and bankruptcy laws to facilitate private transactions and transparent and efficient treatment of distressed or failed companies has long been understood as a cornerstone of domestic financial laws. The use of these types of laws in the global private (as opposed to public) context is less understood. This course will focus on the use of law and law reform to facilitate development; specifically, international and bi- lateral initiatives to measure the quality of laws and to provide assistance to countries in developing sound legal systems. The course will look at issues relating to access to credit for entrepreneurs, the relationship between legal system typologies and the availability of finance, the role of bankruptcy and insolvency laws in financial crises. The course will also examine the use, efficacy and political economy of other international and bi-lateral agencies. Prerequisite for J.D. students: At least one of the following: Creditors' Rights, Secured Transactions, International Law or International Business Transactions.
	LAW & LITERATURE (THEORY,HIST.& STRUCTURE OF LAW - 1040) ( 2 Credits)
	Students in this course will read works of literature by such authors as Aeschylus, William Shakespeare, Toni Morrison, William Faulkner, Charlotte Bronte and Virginia Woolf to study various topics including the moral and ethical dimensions of law, law's connection to the fate of individuals, and the connections among law, authority and humanity, using principles of traditional, modern and post-modern literary criticism. Short weekly nongraded responses are required. Grades are based upon attendance, participation in class discussions, and either three short papers or one long research paper. Margaret V. Turano Elyse Pepper
	LAW & POL HEALTH CARE DEL SYS (HEALTH LAW - 1000) ( 2 Credits)
	This course will examine the legal structure of health care delivery in the United States and how it affects the issue of access to quality health care. The course will be divided into two components: 1) introduction to the basics of health care delivery and financing, and 2) the legal ethics of rationing access. Because the course will focus upon the legal issues connected to constraints on access to health care, in addition to serving as an introduction to Health Law, the course will also address the current legal debates concerning the demands on health care of the elderly. Grades are based upon a research paper. Alan David Scheinkman
	LAW & REL SEM:INTL & COMP PERS (CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - 1090) ( 3 Credits)
	This seminar will explore the ways in which different legal systems, including the international human rights regime, accommodate the sometimes competing demands of law and religion. After an introduction to the theoretical underpinnings and history of the subject, the course will address two main areas: free exercise of religion (e.g., religious exemptions, proselytism, and religious discrimination) and the separation of state and religion (e.g., religious establishments, the autonomy of religious associations, and public funding). Throughout, we will compare how Western and non-Western countries address these questions and consider the effect of international human- rights norms. Grades will be based on a final paper (65%), an in-class presentation (15%), and class participation (20%). PREREQ : OR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Mark L. Movsesian
	LAW AND ECONOMICS (THEORY,HIST.& STRUCTURE OF LAW - 1050) ( 2 Credits)
	This course is designed to introduce the student to important economic concepts that have wide applicability to law, including efficiency, cost/benefit analysis, risk analysis and externalities. The course will focus on the application of these concepts to problems in property, torts, contracts, antitrust and class actions. Prior knowledge of economics is neither presumed nor a prerequisite. Grades are based upon a final examination. Edward D. Cavanagh Gary Minda

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