LAW 902 - Introduction to American Law

Credits, 3 sem. hrs.

This 3 credit summer course is required for all LL.M. students. Enrollment is limited to foreign post-graduate students. The course will provide a comprehensive overview of the American legal system, the development and structure. It will provide an introduction to Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, torts, LAW 573 - Property, contracts and business law, civil procedure, Evidence, Criminal Procedure and LAW 755. Students may be called upon and will have to prepare a paper, which they will present. The final exam is a 24 hour take-home exam at the end of the course and before the start of the fall semester. Students must earn at least a “C” grade to pass. Passing is a condition for fall and spring course registration and enrollment.

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