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630 - U.S. Legal System and Legal Traditions
Professor: Peter P. Swire
Semester: 2011 Autumn
Second Writing Requirement? No
Seminar? No
Professional Responsibility? No
Prerequisites: Open to LL.M. students only.
Means of Assessment: Midterm, Exam
Course Description
This course is intended for students in the L.L.M. program whose first degree was not in the United States. The course provides an introduction to the American case method, with particular focus on the evolution of common law tort doctrines concerning products liability. The course also studies areas of U.S. law that are most distinctive, especially constitutional law.
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