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JEWISH LAW (INTERNAT'L AND COMPARATIVE LAW - 1080)
2 credits
This course provides a forum for students to explore the history, literature and process of Jewish Law. No knowledge of Hebrew or prior study of Jewish Law is required for the course. Following introductory classes on the sources and structure of Jewish Law, the course will examine the dynamics of the legal system by looking at such areas as: Biblical interpretation in civil and ritual law; capital punishment; self-incrimination; the duty of confidentiality; abortion; the interaction of Jewish Law with other legal systems; and the application of Jewish Law in the Israeli legal system. There will be an emphasis on comparative analysis, and course materials will include discussion of Jewish Law in contemporary American legal scholarship. Grades are based upon a research paper, a draft of which each student will present to the class toward the end of the semester.
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JUDICIAL DECISION MAKING PROC (STATE AND FEDERAL PRACTICE - 1090)
2 credits
This course introduces students to all aspects of the appellate process. It is designed to provide students a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the thought processes of appellate judges and the judicial decision-making process in general. The class discussion will focus on the procedural, legal, and strategic aspects of appellate litigation. Each student will be required to prepare an appellate brief and present an oral argument before a three-judge panel. Oral arguments will be videotaped and critiqued. The subject matter of these appeals will be taken from actual appellate cases. In addition, this course will emphasize important legal principles in appellate practice, such as jurisdiction and appeal ability, including the final judgment rule, the collateral order doctrine, and the scope and standard of appellate review. Students will attend actual appellate arguments before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Grades are based upon an appellate brief and oral argument.
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JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP PLACEMENT (ADVOCACY AND LEGAL SKILLS - 3050)
2 credits
Students work 140 hours in pre-approved judicial externship placements in the chambers of administrative, city, state, or federal judges. It is expected that students will be integrated into all aspects of the judicial chambers so that students will observe court proceedings as well as receive substantive research and writing assignments. The course is graded on a pass-fail basis. This course must be taken in conjunction with the Judicial Clinical Externship Seminar.
Corequisite: JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP SEMINAR
Victoria L Brown-Douglas
Louis V. Fasulo
Jeffrey A Goodstein
Keri K. Gould
Elayne E. Greenberg
Martin M. Marshak
Lori S. Rowan
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JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP SEMINAR (ADVOCACY AND LEGAL SKILLS - 3040)
2 credits
The Judicial Clinical Externship Seminar directs students to consider the richness and variety of the courts in which they work to promote self-directed learning through appropriate goal-setting and the critical reflection on judicial process, lawyering skills, and legal institutions. Weekly short written assignments based upon relevant readings and externship observations, accurately kept timesheets, student presentations and a lawyering skills simulation are used to engage students in recognizing and using decision-making strategies in responding to professional responsibility issues. Grades are based upon class participation, weekly written assignments, and a final student presentation. This course must be taken in conjunction with the Judicial Clinical Externship Placement.
Corequisite: JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP PLACEMENT
Victoria L Brown-Douglas
Louis V. Fasulo
Jeffrey A Goodstein
Keri K. Gould
Elayne E. Greenberg
Gail Jacobs
Martin M. Marshak
Lori S. Rowan
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JURISPRUDENCE (THEORY,HIST.& STRUCTURE OF LAW - 1010)
2 credits
This course inquires into the fundamental notions of law, equity, and justice, and examines their contemporary applications. The classic schools of jurisprudence are the major foci of the course, including natural law, historicism, positivism, and realism. Grades are based upon a final examination.
Gary Minda
Brian Tamanaha
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JUVENILE JUSTICE (CRIMINAL LAW - 1020)
2 credits
The course explores a wide-range of juvenile justice issues, covering the history of the juvenile court; the due process "revolution" of the 1960's; disparate treatment of children and adults involved in the legal system; and issues in a juvenile delinquency case from intake to disposition. In addressing these topics, principles of adolescent development and youths' special needs as well as disproportionate minority contact with the juvenile system will be examined. The course will also contemplate sociological and psychological theories and recent developments in adolescent brain development. Throughout the course, we will regularly visit the original ideology of the juvenile court and question its rehabilitative ideal. Grades are based upon a research paper and a final examination.
Prerequisite: FAMILY LAW
Theresa A Hughes