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in practice. (Take-home examination)
6550 Law of the Sea (2)
Benoit
International law related to the use of ocean space. Development of international law concerning internal waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone, high seas, continental shelf, fisheries, exclusive economic zone, maritime boundaries, marine environment, marine scientific research, deep seabed, and settlement of disputes. Current legal and policy issues associated with these areas. Prerequisite or concurrent registration: Law 6520; for post-J.D. students, permission of instructor may be substituted. (Take-home examination)
6552 Law of War (2)
Carnahan
6553 U.S. Export Control Law and Regulation (2)
Calabrese
6554 International Criminal Law (2)
Matheson
Human rights law in international and internal armed conflict, examining the origins of the law of war, the 1949 Geneva Conventions for the Protection of War Victims, the Geneva Protocols of 1977, the 1980 Geneva Conventional Weapons Convention, other treaties and customary international law relating to means and methods of warfare, the role of the International Committee of the Red Cross, war crimes and enforcement mechanisms, and current problems in the regulation of hostilities. Prerequisite: Law 6520. (Examination or research paper) Study of U.S. laws and regulations that govern the export of defense products and dualuse civilian technologies. Examination of international export control treaties and case studies. Students participate in team exercises involving export transactions. (Takehome examination) Prosecution of international crimes and application of national criminal law across international boundaries. The use of criminal sanctions to serve the objectives of the international community, particularly with respect to peace, national security, and human rights. Prior enrollment in Law 6520 is recommended. (Examination)
6555 Comparative Constitutional Law (2 or 3)
Comparative study of U.S. and non-U.S. legal systems. Structural issues including federalism and separation of powers; individual rights issues including affirmative action, abortion, and freedom of speech. (Take-home examination)
6556 International Arbitration (2)
Crook, Greenblatt, Ryan
Survey of arbitration and related mechanisms of dispute resolution in the international legal system that arise out of commercial, financial, and governmental transactions. Analysis of the arbitration agreement, the process of arbitration, and the enforcement of arbitral awards as well as the common principles governing the disposition of claims. Review of the various arbitral tribunals and their rules. Prerequisite or concurrent registration: Law 6520 or 6522; for post-J.D. students, permission of instructor may be substituted. (Examination or take-home examination at the instructor’s discretion)
6557 Introduction to Transactional Islamic Law (1 or 2)
Khaleq
Examination of the principles of Islamic finance, Shari’a investment criteria, and the means to structure Shari’a-compliant transactions and products. Focus on Islamic law as applied to cross-border transactions, regardless of the nature and identity of the players. Case studies analyze underlying investment principles and agreements and the legal environment in which they operate, including the role of Islamic banking and finance in addressing global challenges in such sectors as the development of renewable energy, infrastructure, and technology transfer. (Take-home examination)
6558 International Negotiations (2)
Camp, Steinman
International negotiations from a practitioner’s perspective, with a focus on private-