• LAW 881: Law and Literature

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Reading literary works, development of philosophy and reading technique applicable to both law and life.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 883: Images of the Law

  2.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  The way lawyers and legal institutions are portrayed in popular media has important implications for litigants, juries, lawmakers, and lawyers. This seminar will look at portrayals of law and the legal profession in television and film, and discuss how those do – and do not – match institutions in the real world, as well as how they influence behavior among both lawyers and non-lawyers. Satisfies the perspective requirement.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 884: Lawyers as Leaders

  2.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Designed to help students succeed as new entrants into the legal profession. Topics will include professional leadership, law firm management, bar association service, public service, practical ethics, redefining success, and leaving an enduring legacy. Classes will involve prominent guest speakers and discussion, supplemented with relevant readings. Grading will be based on class participation, three reflection papers, in class exercises, and a professional development plan.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 886: International Law

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Seminar course introduces the laws, norms, institutions, and procedures that regulate state interactions on the international level. As part of this introduction, students will consider how international law sources, including customary and treaty law, operate in the context of the U.S. Constitution. Various themes to be explored include: state sovereignty, human rights, the law of war and use of force, law of the sea, trade, the environment, and the adjudication and arbitration of international disputes.Registration Restriction: Law students and graduate students only. Priority given to law students.
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• LAW 887: Internat Business Transactions

  2.00 - 3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Doing business with foreign persons and in foreign countries; acquisition and use of property within foreign country; regulation of international business transactions by international organizations and foreign governments; analysis of international conventions and laws of foreign countries affecting business and comparison of those conventions and laws with United States law.Repeatability: Not repeatable. May be taken once for 2-3 hours.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 888: Internationl Religious Freedom

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Seminar course will examine the multitude of issues that stem from the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion, or belief. Following a philosophical and historical overview of the development of the right across various political and religious traditions, students will explore a wide range of contested and often charged legal questions, including defining the relationship between church and state, between freedom of religion and related rights such as freedom of expression and association, and the scope of legitimate limitations on freedom of religion. Readings will pay particular attention to the American experience, though the context for the seminar will be decidedly comparative in nature, bringing into consideration competing political, religious, and ideological frameworks. The common touchstone for analysis will be based on developing an understanding of the right to freedom of religion or belief as it is set forth in key international instruments – including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – as well as regional commitments including the European Convention for the protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 889: Intrntnl Intellectl Prop Law

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Intellectual property is increasingly becoming an area of global concern, and practitioners in both intellectual property law and international law need to know how the system operates. Explores the international intellectual property systems, including the various international agreements and institutions as they relate to copyrights, patents, and trademarks, plus some important related doctrines. It also explores some comparative aspects of how these various intellectual property rights are implemented in different countries.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 890: European Union Law: Rights

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Seminar course introduces students to the EU’s burgeoning legal and constitutional processes by exploring “next generation” issues, including the status of fundamental human rights in the EU, the division of powers between member states and the Union, and the EU’s role within the international system, particularly as it relates to questions of foreign policy, security, and development. A survey of the history and evolution of the EU will provide students with a critical understanding of key EU institutions, including relevant treaties, chargers, and decision. Will analyze substantive thematic issue areas, including free movement and other rights related to freedom, security and justice, common foreign and security policy, and EU institution-member state-international community relations. Primary texts, including Court of Justice jurisprudence and other EU institution resolutions and decisions will be considered, as well as the role of other European agencies, and how they interrelate to the primary institutions.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.,br/>
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• LAW 891: Global Constitutionalism

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Globalization continues to exert a powerful influence on all aspects of modern life, and there are few problems that are not global in scope. The definition, development, and interpretation of laws, including the scope of fundamental rights, have not been immune from this influence. The practice of legal comparativism enjoys a long and respected history. However, with the growing entrenchment of rule of law and civil rights among western democracies and the explosive growth in written constitutions around the world, has this practice remained one of simple comparativism, or is something more profound happening below the surface? Among other questions, this seminar will explore what the implications of this possibility may be and what, if any similarities and/or differences continue to characterize the constitutional experiences of these states. Primary constitutional texts and leading Supreme Court jurisprudence from select countries will be considered in the context of a number of key areas including human dignity, national security, separation of powers, and church-state relations.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 892: Internatnl Human Rights Law

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Examines the norms, institutions, and application of key international and regional human rights regimes. The substance and procedure of the United Nations human rights system (treaty and non-treaty-based mechanisms) and regional human rights systems, including the European, Inter-American, and African systems, will be explored in detail, as well as other treaties and mechanisms related to the development and protection of human rights. Specific topics include individual and group rights, political and economic/cultural rights, the interaction between human rights and trade, globalization, and the war on terror.(DE) Prerequisite(s): 886 or permission of the professor.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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