Curriculum Guide 2018-2019 Comparative, International, & Transnational Law Offerings
Table of Contents Year-Long 2018-2019 Courses ....................................................... 1 Business Ethics Seminar........................................................ 1 Community Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Clinic ....... 1 International Moot Competitions (Jessup/Vis) ................ 2 Available Every Semester in 2018-2019 ....................................... 3 Atlanta Semester in Practice ................................................ 3 Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation (CEASE) Clinic ........................................................................................ 3 Civil Externship I ................................................................... 4 Civil Externship II .................................................................. 4 Corporate Counsel Externship ............................................ 5 DC Semester in Practice ........................................................ 5 Supervised Research ............................................................. 6 Fall Semester 2018 ........................................................................... 7 Banking Regulation ............................................................... 7 Corporate Compliance .......................................................... 7 Environmental Law ............................................................... 8 Innovation in Practice of Law .............................................. 8 International Criminal Law .................................................. 9 International Human Rights ................................................ 9 International Legal Research.............................................. 10 International Taxation ......................................................... 10 Military Law ......................................................................... 11 Political Leadership & the Law ......................................... 11 Cybersecurity – Mini Course ............................................. 12 i
Executive Branch Lawyering ............................................. 13 Spring Semester 2019.................................................................... 14 Business Immigration Law ................................................. 14 Comparative Corporate Law ............................................. 14 Con Law Seminar: War on Terror ..................................... 14 Employment Law ................................................................ 15 Global Governance .............................................................. 15 Immigration Law (1L Elective) .......................................... 15 International Arbitration .................................................... 16 International Trade Laws (1L elective) ............................. 17 International Environmental Law ..................................... 17 Public Health Law (Atlanta Campus) .............................. 17 Public International Law (1L elective).............................. 18 Summer 2019 ................................................................................. 19 Global Governance Summer School ................................. 19 Global Externships Overseas (GEO) & At-Home (GEA) ..................................................................................... 19
*Current as of August, 2018. Please check Registrar’s website at http://www.law.uga.edu/class-schedules-registration for latest updates.
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Year-Long 2018-2019 Courses Business Ethics Seminar JURI 5665 Carol Morgan & Usha Rodrigues T 10:00-11:50 2 credit hours Corporate scandals make the headlines, but businesses face ethical challenges every day, even in situations that are legally compliant. This course will examine ethical issues confronted by businesses in a variety of contexts, from legal activities to those on the "slippery slope" to outright corruption. Students will consider different approaches to ethical decision-making and the lawyer's role in advising business clients. This is a year-long course open to 3L students only. (Course credit is divided: 1 credit hour each semester, Fall and Spring)[Course includes case studies on foreign bribery.] Community Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Clinic JURI 5628S / 5629L Jason Cade Fall and Spring 4 credit hours The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic will partner with health care professionals to tackle a variety of legal needs that impact patients, including immigration, disability rights, benefits, and family law. Students will have direct responsibility for all aspects of client representation in cases undertaken by the clinic, including the opportunity to interview and advise potential clients, to conduct research and draft legal documents, to advocate in court proceedings and administrative hearings, and to foster interprofessional approaches to holistic problem solving. From time to time, students may also have the opportunity to develop training materials for medical providers, legal advocates, or patients, and 1
engage in related policy work. The weekly seminar component of the clinic provides skills training, substantive instruction, and “case rounds.” This is a year-long (two semester) clinic and is awarded 4 credits per semester. International Moot Competitions (Jessup/Vis) International Advocacy Seminar / International Moot Court JURI 5040 / JURI 5042 Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge & Rob McNiff 2 credit hours each [Class by Permission Only] Preparation, handling of international law moot court case (or international commercial arbitration moot) and representation of hypothetical states before international legal tribunal. Topics covered impart knowledge of international legal reasoning, novel research and effective oral advocacy. This course is graded S/U. Enrollment extended by permission.
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Available Every Semester in 2018-2019 Atlanta Semester in Practice Hillel Levin & Alex Scherr TR 10:00 – 12:30 Up to 16 Credit hours In this full-time experiential offering, students earn a full semester’s worth of credits while living, working, and taking classes in Atlanta. They have opportunities to connect with the Atlanta legal community, gain practical lawyering skills and experience by working with practicing lawyers, and take traditional classroom courses at Georgia Law’s Atlanta facility in Buckhead. See http://www.law.uga.edu/atlanta-semester-practice. [Externship placements with an international dimension may include: Access to Law, The Carter Center, Federal Trade Commission, Latin American Association, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and corporate legal departments listed in the Corporate Counsel Externship entry below.] Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation (CEASE) Clinic JURI 5761S / 5762S Emma Hetherington Fall & Spring M 3:30-5:20 3-6 credit hours This clinic trains students to represent victims of child sexual assault or exploitation in tort suits filed against their abusers. The clinic also meets for a two-hour seminar each week during which students will be trained on litigation skills, laws governing child sexual abuse cases [including international child protection laws], and legislation making these lawsuits possible.
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Civil Externship I JURI 5970S / 5971L Elizabeth Grant Fall and Spring W 5:30-7:20 2-6 credit hours The objective of this course, in which various governmental and private organizations will provide placements for student externships, is to engage students in three primary learning experiences: direct exposure to the skills and methods of legal practice; focused application of legal concepts to real conflicts; and reflective appraisal of their own abilities, values, and professional goals. In addition to the field work provided by the externships, a clinic seminar will provide a jurisprudential context in which to consider and organize the learning gained in the field. Register for both 5970S (graded portion) and 5971L(pass/fail portion). [Placements may have transnational or international components] Civil Externship II JURI 5963S / 5964S Alex Scherr Fall and Spring M 5:30-7:20 2-6 credit hours The objective of this course, in which various governmental and private organizations will provide placements for student externships, is to engage students in three primary learning experiences: direct exposure to the skills and methods of legal practice; focused application of legal concepts to real conflicts; and reflective appraisal of their own abilities, values, and professional goals. In addition to the field work provided by the externships, a clinic seminar will provide a jurisprudential context in which to consider and organize the learning gained in the field. Register for both 5963S (graded portion) and 5964S (pass/fail
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portion). [Placements may have transnational or international components] Corporate Counsel Externship JURI 5968S / 5969E Carol Morgan Fall - T 4:30-6:20 Spring - T 2:30-4:20 4-6 credit hours This course explores the practice of law from the perspective of an in-house counsel. Students will spend 1-2 days each week in a corporate legal department where they will have work assignments and experience firsthand the inner workings of a legal department. A 2-hour seminar each week will supplement the on-site work with discussions about relevant substantive topics and opportunities to build skills through drafting projects and simulations. In lieu of a final exam, students will prepare an appraisal with critical reflections about their externship and an oral presentation. [Potential externship sites offering work of an international or transnational nature include CARE, Delta Airlines, The Home Depot, and NRC Corporation] DC Semester in Practice Jessica Heywood 13 credit hours Fall and Spring In this full-time experiential offering, students live and work in the U.S. capital. In addition to gaining important legal and practical skills, they develop subject-matter expertise and make critical professional connections in the Washington and the international legal communities. See http://www.law.uga.edu/dc-semesterpractice-program and/or e-mail jheywood@uga.edu. [Externship placements offering work of an international or transnational nature may include: American Bar Association Rule of Law 5
Initiative; Public & Homeland Security unit, Federal Communications Commission; International Trade Commission; Overseas Private Investment Corps; Office of Chief Counsel for International Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce; Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Immigration Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Office of International Affairs, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission; and Office of U.S. Trade Representative.] Supervised Research JURI 5190 2 credit hours By agreement with requested professor. Supervised Research involves an in-depth written analysis of a legal issue under close faculty tutoring and supervision. It requires significant legal research, original thinking and analysis, and must produce final paper of a kind and quality similar to that found in law review articles. [Research topics may include issues of international, comparative, or transnational law]
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Fall Semester 2018 Banking Regulation JURI 5470 Mehrsa Baradaran TR 2:30-3:45 3 Credit hours This course will survey the evolution of banking regulation, as well as recent developments that have intensified scrutiny on banks. The primary focus will be on Federal regulation of banks in regard to both traditional and non-traditional banking activities as well as the potential conflicts between state and Federal law. Desired course outcomes: 1) learn the complex laws under which banks operate and why banks have traditionally been regulated much more heavily than other industries; 2) understand how those regulations are structured, how compliance is monitored, and how to recognize potential regulatory issues that arise in banking environment; 3) appreciate the ethical responsibilities that banks have to customers and the communities that they serve. [Topics include international banking] Corporate Compliance JURI 5643 Mehrsa Baradaran 3 credit hours R 4:30-5:20 This course examines the legal underpinnings and structural components of the compliance function in corporations [including large international/multinational corporations]. It reviews the key compliance issues for public companies, banks, and accounting firms, among other organizations, and deconstructs past compliance failures. The course also analyzes the role of attorneys working with, and as, compliance professionals.
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Environmental Law JURI 5280 Laurie Fowler 3 credit hours TR 3:30-4:45 State, Federal, and International legal response to problems of air pollution, water pollution, solid waste, pesticides, noise, and radiation. Emphasis on public regulation, but some consideration given to private remedies. Innovation in Practice of Law JURI 4628 Brett Bartlett 2 credit hours R 4:00-5:50 This course introduces students to innovations necessary to keep pace with a rapidly changing legal industry and that will ensure that those in need of representation have equal access to justice, including among others: AI, predictive analytics, process management, alternative pricing models, and collaborative workspace platforms. [Primary texts refer to firms, practice paradigms, and developments present in practice outside the United States. Many examples that will be examined are taken from non-U.S. developments.]
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International Criminal Law JURI 4270 Diane Marie Amann 3 credit hours TF 1:00-2:15 Examined will be the development and jurisprudence of international criminal law: its origins in post-World War II Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes tribunals; its evolution in postCold War tribunals for the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, and Lebanon; and its siblings, noncriminal efforts like truth commissions. A focus will be the 10-year-old permanent International Criminal Court: its core crimes and ways persons may be held liable or defend against liability; the roles of actors including ICC prosecutors and defenders, judges, victims, partner organizations like NATO and the United Nations, and countries that belong to the ICC; and the relationship between the ICC and nonmember countries like the United States. International Human Rights JURI 4670 Diane Marie Amann 3 credit hours TF 10:30-11:45 Study of international human rights law and international and regional organizations, states and private actors in field. Examines instruments and institutions forming sources of human rights law (UN system, including Charter and treaties, European, African and Inter-American human rights regimes), role of NGOs and interaction between domestic and international law.
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International Legal Research JURI 5380 Anne Burnett 1 credit hour R 8:30-10:20 Researching international and foreign law requires materials and methods different from those employed in researching U.S. law. This short course provides an overview of international law, with an emphasis on the resources and skills used to locate relevant international and foreign resources. Although students and researchers of international and comparative law should find this course particularly useful, non-specialists will also find it helpful in an increasingly global legal arena. Class discussions will include the differences between public international law, private international law, and municipal (foreign) law, important research tools, UN and other intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); European Union & other regional organizations. Weekly research exercises provide handson experience in locating materials. International Taxation JURI 4710 Wade Schueneman 2 credit hours W 4:30-6:20 Considers role of American lawyer acting as tax planner in context of transnational business transactions; U.S. income taxation consequences of foreign corporations and individuals doing business and investing in U.S.; similar tax consequences of American companies and individuals doing business and investing in foreign countries.
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Military Law JURI 4390 J. Stephen Shi 2 credit hours W 4:30-6:20 The course will focus on the system of military justice in the United States, and its sources of authority under the U.S. Constitution, the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), and the Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM). The course will also address the history of military justice in the United States and particularly the UCMJ since its enactment in 1951; the complementary relationship between military discipline and the UCMJ; scope of military jurisdiction; the different types of crimes established in the UCMJ; military trial practice and procedure , including a comparison between the evidentiary and procedural rules under the UCMJ/MCM and the civilian federal courts; the appellate courts established under the UCMJ; the role of the military lawyer and the organization and role of the several Judge Advocate General departments within DoD; the role of the military commander under the UCMJ; significant military cases reaching the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts; [discussion of the use of military commissions in the Global War on Terror and a comparative analysis of military justice systems of other nations]. Political Leadership & the Law JURI 5596 Saxby Chambliss & Camilla Knowles 2 credit hours M 8:30-10:20 How do our federal laws get made and interpreted? This course will examine the intersection of law and politics with a special focus on leadership, and how leadership qualities in the Executive and Legislative branches impact how federal laws ultimately affect the American public. With a special focus on national security, 11
students will utilize current public policy issues and relevant Supreme Court cases to understand legislative process, identify separation of powers tensions, and, ultimately, the resolution of those tensions. Drawing on his 20 years of service in Congress, Senator Chambliss will address the issues of how Congress really works, the power of the Executive relative to duly passed legislation, the role of federal courts in resolving those tensions, and the role of Congress in the federal judiciary. Class size is limited to 20 students. Cybersecurity – Mini Course JURI 5595 Phyllis B. Sumner 1 credit hour Monday-Friday, Sept 17-21, 4:30-7:00 My company has been hacked! What do we do? The FBI informed us our information is being sold on the dark web. How do we respond? Is our company ready for a significant cybersecurity incident? This seminar will focus on cybersecurity incident response by thrusting students into a mock cybersecurity incident and challenging students to consider and provide advice on risk management and legal compliance issues. Students will discuss and strategize about interactions with forensic investigators, law enforcement, regulators, public relations, insurance carriers, and other potential stakeholders, and how to prepare to defend a company in the wake of a significant cybersecurity incident.
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Executive Branch Lawyering JURI 4581 Judge David Barron & Diane Marie Amann 1 credit hour Mini-course from September 21-October 1 This course, to be co-taught by Judge David Barron of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and Professor Diane Marie Amann, will explore the role of Executive Branch lawyers. [It will focus on the question of detaining presumed terrorists, particularly at the U.S. military base at Guantรกnamo Bay, Cuba.] Readings will include Executive pronouncements, statutes, judicial decisions, policy reports, and legal commentaries. Students will consider not only legal and ethical issues, but also the interactions among lawyers in U.S. agencies, other governments, and nongovernmental entities. Grading of this pass-fail course will be based on demonstrated engagement with the readings and issues, as well as participation in class discussion and role-playing exercises.
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Spring Semester 2019 Business Immigration Law JURI 5893 Teri Simmons 2 credit hours W 1:00-2:50 This is a two credit hour course taught by Teri Simmons addressing the laws, regulations and policies governing the entry of foreign nationals into the United States for business or employment purposes. Comparative Corporate Law JURI 4400 Christopher Bruner 2 credit hours W 10:00-11:50 This seminar examines corporate law and the corporate form from a comparative perspective, with particular emphasis placed on how large publicly traded companies are governed and regulated in some of the world’s leading commercial and financial jurisdictions. Con Law Seminar: War on Terror JURI 4198 Nathan Chapman 2 credit hours W 1:30-3:20 The United States' response to terrorism from the 1990s to the present has raised a number of constitutional questions about the separation of powers, the suspension of habeas corpus, and the Bill of Rights. This course will explore the historical background of the constitution's distribution of war powers, the modern debates 14
about executive power that frame the "war on terror," and a number of specific controversies. Readings will include statutes, executive orders, executive branch legal memos, court opinions, and scholarship. Employment Law JURI 5650 Weyman Johnson 3 credit hours MWR 1:30-2:20 Examines legal regulation of the employment relationship, focusing on the erosion of the employment-at-will doctrine through various tort and contract theories, law of employee mobility including non-competes and trade secrets, protection of employee privacy and speech interests, entitlement to overtime under the Fair labor Standards Act, and the regulation of health and pension benefits under ERISA. Excludes the union/management issues covered in Labor Law and statutory discrimination issues covered in Employment Discrimination. Global Governance JURI 5885 Harlan Cohen 3 credit hours MR 1:00-2:15 In a globalizing world, the range of issues with cross-border implications only expands, from finance to trade, environment to human rights, food safety to sports. This upper-level course in International Law examines how and why different legal regimes have developed to govern these issues and when they succeed or fail. Immigration Law (1L Elective) JURI 5890 15
Jason Cade 3 credit hours TR 10:30-11:45 This course will examine American immigration law and policy. Topics considered include source and scope of Congressional power to regulate immigration; procedures for entry, exclusion, and deportation; refugees and asylum; current immigration law reform; and the role of states in regulating migrants. This course is intended both for those who are considering immigration law as a career and for those who want a general introduction to an important area of law that intersects with many areas of practice, including administrative, criminal, family, employment, and international. International Arbitration JURI 4720 Elizabeth Silbert & Daniel King 2 credit hours T 3:30 – 4:20 This course will examine the legal regime governing international commercial arbitration. Topics will include the enforcement of arbitration agreements, arbitral procedure and the enforcement of arbitral awards. The course also will consider how to draft arbitral clauses.
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International Trade Laws (1L elective) JURI 5360 Harlan Cohen 3 credit hours MWR 3:30-4:20 Examines national and international policies and laws relating to international trade and investment. International Environmental Law JURI 5750 Melissa J. Durkee 3 credit hours TR 9:00-10:15 Interdisciplinary introduction to international environmental law and policy, focusing on how international environmental regimes emerge, develop and influence behavior. Selected case studies on topics such as acid rain, global warming, whaling, deforestation, and trade in endangered species. Public Health Law (Atlanta Campus) JURI 5622 Fazal Khan 3 credit hours W 5:30-8:00 This course offers an overview of Public Health Law. The course begins by defining public health law with historic, contemporary [and international comparative] law-policy perspectives, discusses the government entities most involved in public health domestically and internationally, and then surveys a range of applications. Coverage encompasses reproductive health, vaccination, biodefense, integration of genomics (study of gene function) and population genetics into public health policy and practice, and international public health. 17
Public International Law (1L elective) JURI 4640 Diane Marie Amann 3 credit hours MR 10:30-11:45 This introductory course will examine the doctrine, theory, and evolution of International Law. Once focused narrowly on relations between nation-states, the field now encompasses myriad legal norms and mechanisms regulating the global activities not only of states, but also of human beings, corporations, and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations.
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Summer 2019 Global Governance Summer School Leuven, Belgium & The Hague, Netherlands July 1-10, 2019 Partnering with the prestigious Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, Georgia Law’s Dean Rusk International Law Center will present a 10 day Global Governance Summer Program at the centuries-old University of Leuven (ranked 15th among universities in Europe, and 35th worldwide), located in a beautiful city a short train ride from Brussels and easily accessible to many European capitals. Through lectures, discussions, and site visits, students will explore global governance – how state, regional, and international legal regimes, plus individuals, corporations, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, networks, and other non-state actors, interact. Students participate in several days of classroom instruction, a conference, and a professional development trip to institutions and law firms in Brussels. The program concludes with a multi-day excursion to The Hague, site of many international courts and tribunals, including the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice, and the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal. Academic and experiential learning courses will be taught by Georgia Law and Leuven academics. See https://www.law.uga.edu/ggss and/or e-mail ajshaw@uga.edu. Global Externships Overseas (GEO) & At-Home (GEA) Various locations 4-12 weeks The law school’s Dean Rusk International Law Center coordinates GEOs – four-to-twelve-week summer Global Extern placements in a variety of law-office settings around the world. Over the last fifteen years, more than 200 Georgia Law students have taken part in these GEOs/GEAs, working with attorney supervisors and local staff. They return to Athens with new colleagues and 19
mentors, with law-practice skills, and with deeper appreciation of the global legal profession. Students secure placements tailored to their career goals with the aid of the Dean Rusk International Law Center, which each year develops potential sites to which students may apply. Placements include international law firms, foreign and domestic government agencies, corporate legal departments, as well as both intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations. See http://www.law.uga.edu/RuskIntl/GlobalExtern and/or email ajshaw@uga.edu.
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