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da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 468 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course will focus on the laws and regulations governing the securities, banking, and commodities markets. It will also introduce students to public policy debates in the financial regulatory context, applying public choice theory, cost-benefit analysis, the behavioral bias literature and empirical methods to debates about financial regulatory implementation. [Course Name] | Law and Economics of Financial Regulation Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 239 [Cr.] 2 [Description] The class reads a variety of classic and contemporary texts to illustrate how law and legal problems are portrayed in literature. This is both an exercise in our understanding of law as well as a lesson in how to read texts. We also can think of a text as a kind of evidence, legal or otherwise. Grading is based on a combinations of papers; students have an option of one long paper or two or three shorter papers, focusing on the works read and key themes of the class. Readings change each year, but typical readings include the Bible, Shakespeare, Kafka, Melville, James, and others. [Course Name] | Law and Literature | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 635 [Cr.] 3 [Description] The Law & Religion Seminar treats the law of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, both the Free Exercise and the Nonestablishment Clauses, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, using the leading textbook in the field (McConnell, Garvey and Berg), and some supplementary readings to keep the student abreast of this area’s continual evolution. There is also some treatment of history, religious freedom in connection with family law topics, natural law, international religious freedom law, and leading religions’ doctrines and teachings concerning religious freedom. It is a paper course, requiring a 25-40pp paper, which accounts for 55% of the student’s grade. Class participation accounts for the remainder. [Course Name] | Law and Religion Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 448 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This seminar is intended to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become effective practitioners in the fields of government oversight and internal investigations. In particular, this course will examine the role of the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General in protecting national security. Class sessions will rely on the case study method to illustrate relevant concepts related to internal investigations and program reviews. Discussion will focus heavily on Inspector General legal authorities, the report writing process, and effective interviewing techniques. In addition, collaborative partnerships are imperative to conducting oversight of domestic intelligence activities and national security investigations. Thus, legal authorities of the Department of Justice, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Department of Defense will also be discussed at length. [Course Name] | Law of Government Oversight and Internal Investigations Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 309 [Cr.] 2 [Description] MVETS enables students to represent active-duty members of the armed forces, their families and veterans in a wide variety of civil and administrative, litigation and non-litigation matters, including consumer-protection, landlord-tenant, family law, contracts, and military law and entitlement matters. Students are supervised by law school instructors or private practitioners with subject matter expertise, attend 2 hours of weekly classroom instruction and status meetings, and conduct an average of 6-10 hours per week (fall & spring), and 10-12 hours per week (summer), of out-of-class casework. Students registered for the fall or spring session of the clinic will receive two (2) total graded credits for this course which are "in-class" credit. Students registered for the summer session of the clinic will receive two (2) total graded credits for this course, one (1) credit is "in-class" and one (1) credit is "out-of-class." Visit http://mvets.law.gmu.edu for additional information. Application and Permission of the Director are required for registration. Information about application deadlines and process is circulated prior to registration each semester, and additional information can be obtained during the Clinic Information Session hosted each semester by CAAS. Although not dispositive, preference and priority may be given to repeat MVETS Student Advisors (student may take MVETS up to two times) and students who possess a third-year practice certificate or ability to acquire one, and who have completed Family Law, Virginia Practice, Trial Advocacy and/or Pretrial Practice. [Course Name] | Legal Clinic - Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic (MVETS) | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 277 [Cr.] 3 [Description] The Law and Mental Illness Clinic allows students to gain practical experience in the judicial, legislative, academic and advocacy aspects of the law concerning the treatment of individuals with severe mental illness. The classroom component of the course studies the history and development of laws affecting the mentally ill, while also preparing the students for representation of petitioners during civil commitment hearings. Students may locate and interview witnesses, appear at commitment hearings, perform direct and cross-examinations and present legal argument. This course is a letter-graded course offered in the fall and spring, and students may receive 3 credits total (2 in-class credits and 1 out of-class credit). Space is limited, and registration is open to students who have completed their first year of law school. For more information about the program's requirements, please see the Information Packet for the Legal Clinic—Mental Illness at http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/clinics. [Course Name] | Legal Clinic - Mental Illness | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 358 [Cr.] 2 [Description] In this clinic, students write actual applications that will be filed for inventors affiliated with George Mason University. The students are each assigned an invention, and work directly with the inventor(s), who are generally George Mason University professors or staff, to write a patent application covering the invention. Students are instructed as to best practices before meeting with the inventor(s) and drafting the application, and then are critiqued regarding their written patent applications. The patent applications will be written in stages, including invention disclosure considerations, drawings, claims, and specification, with critique on each step in the process. Multiple drafts of the complete application will be written and critiqued until it is ready for filing. This course is a graded course offered in the spring and counts as a writing (W) course towards the upper-level writing requirement. Students may earn 2 credits total (1 in-class credit and 1 out-of-class credit). Space is limited, and registration is open only to students who have taken Patent Law I, Patent Law II, Patent Writing Theory and Practice or equivalent experience. For more information about the program's requirements, please see the Information Packet for the Legal Clinic - Practical Preparation of GMU Patent Applications at http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/clinics. [Course Name] | Legal Clinic - Practical Preparation of GMU Patent Applications | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 185 [Cr.] 4 [Description] The Supreme Court Clinic, offered in partnership with Wiley Rein LLP, provides pro bono legal representation before the United States Supreme Court. The year-long clinic provides George Mason law students with the opportunity to work closely with Wiley Rein attorneys to identify cases of interest, research legal issues, and draft Supreme Court briefs on behalf of parties and amici at both the certiorari and merits stages. Students accepted into the clinic also will receive classroom instruction, analyze federal and state appellate decisions for possible litigation opportunities, and attend at least one Supreme Court argument per Term. The clinic is a two semester (fall and spring), graded class, with two credits awarded each semester. Space is limited, and students must have completed Constitutional Law I: Structure of Government in order to be eligible for the clinic. Applications are available through CAAS. For more information about the program's requirements, please see the Information Packet for the Legal Clinic – Supreme Court at http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/clinics. [Course Name] | Legal Clinic - Supreme Court | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 178 [Cr.] 3 (pass/fail) [Description] This course, which is open to students in their final year, offers a substantive review of topics typically covered on the bar exam, along with practice exams and individual counseling on study techniques.The class is designed for students who need or want a supplement to other traditional methods of preparing for the bar exam. This course is not a substitute for the commercial bar courses that most students take after graduation. [Course Name] | Legal Fundamentals | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 300 [Cr.] 2 [Description] In the Regulatory Comments Legal Practicum students engage in the federal regulatory process by analyzing an active regulation and filing public comments (from a public interest perspective) with a federal agency. The course combines practical lectures with workshops on how to analyze regulations and effectively communicate ideas. Students are taught by adjunct professor Jerry Brito, who is affiliated with the Mercatus Center, and adjunct professor Bridget Dooling with the Office of Management and Budget and also work with a mentor on their regulatory comment. In addition to drafting a public comment, students present their analysis through a mock hearing and op-ed. This course is offered only in the spring semester; students may receive 2 in-class, graded credits for completing this course. Space is limited and is open to students who have completed their first year of law school. [Course Name] | Legal Practicum - Regulatory Comments | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 264 [Cr.] 2 [Description] A survey of the legal and economic theory of intellectual property including the common law premises for the protection of ideas and their embodiments and the evolution of statutory and judge-made law. The first half of the course concentrates on the underlying economic and property theory and law, and the second half develops the application to the statutory and common law classes of intellectual property: patents, copyright, trademarks, mask works, and trade secrets. [Course Name] | Legal and Economic Theory of Intellectual Property | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 266 [Cr.] 2 [Description] An introduction for lawyers to public choice and competing theories of legislative behavior. This course begins with an examination of the process by which statutes are generated and the application of economic analysis to that process. The remainder of the course considers the implications of this analysis for a variety of legal issues arising in the interpretation and implementation of statutes, especially the principles and techniques of statutory construction. [Course Name] | Legislation and Statutory Interpretation | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 195 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Year-long seminar taught by the Director of the Levy Fellow program that all Levy fellows are required to take in each of their second and third years. The course also is available to regular JD and LLM students with the approval of the Director. For Levy Fellows, a passing grade of "C" or above will be required for continuation of the Fellowship and receipt of the JD degree. [Course Name] | Levy Workshop | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 271 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Requires the student to develop, expand, and refine a research paper into an article suitable for publication in a law journal. This course is limited to students in the Litigation Track. [Course Name] | Litigation Law Track Thesis | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 205 [Cr.] 3 [Description] Provides the cornerstone of the Litigation Law track. It introduces the theory and practice of litigation and other forms of dispute resolution, and draws upon the basic tools of decision theory, game theory, and economic analysis to address some of the key features of the litigation process and its institutions. Among the topics addressed are the decision to commence litigation and whether to settle or go to trial; settlement negotiations; strategic behavior as affecting decision making by both private actors and the courts; economic analyses of litigation; agency or moral hazard problems presented by both lawyers and courts; the impact of attorney's fee arrangements, fee-shifting rules, and court-imposed sanctions; party versus court control of proceedings; and the effect of enforcement costs on competing substantive legal rules. [Course Name] | Litigation and Dispute Resolution Theory | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 272 [Cr.] 3-4 [Description] Decision-making processes of local government bodies; types and authority of city, county, and special-function local government units; intergovernmental relations; organizational structure and modifications. [Course Name] | Local Government Law | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 279 [Cr.] 3 [Description] This course focuses on the structure and goals of the mediation process and on the skills and techniques used to assist parties in overcoming barriers to dispute resolution. Skills are learned through readings and discussions of the theoretical bases for mediation and through interactive participation in simulations, exercises, and role plays. The course also examines the roles of attorneys and clients in mediation, ethical issues for lawyers and mediators, dealing with difficult people, power imbalances, and cultural considerations. Previous students have used this course to satisfy the skills training required by the Virginia Supreme Court to become certified as state mediators. [Course Name] | Mediation | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 384 [Cr.] 3 [Description] This lecture course will explore the distribution of national security powers amongst the three coordinate branches of government and engage students in understanding the laws and policies that govern the legality of war, military operations in wartime, intelligence collection, protection of national security information, foreign intelligence surveillance, covert action, special military operations, offensive counterterrorism operations, the detention, interrogation, and prosecution of terrorism suspects, including military commissions, the domestic use of the military, homeland security, cybersecurity, and other current issues in the national security area. The class will also include discussion of materials declassified in recent months relating to foreign intelligence collection and offensive counterterrorism operations, as well as materials previously declassified, and will examine the legal analysis supporting these specific efforts and the policy questions raised by them. [Course Name] | National Security Law | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 406 [Cr.] 2 [Description] An analysis of the interaction between counter-terrorism/counterintelligence operations and the protection of civil liberties. Key topics covered will include: Constitutional authority and oversight for national security operations, surveillance law, and the role of the criminal process. [Course Name] | National Security Law Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 303 [Cr.] 3 [Description] This interactive course introduces students to the theory and practice of negotiation in our legal system. We will examine various aspects of legal negotiations, including strategy, ethics, communication, case valuation, the psychology of bargaining, collaborative lawyering, dispute resolution, deal-making and creative problem-solving. Students will develop negotiating skills and improve their understanding of the negotiation process by participating in simulations, analyzing bargaining behavior, discussing negotiation concepts and receiving critique. Grades are based on class participation and application of skills; two short papers analyzing specific negotiations; and one 10-page paper due at the end of the semester. The class is limited to 16 students. Class attendance is required. Note: Students must attend the first class in order to be enrolled. [Course Name] | Negotiation and Legal Settlement | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 483 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This seminar studies the law and policy related to hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”), focusing especially on the principles of oil and gas law, local government law, and environmental law most applicable to fracking. The seminar explores: the principles of oil and gas law specifying when oil and gas are appropriated; whether and how fracking challenges traditional principles of trespass; what principles of tort law would govern if fracking were to contaminate drinking water and there were no other legal authority regulating liability; whether local governments can exclude or regulate fracking within their boundaries consistent with state oil regulation and home rule principles; and federal safety and environmental regulations applicable to fracking and its effects on drinking water. Students who take the seminar are expected to write a paper on some topic covered in the class. Students will be graded primarily on the final version of the written paper but also on class participation and an oral presentation and defense of the paper. [Course Name] | Oil and Gas Law Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 282 [Cr.] 3 [Description] Examines the taxation of partnerships and limited liability companies. [Course Name] | Partnership Taxation | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 284 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Provides an introduction to the basic principles of the law of patents in the United States. Covers the history, origin and function of the patent system; the nature of patents as property and as legal instruments; comparisons with other forms of intellectual property; subject matter eligible for patenting; the conditions for patentability of an invention; and the disclosure requirements for a patent application. [Course Name] | Patent Law I | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 292 [Cr.] 2 [Description] A continuation of Patent Law I. This course focuses on the meaning and function of patent claims as property definitions; patent prosecution, including conduct giving rise to the unenforceability of a patent; post-grant procedures; infringement of a patent, including claim interpretation and acts giving rise to infringement; equitable defenses to a charge of infringement; remedies; patent enforcement; and patent misuse. Patent Law I is a prerequisite to this course. [Course Name] | Patent Law II | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 438 [Cr.] 3 [Description] The course covers all core stages of a patent infringement action--from the filing of a complaint, to trial before judge and jury. Students work together as a litigation team representing one party in a patent infringement case against a team of students from Suffolk Law School in Boston. The course culminates in a trial either in DC or in Boston depending on the year (2013 will be in DC). Throughout the semester, the students participate in the various aspects of the case including drafting pleadings, working on written and document discovery, briefing and arguing claim construction (before a judge), taking and defending depositions, preparing expert reports, drafting summary judgment motions, and presenting at trial. A wide variety of roles and responsibilities are available and involve varying degrees of writing, research, and oral advocacy skills. Patent Law I is a prerequisite for this course. [Course Name] | Patent Litigation and Dispute Resolution Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 349 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course provides an in-depth examination of the U.S. International Trade Commission and its adjudication of patent litigation disputes under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The course will focus on all aspects of litigation at the ITC, from the institution of an investigation under Section 337 through the Commission’s review of an Administrative Law Judge’s decision, as well as key Federal Circuit decisions involving the ITC. Students will not only learn the unique procedures of the ITC, but will also be exposed to policy considerations and the practical application of U.S. patent law in ITC investigations. Patent Law I is a prerequisite for this course. [Course Name] | Patent Litigation at the ITC | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 306 [Cr.] 2 [Description] The recent passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) has shifted the battleground of certain patent challenges from district court to the USPTO by creating new, more powerful, fast-track, litigation-like review proceedings, including post-grant review, inter partes review, and the transitional program for covered business method patents. This course will cover practical aspects of how patent office litigation proceedings are used on their own and in conjunction with district court litigation to achieve client aims. The course also explores the interface between the proceedings and the district courts, the USITC, and the Federal Circuit, presents hypothetical scenarios addressing situations that are expected to occur, and provides an overview of comparable proceedings in selected countries to provide students with an international perspective. The course will involve lecture with frequent opportunities for student input and consideration of how to counsel clients on available patent office litigation options and limitations. Practical strategies and a working case study for analysis will be used. Patent Law I and II are prerequisites for this course. [Course Name] | Patent Office Litigation | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 294 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course builds upon Patent Law I and II by providing an in depth analysis of the substantive and procedural law relating to the prosecution of patent applications in the Patent and Trademark Office. The course emphasizes various strategies for responding to office actions, avoiding and overcoming objections and rejections, and avoiding prosecution history estoppels arising under Supreme Court and Federal Circuit case law. The course stresses how patent prosecution affects the value of patents. Patent Law I & II are prerequisites to this course. [Course Name] | Patent Prosecution | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 351 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course applies principles learned in earlier patent law courses to the writing of applications for patents to accord them their maximum legal effect. The readability of patents by lay judges and jurors is also stressed. Patent Law I & II are prerequisites to this course. [Course Name] | Patent Writing Theory and Practice | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 286 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Covers the business and legal criteria necessary to implement and maintain successful patent licensing programs. Subject areas covered are business objectives in licensing; rights and duties of license parties; determining and negotiating the terms and clauses of the contract; administering and enforcing the license; antitrust and misuse constraints on the business and law of licensing; and special problems in trade secrets, know-how, and show-how contracts. Patent Law I is a prerequisite to this course. [Course Name] | Patent and Know-How Licensing | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 289 [Cr.] 2-3 [Description] This course introduces students to regulatory institutions and the political economy of regulatory processes. With this foundation, students will examine current or proposed regulation and the costs, benefits, and incentives they create. [Course Name] | Perspectives on Regulation | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 344 [Cr.] 2-3 [Description] Wealth (capital) creation and transmission in the context of the individual rather than the firm unifies this sequence. Wealth, in the broad sense considered here, means not only the person's accumulation of financial assets but also his or her earning capacity, moral values and contributions to society. Although much of the approach will be law-and-economics based, other disciplines will necessarily inform the discussion as well. Biology, sociology, political science, history, and philosophy all will play a part. [Course Name] | Perspectives on the Individual, Family, and Social Institutions | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 429 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course is identical to Law 344 with the exception that it is conducted as a seminar and will require a seminar paper. [Course Name] | Perspectives on the Individual, Family, and Social Institutions Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 140 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course is designed to prepare students for the rigors associated with being a law clerk for a state court trial or appellate judge. It also will have application in your practice as an associate at a law firm. Starting with the interview process for clerkship jobs, resume writing and interviewing, and the role of the law clerk, all the way to the nuts and bolts for preparing motions, bench briefs and presenting cases to judges and partners, this course will address matters associated with the highly competitive world of being a law clerk. There will be several writing components to this course and it is suggested, although not required, that students have taken Evidence before enrolling. This course is graded “CR.” [Course Name] | Preparing to Be a Law Clerk | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 368 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course is designed for students with an interest in pursuing a career in litigation. The class is divided into two law firms that litigate against each other in two cases - a tort case and a contract case. Each firm represents the plaintiff in one case and the defendant in the other. Students review and then practice the major steps in the pretrial litigation process including litigation planning, informal fact investigation, legal investigation, pleading, all facets of discovery, pretrial motions, and settlement strategy. [Course Name] | Pretrial Practice | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 243 [Cr.] 2 [Description] The course explores the rapid development of the law governing the use and disclosure of personal and other information by government entities and private sector parties. The course also examines the emerging law regarding the obligation to protect information from misuse or access by unauthorized third parties and liability arising from such misuse or access. [Course Name] | Privacy and Information Security Law | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 296 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Discusses the historical development of product liability as a branch of contracts, through express and implied warranties, and of torts, through abnormally dangerous activities, joint tortfeasors, and industry-wide liability. Students address the benefits and costs of such a system in economic and legal terms. Proposals for federal and state legislation are also considered. [Course Name] | Products Liability | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 298 [Cr.] 2 [Description] A study of the activities and responsibilities of lawyers and their relationships with clients, the legal profession, the courts, and the public. Problems of professional responsibility are treated in several contexts, e.g., the lawyer's duty to the client, the provision of adequate legal services to all, and the reconciliation of the lawyer's obligations to the client with the demands of justice and the public interest. 2 credits. [Course Name] | Professional Responsibility | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 299 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Focuses on the analysis of the persuasive value of evidence and the methods of constructing and improving inferential chains of proof. Topics include the analysis and synthesis of inference networks; consideration of the relationships of proof and probability; and the processes of generating and testing factual hypotheses. [Course Name] | Proof | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 104 [Cr.] 4 [Description] This required course is a survey of the law of property. It emphasizes the process and rationale for the creation of private interests in tangible, intangible and intellectual property; the Anglo-American system of estates in land (including landlord-tenant law and future interests); transfers of land (including the real estate contract and deed); and methods for title assurance (including deed covenants, the recording system, and title insurance). [Course Name] | Property | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 629 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Many contemporary observers assume that “natural rights” theories of property refer to theories worked out by Robert Nozick and John Locke. The same observers assume that Nozick’s and Locke’s theories of property rights are identical. This seminar explores whether they are and, if not, how they differ. Readings cover Nozick, Anarchy, State, and Utopia; Locke’s Two Treatises and selections from his Essay Concerning Human Understanding; A. John Simmons, A Lockean Theory of Rights; and illustrative legal materials and contemporary property scholarship. The grade for the seminar will be based on a seminar paper and class participation. [Course Name] | Property Theory Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 419 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course analyzes the tools used to investigate and prosecute acts of terrorism and violations of national security laws. A research paper is required. The class is designed to highlight in practical terms the tension between protecting the nation’s security versus protecting privacy and individual liberties. The course utilizes the “9-11 Commission Report” to give context for modern day investigations and prosecutions. It looks at constitutional issues associated with searches, seizures, confessions and freedom of the press. It looks at electronic surveillance techniques, the use of classified information at trial, and substantive statutes used to prosecute cases. [Course Name] | Prosecuting Terrorism & Cases Involving National Security Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 265 [Cr.] 3 [Description] This course is divided into three areas. First, the course analyzes the body of substantive criminal statutes addressing acts of terrorism and protecting the nation’s security. Case studies are used to provide appropriate context. Second, the course analyzes statutes pertaining to national security investigations, provides case studies, and discusses challenging evidentiary issues in national security cases. Third, the course focuses on actual prosecutions. Some concepts, such as the government’s obligation to turn over exculpatory evidence and sentencing-related issues, are generally applicable throughout the criminal justice system. Others, such as the use of classified information, are unique to national security law. Both areas are discussed in detail. Criminal Law is a prerequisite for this course, and Criminal Procedure: Investigation is suggested but not required. [Course Name] | Prosecuting Terrorism and Cases Involving National Security | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 445 [Cr.] 3 [Description] Provides students with a critical introduction to and analysis of public-choice and social-choice literature and relates covered concepts to actual cases, statutes, and legal doctrines. Covered topics will include structural and evolutionary analyses of state and federal legislative decision-making processes; structural and evolutionary analyses of judicial decision-making processes, including the doctrines of stare decisis and justiciability; evaluating public choice and social choice based proposals to expand the reach of federal judicial review; examining the proper role, if any, of interest group theory in constitutional and statutory interpretation; delineating the spheres of public and private law; examining the role of public choice and social choice in developing a structural analysis of separation of powers and federalism; and evaluating the competing roles of efficiency and cycling on the evolution of legal doctrine. Specific coverage may vary from year to year. [Course Name] | Public Choice and Public Law Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 301 [Cr.] 3 [Description] Considers the principles of statistics and econometrics and their application to a wide range of legal applications. Topics include statistical evaluation of forensic and economic evidence and their relationship to the rules of procedure, to the rules of evidence, and to burdens of proof. [Course Name] | Quantitative Forensics | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 395 [Cr.] 3 [Description] What is the point of reading and talking about a bunch of stuff from some bygone era? Actually, there are at least three points: (1) to gain deeper understanding and appreciation of an important period in legal history; (2) to practice the careful study of law in context; and (3) to enjoy one of the most enriching of lawyerly activities – reading about law and then probing its meaning and function with engaged colleagues. There is a lot of reading, and pre-class thinking, but if you like those activities you will like this course, because there isn’t much else required (given that the quizzes described below will be pretty easy for anyone who does the reading). Grades: Your grade is based on closed-book quizzes and participation. Quizzes count for 1/3 of the grade. A short quiz consisting of a few straightforward factual questions about obvious topics in the assigned reading is given at the start of most sessions in which we discuss new material. The questions are designed merely to determine whether you have, in fact, done the reading and paid attention. They are easy to answer for anyone who has done the reading but are likely unanswerable by someone who has not. Participation counts for 2/3 of the grade. Let us be clear about this up front: Evaluation of participation in the course is inevitably largely subjective, which means that if you do not like the participation grade you receive there will be no basis for challenging it. Having said that, you are unlikely to get a bad grade if you come to every class prepared to make useful contributions, do in fact make those contributions, and respectfully listen to and comment on the contributions of others. It is in part because of those expectations that there is an electronics ban for this course. No one will be able to Google whatever we are talking about in class and then read something off a computer screen, passing it off as his or her own thought. All of us will have to read and reflect and perhaps even do a little bit of our own research before class in order to be confident that we will have something useful to share. What a wonderful thing that will be! [Course Name] | Readings in American Law | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 342 [Cr.] 1 [Description] Students read works representing varieties of modern legal thought, which may include empirical legal studies, economic analysis of law, legal history, comparative law, and studies of the legal profession. The course meets three times over the semester. For each meeting students submit a brief reaction paper (5-6 pages) and read each other's reaction papers, on the basis of which one or two students will prepare a discussion outline in advance of the meeting. Beginning Fall 2015, the credit associated with this course will be out-of-class credit. [Course Name] | Readings in Legal Thought | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 295 [Cr.] 2 [Description] A study of the basic elements of construction, development, and permanent financing that uses real estate as security for the financing. This course will examine the real estate finance transaction from a practitioner's viewpoint and will cover the laws governing and normal documentation utilized in a real estate finance transaction, negotiation skills, title insurance, remedies, and other facets of a real estate secured loan. [Course Name] | Real Estate Finance | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 313 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course will cover the international and U.S. refugee law regime, with a focus on asylum law in the United States. The course will trace the history and development of the United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention, the 1967 Protocol, and the U.S. Refugee Act of 1980. Students will become familiar with the key actors in the asylum and refugee law arena, including the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, international non-governmental organizations, the U.S. Congress, the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, and the federal courts. Students will gain an understanding of the refugee definition as interpreted in the U.S. [Course Name] | Refugee and Asylum Law | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 315 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Surveys the legal and economic foundations of the various forms of regulation. The origin and development of both economic and social regulation are analyzed. [Course Name] | Regulated Industries | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 310 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Covers the regulation of food, drugs, cosmetics and medical devices by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including basic statutory provisions, regulations, and case law. The history of regulation is discussed, as well as the development of new legal and procedural mechanisms for regulation in light of advancing technology and new theories of consumer protection. Since the FDA has been important in establishing legal precedents governing U.S. regulatory agencies, a familiarity with this field will provide a basic understanding of how the government regulates and how administrative law works. May be 2 or 3 credits. [Course Name] | Regulation of Food and Drugs | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 443 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Requires the student to develop, expand, and refine a research paper into an article suitable for publication in a law journal. [Course Name] | Regulatory Law Track Thesis | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 314 [Cr.] 3 [Description] A legal and economic analysis of remedies given in legal proceedings. The coverage includes the forms of legal and equitable remedies, the substantive law of restitution, and methods for the measurement of damages and corresponding problems of nonmonetary forms of remedy. [Course Name] | Remedies | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 312 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course reviews formation issues treated in Contracts from the perspective of UCC Article 2 (Sales) and focuses on critical Sales issues not addressed in Contracts, namely performance (delivery and payment), title to goods, third party rights, and quality and warranty. It also provides an introduction to the UN Sales Convention, which the US has adopted. [Course Name] | Sales | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 510 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Scholarly Writing introduces students to writing and editing for scholarly legal journals. The primary emphasis of the course is the mechanics of writing a publishable-quality casenote or comment in one of George Mason's legal journals. The course also introduces students to editing and source-checking professional pieces selected for publication by the journals. Scholarly Writing therefore seeks to improve the legal writing and editing skills of individual students, as well as the overall quality of George Mason's legal journals. As of Fall 2010, students receive two (2) total credits for this class. One (1) credit is "in-class" and one (1) credit is "out-of-class." Course is graded "CR". [Course Name] | Scholarly Writing | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 322 [Cr.] 3 [Description] Explores the law and economic consequences of secured finance. The principal focus is on the Uniform Commercial Code's Article 9 (on security interests in personal property) and its influence on financial transactions between debtors and creditors. Includes examination of how bankruptcy law affects secured credit. [Course Name] | Secured Finance | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 317 [Cr.] 3 [Description] Examines the disclosure system and securities market regulation, including registration, exemptions, and remedies under the Securities Act of 1933; reporting and accounting standards under the 1934 Act; the proxy system; Section 16(a) reporting; state "blue sky" laws; and the regulation of broker-dealers, specialists, and self-regulatory organizations. [Course Name] | Securities Law and Regulation | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 390 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course will cover developments in sexual orientation and gender identity law with an emphasis on current legislative developments. Topics to be discussed include employment discrimination, U.S. Military policy, marriage, and hate crimes. Participants will be encouraged to examine sexuality in the context of constitutional protections and limitations. [Course Name] | Sexuality and the Law | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 464 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Small Business Planning is an advanced course with a substantial writing requirement which builds upon students' knowledge of tax, business, employment and securities law to develop problem solving thought patterns and the performance of research, drafting and communication skills that are essential to advising entrepreneurs through the entire life cycle of a privately-held business. Business Associations, Income Tax, and Corporate Tax are prerequisites to this course. [Course Name] | Small Business Planning Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 490 [Cr.] 2 [Description] The past few years have seen a brutal war between smartphone manufacturers, which has led to significant litigation in the US and Europe, as well as antitrust complaints filed in various parts of the world. The purpose of this seminar is to discuss what led to this smartphone war, which actors it involves (Apple, Samsung, Google Motorola, Microsoft, etc.), the main patent infringement, breach of contracts and antitrust lawsuits that were filed by these actors, and how this war is likely to end. This seminar will generally appeal to students interested in the high-tech industry. There are no prerequisites for this course, although some knowledge (or at least interest) in antitrust and intellectual property. [Course Name] | Smartphone Patent War: Antitrust & IP Perspectives | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 392 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course combines three distinct elements of the modern sports world. First, it provides an introduction to the basics of sports law, e.g., the rules governing the operation of a professional league; regulation of the NCAA and the eligibility rules for amateur athletes; the fundamentals of Title IX and gender equity; and the role of the sports agent. Second, it covers two critical issues typically treated in a more advanced course on sports law, i.e., the role played by antitrust law and labor law with respect to professional sports. Third, it lays out the financial and economic issues that differentiate the business of sports (amateur as well as professional) from any other business model. Advanced knowledge of economics is not required in order to take and perform well in the course. The fundamental economic principles that are relevant are intuitive and easily understood, and will be thoroughly explained in class. [Course Name] | Sports Law | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 170 [Cr.] 2 [Description] An organized sports league presents a unique business model because its members must act as both partners and competitors of one another. The antitrust laws are intended to discourage coordination among business competitors. On the other hand, the business needs of an organized sports league require a considerable degree of such coordination. It is not surprising, then, that amateur and professional sports leagues increasingly find themselves in costly and uncertain antitrust litigation. Courts struggle in these circumstances because precedents drawn from other industries and other contexts are not always helpful. This course seeks to bring coherence to the analysis, exploring how fundamental antitrust principles can properly be adapted to the unique business needs of an organized sport. Issues to be considered include league governance (e.g., agreements among members limiting the number or location of competitors); equipment and behavior standards (e.g., prohibitions on "square-grooved" golf clubs at PGA Tour events; restraints on player mobility or compensation (e.g., draft rules, salary caps, etc.); and the extent to which Congress has chosen to limit application of the antitrust laws to certain sports, Major League Baseball being the most notable. The course will also touch upon what "market" or "monopoly" power means in the context of sports. [Course Name] | Sports and Antitrust | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 624 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This seminar course will cover the history, powers and duties, and initiatives of the state Attorneys General around the country. It will begin with an overview of the history of the Office of Attorney General, followed by a survey of the law and related issues pertaining to the jurisdiction, powers and duties of the Office and its role in state government. Over the course of the semester, a number of contemporary issues regarding the state Attorneys General and their enforcement authority in antitrust, consumer protection, criminal law and environment as well as in state‐federal relationships will be discussed. Distinguished guest lecturers, who will offer insight on various high profile topics of interest, have been invited, including Attorneys General, former Attorneys General, and other members of the legal community. [Course Name] | State Attorneys General Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 359 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course introduces students to the law of state and local taxation. No prior training in tax is required. Taxes covered include the real property tax, state personal and corporate income taxes, and sales taxes. Important in the course are limits on a state's jurisdiction to tax and various constitutional limits on a state's reaching beyond its borders to tax out-of-state taxpayers. The course will also offer a smattering of public finance economics to assist those students who have an interest in elected, staff, lobbying or public-interest positions involving public-finance type issues in public fiscal and tax policy. The course will also cover the fact that states do not have equal revenue-raising capacity. The natural resource states such as Alaska can use severance taxes, the economic burden of which is borne in other states, and need not tax households. Knowledge of these capacities can assist students in advising clients where and what state tax burdens are low and seem likely to stay low. [Course Name] | State and Local Taxation | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 425 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This seminar will examine the manner in which constitutions may be designed to protect liberty, with an emphasis upon and a close reading of the debates of the Framers at their Convention in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. The debates are the greatest and least read set of deliberations upon liberty and democracy, and have the excitement of a fine detective novel. The course will also examine the empirical literature of how presidential and parliamentary regimes have fared, when it comes to protecting liberty, and students will read Bagehot’s The English Constitution. The seminar will end with a look at the expansion of executive power in the U.S. [Course Name] | Structure of Liberty Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 254 [Cr.] 3 [Description] The Domestic Relations program, supervised by Former Judge and Senior Lecturer in Law Leslie M. Alden, has both an externship component and a clinical component and offers students the opportunity to work on an array of domestic relations matters. In the externship component, students are assigned to a supervising attorney who is an expert in domestic relations law and will work in the supervising attorney’s office on all manner of domestic relations issues and cases. Students may perform research and writing, assist with the discovery process, and observe court proceedings. Additionally, if they have their Third-Year Practice Certificate, some students may even have the opportunity to argue motions for support or minor property determinations. The clinical component offers students a unique opportunity to assist pro se litigants in obtaining uncontested divorces in Fairfax Circuit Court. Pro se litigants who already have initiated the divorce process in Fairfax Circuit Court but have been unable to complete the process due to difficulties with filing the necessary documents are referred to the Domestic Relations program by the Court. In the clinical component, students are given their own case load of litigants to assist and may meet with clients, draft pleadings, review documentation and appear in court for ore tenus hearings before a Fairfax County Circuit Court judge. This pass/fail program is offered year-round, and students may earn 3 out-of-class credits for 180 hours of field work. Space is limited. Students must submit an application to CAAS and interview prior to registering for this program. Applications are available through CAAS. Students may participate in this program twice, subject to space and professor's approval. For more information about the program’s requirements and application process, please see the Supervised Externship and Clinic - Domestic Relations Information Packet at http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/clinics. [Course Name] | Supervised Externship & Clinic - Domestic Relations | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 142 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Entails 120 hours of supervised fieldwork in a private law firm or a federal or state agency in Virginia, Maryland, or the District of Columbia. The participating offices are selected on the basis of interest and ability to provide the student with a sound educational experience under the supervision of an agency attorney or judge. These legal offices cover diverse subject areas to meet the interests of most students. Recent placements include the U.S. Attorney in Alexandria and the District of Columbia, legal divisions in the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Claims Court, Department of Interior, and General Services Administration. Students are also required to attend a minimum of one tutorial over the course of the semester (tutorial dates are to be determined by the course instructor). All credits are considered "out-of-class," and the course is graded "CR". For more information about the program's requirements and application process, please see the Externship Information Packet. For more information on the role and responsibilities of a Supervising Attorney in this program, please see Guidelines for Supervising Attorneys. [Course Name] | Supervised Externship (Summer) | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 143 [Cr.] 3 [Description] Entails 180 hours of supervised fieldwork in a private law firm or a federal or state agency in Virginia, Maryland, or the District of Columbia. The participating offices are selected on the basis of interest and ability to provide the student with a sound educational experience under the supervision of an agency attorney or judge. These legal offices cover diverse subject areas to meet the interests of most students. Recent placements include the U.S. Attorney in Alexandria and the District of Columbia, legal divisions in the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Claims Court, Department of Interior, and General Services Administration. Students are also required to attend a minimum of one tutorial over the course of the semester (tutorial dates are to be determined by the course instructor). All credits are considered "out-of-class," and the course is graded "CR". For more information about the program's requirements and application process, please see the Externship Information Packet. For more information on the role and responsibilities of a Supervising Attorney in this program, please see Guidelines for Supervising Attorneys. [Course Name] | Supervised Externship (Summer) | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 325 [Cr.] 3 [Description] George Mason’s Supervised Externship – Capitol Hill program presents students with the opportunity to experience the intersection of law and policy by earning credit for unpaid work in Capitol Hill offices or committees; in government affairs offices of agencies, corporations, or nonprofits; trade associations; in lobbying firms, and with government affairs groups within law firms. Mason Law has a rich history of graduates with prominent positions “inside the Beltway” and through this program students will be introduced to the extensive alumni network of the Mason Law Capitol Hill Law & Economics alumni group. Students who have secured their own positions with the employers described above or students who would like assistance with placement are eligible for this program. Adjunct professor David Landers, Class of 1993 and Vice President, Government Relations, Managed Funds Association, directs this program, determines individual placements, monitors students’ progress, and coordinates with field supervisors. This pass/fail program is offered in Fall 2014 and will be offered in the spring pending faculty approval. Students will earn 3 out-of-class credits for 180 hours of fieldwork. Space is limited for those students seeking placements. Applications to be placed are available through CAAS. Students seeking placement may participate in this program twice, subject to space and professor's approval. Students who have secured their own placements may participate more than two times. For more information about the program’s requirements and application process, please see the Supervised Externship - Capitol Hill Information Packet at http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/clinics. [Course Name] | Supervised Externship - Capitol Hill | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 179 [Cr.] 3 [Description] Through this program, students are placed as interns throughout Northern Virginia, including in Judges' Chambers, the Office of the Public Defender, the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney, a City or County attorney’s office, Legal Aid, or in a private attorney's office. Heavy emphasis is placed on developing students’ litigation skills. Former Judge and Senior Lecturer in Law Leslie M. Alden directs this program, determines individual placements, monitors students’ progress, and coordinates with field supervisors. This pass/fail program is offered year-round, and students will earn 3 out-of-class credits for 180 hours of field work. Space is limited. Students must submit an application to CAAS and interview prior to registering for this program. Applications are available through CAAS. Students may participate in this program twice, subject to space and professor's approval. For more information about the program’s requirements and application process, please see the Supervised Externship – Virginia Practice at http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/clinics. For more information on the role and responsibilities of a Supervising Attorney in this program, please see Guidelines for Supervising Attorneys at http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/clinics. [Course Name] | Supervised Externship - Virginia Practice | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 320 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Through this program, students have undertaken externships in such varied places as the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Communications Commission, Capitol Hill, the Nature Conservancy, the Recording Industry of America, a variety of federal and state courts, the Alexandria Commonwealth Attorney's Office, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Legal Services offices across the country, and more. Students secure these unpaid internships on their own in a variety of ways, including through the job posting information available in CAAS and networking. This pass/fail program is offered year round, and students may earn 2 out-of-class credits for 120 hours of field work completed over the course of a semester or 3 out-of-class credits for 180 hours of field work. Students must attend tutorials during the semester. Students may register for this program after having their internship and field supervisor approved by the course instructor. For more information about the program's requirements and application process, please see the Externship Information Packet at http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/clinics. For more information on the role and responsibilities of a Supervising Attorney in this program, please see Guidelines for Supervising Attorneys at http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/clinics. [Course Name] | Supervised Externship-Fall/Spring | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 321 [Cr.] 3 [Description] Through this program, students have undertaken externships in such varied places as the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Communications Commission, Capitol Hill, the Nature Conservancy, the Recording Industry of America, a variety of federal and state courts, the Alexandria Commonwealth Attorney's Office, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Legal Services offices across the country, and more. Students secure these unpaid internships on their own in a variety of ways, including through the job posting information available in CAAS and networking. This pass/fail program is offered year round, and students may earn 2 out-of-class credits for 120 hours of field work completed over the course of a semester or 3 out-of-class credits for 180 hours of field work. Students must attend tutorials during the semester. Students may register for this program after having their internship and field supervisor approved by the course instructor. For more information about the program's requirements and application process, please see the Externship Information Packet at http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/clinics. For more information on the role and responsibilities of a Supervising Attorney in this program, please see Guidelines for Supervising Attorneys at http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/clinics. [Course Name] | Supervised Externship-Fall/Spring | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 641 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This seminar course will expose students to laws and policies relating to government surveillance, from traditional criminal wiretaps to high tech surveillance conducted as part of the global war on terrorism. The course will involve a survey of the Fourth Amendment’s search and seizure caselaw and the application of that body of law to government surveillance efforts. Issues discussed will include: wiretaps in drug and organized crime cases; warrantless surveillance programs in the ’60-‘70s; legislative efforts to constrain surveillance; the expansion of government surveillance following the attacks of 9/11; and the implications of new surveillance technologies in an increasingly cyber- and technology-oriented world. [Course Name] | Surveillance Law Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 446 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course offers an introduction to the principal policy considerations that arise by the efforts of governments to raise revenue. The topics addressed include the merits of different tax systems (e.g., income and consumption taxes), questions of tax administration and legal complexity, and the efficiency implications of taxation. The course involves reading and commenting on research articles that have been published in the areas the course examines. [Course Name] | Tax Policy Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 617 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course focuses on Public Policy and Business Strategy issues at play in the rapidly evolving communications sector, including those related to law, economics, finance, technology, and public choice. [Course Name] | Telecom and Internet: Strategy and Policy Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 110 [Cr.] 4 [Description] This course examines the fundamental principles of legal obligation in the absence of voluntary contract or family relationship. In such circumstances, why, when, and to what extent should one person ever be financially liable to another? The legal rules and doctrines are considered in themselves and in relation to moral philosophy, political theory, and economics. [Course Name] | Torts | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 347 [Cr.] 1-3 [Description] Considers the law and theory applicable to protection of confidential business information ranging from computer programs and manufacturing processes to customer lists. Covers reverse engineering of products; invention/idea submissions from employees and outsiders; employment agreements; consultant agreements; considerations regarding drafting of agreements; remedies; defenses; misappropriation; trade secret-defeating publications versus patent-defeating publications; implied and express duties of confidentiality; trial tactics; use of trade secret clauses to effect non-compete agreements; the inevitable disclosure doctrine; Federal Economic Espionage Act of 1996; and various public policy considerations associated with the foregoing. The procedures and requirements for preserving trade secret protection for confidential business information are reviewed. The economics of trade secret law is considered relative to other types of protection such as patents and copyrights. [Course Name] | Trade Secrets Law | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 327 [Cr.] 3 [Description] Covers procedural and substantive law in obtaining trademark registrations in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and enforcement and licensing of federal and state registrations after they are obtained. [Course Name] | Trademark Law | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 311 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course will illustrate the practical aspects of trademark search, clearance, strategy, counseling, prosecution and enforcement. Class discussion will focus on the law, USPTO rules and procedures, pleadings and forms, and client counseling. The course is designed to give the students a background of what practicing trademark law would be like in a law firm or corporate environment. A background in Trademark Law (either through a Trademark Law course or work-related experience) will be helpful, but is not a prerequisite for this course. [Course Name] | Trademark Prosecution | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 329 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Law 329 - Trial Advocacy - 2 credits This course trains students in the preparation and presentation of evidence in jury and non-jury trials. Evidence is a prerequisite and the course is graded "CR". Students who have previously taken Law 329 Trial Advocacy for Competitors may not register for this course. Law 329 - Trial Advocacy for Competitors - 2 credits This course focuses on the same matters as Trial Advocacy, but its enrollment is limited to students participating in an intramural or extramural trial advocacy contest during the semester in which they register to take the course. All students must receive permission of the instructor to register, and priority may be given to students competing in extramural versus intramural competitions. All students must also have taken Evidence as a prerequisite or be taking Evidence during the same semester they enroll. As of Fall 2013, students will receive two (2) total graded credits for completing this course: one (1) credit is "in-class" and one (1) credit is "out-of-class." Students may participate in Trial Advocacy for Competitors a maximum of two times, subject to instructor approval, or one time if the student has already taken the non-competitor Trial Advocacy course. [Course Name] | Trial Advocacy | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 207 [Cr.] 2 [Description] Trial Advocacy: Criminal Procedure (formerly "Advanced Criminal Procedure") is intended for students interested in advanced work in criminal procedure. The topics covered focus on aspects of trial procedure and post-conviction remedies. Criminal Procedure: Investigation is a prerequisite for this course. [Course Name] | Trial Advocacy: Criminal Procedure | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 330 [Cr.] 3-4 [Description] A study of the basic devices in gratuitous transfers, including the will, the trust, powers, selected problems in class gifts, will and trust substitutes, and social restrictions upon the power of testation, the formation of property interests, and the trust device. [Course Name] | Trusts and Estates | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 332 [Cr.] 3 [Description] This course examines the legal determination of what business practices are considered to be unfair. It includes the problem of entry, deceptive practices, interference with business relations, trade secrets, and misappropriation. The bodies of law studied include the common law and various federal enactments, such as the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Lanham Act. [Course Name] | Unfair Trade Practices | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 339 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course is intended to be a modern successor to Agency and Partnership. The course focuses on general and limited partnerships as well as several relatively new business forms: limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, limited liability limited partnerships, business trusts and unincorporated nonprofits. The course covers the theoretical, legal and business context of unincorporated firms, including choice of form considerations and exercises in drafting governance documents and statutes. Live examples will be drawn upon, and periodic guests will be drawn upon to supplement and enrich the classroom dialogue and learning experience. [Course Name] | Unincorporated Business Entities | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 308 [Cr.] 2 [Description] The number of cases brought by veterans in search of benefits to the Department of Veterans Affairs (“DVA”) is expected to exponentially increase as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down and the military continues to draw down its numbers. With that increase will come a corresponding increase in veterans seeking review of decisions made by their local DVA offices in an attempt to secure benefits. These veterans will require pro bono assistance, particularly because there is little to no remuneration available for representation for these cases. This course will introduce students to the bodies of administrative law that govern the administration of veterans’ benefits, focusing attention on how veterans’ claims are adjudicated through the DVA and governing courts. The course will incorporate a case study and practical exercises. The goal of the course is to educate and train students about a large, specific body of administrative law and prepare students to serve as pro bono counsel to veterans in the future. [Course Name] | Veterans Law | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 334 [Cr.] 3 [Description] This course examines the rules of civil and criminal practice in Virginia, with emphasis in such areas as pleading, process, distinction between law and equity, statutes of limitation, pretrial discovery, venue, extraordinary writs, and appellate practice. Presentation of motions and strategies from procedural standpoints are included. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure. [Course Name] | Virginia Practice | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 333 [Cr.] 3 [Description] This course examines the law of remedies, including remedies at law and equitable remedies as separately administered in Virginia courts within current Rules of Court concerning the Unification of Practice in Circuit Courts. Will include statutory remedies that follow equity practice, such as Mechanic's Liens, but not major areas, such as Family Law or Decedent's Estates which are separate courses. This course is not a substitute for Virginia Practice, but Virginia Practice is a logical preparation for it. [Course Name] | Virginia Remedies | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 127 [Cr.] 1-2 [Description] The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held in Vienna, Austria, is an annual competition of teams representing law schools throughout the world (the "Moot"). The goal of the Moot is to foster the study of international commercial law and arbitration for the resolution of international business disputes and to train future law leaders in methods of alternative dispute resolution. This course prepares students to compete in the Moot. Students will meet weekly with the course instructors to learn more about how international commercial arbitration, and the Vis International Moot specifically, is conducted, to receive instruction on the most important sources of law for the competition - the U.N. Convention on the International Sale of Goods and the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law - and to receive guidance on researching and writing the Memoranda. International Commercial Arbitration is a prerequisite to this course. Enrollment is with instructor permission only. In the fall, this is a seven-week course that starts mid-semester. Students who complete the fall course will receive one (1) credit. The spring course is a full-semester course for two (2) credits. One (1) credit is "in-class" and one (1) credit is "out-of-class." Enrollment in the fall and/or spring course is by permission of the instructor only. [Course Name] | Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 397 [Cr.] 3 [Description] Covers an array of legal issues, including questions of when military force is appropriate; the role of, and protections for, uniformed armies and who should serve in them; the proper treatment of conquered populations and non-combatants; treatment of prisoners-of-war and non-state actors; honorable behavior when waging asymmetric warfare; and the war powers of the American executive. This course will examine these and other issues in historical perspective, then deal with today's evolving standards. [Course Name] | War and Law | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 621 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course is identical to Law 397 with the exception that it is conducted as a seminar and will require a seminar paper. [Course Name] | War and Law Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 146 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course surveys the principles of property law and administrative law regulating the acquisition and use of river water. It studies common law doctrines including riparian rights, prior appropriation, and the public trust and other judicial doctrines protecting public rights in water. The course studies statutory schemes regulating water use, focusing on administrative permit systems and different variations on those systems. It surveys environmental and other statutory programs that incidentally limit parties' use of water. It also studies a few case studies in which government agencies have used ad hoc processes to try to reach consensus-based solutions to conflicts over water use. [Course Name] | Water Law | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 225 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course will look at water law from the quantitative rather than qualitative side. It will cover both common and statutory law relating to private and public water rights, including the prior appropriation and riparian doctrines, equitable and congressional apportionment on interstate streams as well as groundwater issues. Statutes impacting flood control, navigation and water reclamation will be part of the survey. The relationship, or conflict, of this body of law with more contemporary environmental statutes will also be treated as time allows. Grading will be based on two work products: a critical book review of Marc Reisner’s Cadillac Desert and a longer paper on a topic to be assigned by the instructor. [Course Name] | Water Resources Law | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 150 [Cr.] 1 [Description] Limited to candidate Writing Fellows for LRWA. Course is graded "CR". [Course Name] | Writing Fellows Workshop | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
da3926f6_escriptions___George_Mason_Law__Course_Name | [Number] 450 [Cr.] 2 [Description] This course will provide an opportunity for students to learn about systemic errors in our criminal justice system that lead to the conviction of innocent people. Students will also learn about complex legal remedies available for correcting wrongful convictions, as well as policy reforms for preventing them. Actual cases and existing laws will be analyzed during class. Specifically, students will learn how to identify, analyze, and develop a post-conviction innocence case. This aspect of the course will include learning about common elements in wrongful conviction cases: mistaken eyewitness identification; false confessions; misuse of informants; flawed forensic evidence; mistakes and misconduct by law enforcement officials; poor defense representation; legal barriers to post-conviction relief; and use of DNA and non-DNA evidence for achieving justice. Students will have an opportunity to hear from local police, prosecutors, defenders, exonerated individuals, and other key stakeholders affected by wrongful convictions and involved in improving the accuracy and reliability of our criminal justice system. [Course Name] | Wrongful Convictions Seminar | []
| Course Descriptions - George Mason Law | Course Name | http://www.law.gmu.edu/academics/courses/ | 1/1438042990112.50_20150728002310-00313-ip-10-236-191-2_555321762_0.json |
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1076ebfe____Polaroid_Camera___GICL_Wiki_Table_2_Difficulty | [Step #] 5 [Process] Intertwine the film advance lock between camshaft and spring. [Tools Used] None [Difficulty] | Medium | [
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