Courses

Focuses on protections offered under international and domestic law for persons who are threatened by persecution or other adverse conditions in their country of origin. Covers who is a refugee and the protections they have or do not have under United States and international law.

Studies the establishment of a solo or small-firm legal practice. Topics include the business structure (PC, LLC, etc.), office systems, marketing and development, staffing, liability insurance, managing time, technology, and billing. (This practice course counts toward the 14 credit hour maximum of practice hours.) Course supported by the Section of Law Practice Management of the ABA in memory of Harold A. Feder, CU Law '59.

Examines the sources of international business law, the relationship between such law and the U.S. legal system, the choice of law in international business disputes, the special issues that arise when doing business with foreign governments, the law governing international sales and the shipment of goods, and international intellectual property protection.Offered in alternate years.

Addresses four broad questions: Who is a citizen of the United States? Who else can come to this country? When and why can noncitizens be forced to leave? Who has the authority to answer these questions? These questions prompt us to examine the history of U.S. immigration, the constitutional-statutory-regulatory framework that governs immigration and citizenship law, and the federal agencies that administer it. Also addresses contemporary challenges to, and assertions of, immigrants' rights. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law students only.

Covers basic aspects of the United States taxation of income earned abroad by its citizens and the taxation of income derived by foreign persons from U.S. sources, including the implications of income tax treaties. Prereq., LAWS 6007 or 6157. Same as ACCT 6780.

Advise indigent clients who need legal services in the founding of their business or not-for-profit firms, registering LLCs, and drafting employment and intellectual property agreements. Prereq., two of the following courses: Agency Partnership and the LLC, Corporations, Securities, Seminar on Corporate Law, Law and Finance for Entrepreneurs, Accounting Issues for Lawyers, Patent Law, Trademark, and International Business Transactions. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law students only.

Investigates the federal statutory, decisional, and constitutional law that bears upon American Indians, tribal governments, and Indian reservation transactions. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law students only.

Investigates the legal history and current legal status of Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Addresses other current topics such as tribal water rights, tribal fishing and hunting rights, tribal justice systems, religious freedom, and tribal natural resource and environmental management. Prereq., LAWS 7725.

Examines the current state of the justice system within Indian nations today. Includes understanding the respective roles of tribal and state law enforcement authorities, as well as the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Office of Justice Services, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Examines relationship between federal and tribal courts; substantive laws; and advocates who appear before them. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law students only.

Discusses the nature of arbitration, tactical considerations in whether to use this form or another form of dispute resolution, the drafting of effective contracts to arbitrate the enforceability of thesecontracts, and the enforcement of arbitration awards. Covers the preclusive effect of arbitration proceedings, multiparty arbitration, and choiceof law. Students conduct simulated arbitrations.

Examines the relationship of law and gender in criminal law, and constitutional law, using feminist theoretical perspectives as the organizing principle. Each perspective is applied to cases and materialson such topics as violence against women, prostitution, pornography, and discrimination in education and athletics.

Features technology law advocacy before administrative and legislative bodies. The mission of TLPC is: 1) to train and produce students equipped to conduct thoughtful analysis, and 2) provide unbiased assistance in the public interest concerning technology issues to regulatory entities, courts, legislatures and standard setting bodies. Recommended prereqs., LAWS 6301, 6318 or 7241. LAWS 7809 and TLEN 5250 are the same course.

Involves independent study and preparation of a research paper under faculty supervision. Students produce a research paper equivalent to a seminar research paper. a draft is submitted, subjected to critique by the faculty member, and redrafted. Available during or after the fifth semester of law school. Prereq., instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law students only.

Gives students the opportunity to participate in the research, writing, and editing activities involved in publishing the University of Colorado Law Review. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law students only.

Gives students the opportunity to participate in the research, writing, and editing activities involved in publishing the University of Colorado Law Review. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law students only.

Gives students the opportunity to participate in the research, writing, and editing activities involved in publishing the Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law students only.

Gives students the opportunity to participate in the research, writing, and editing activities involved in publishing the Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law students only.

Gives students the opportunity to participate in the research, writing, and editing activities involved in publishing the Journal of Telecommunications and High Technology Law. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law students only.

Extern credit may be earned for uncompensated work for a sponsor, which may be any lawyer, judge, or organization that employs lawyers or judges and is approved by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee. Work is done under the direction of a field instructor (a lawyer or judge as the sponsor) and a member of the law faculty. Requires a substantial writing component and 50 hours of working time per credit hour. a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 7 credit hours may be earned. Classified as practice credit. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law students only.

Gives students the opportunity to participate in the research, writing, and editing activities involved in publishing the Journal of Telecommunications and High Technology Law. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law students only.

Addresses "Equal Protection" rights under the Fourteenth Amendment and "Privacy" rights to personal autonomy. Analyzes varied constitutional grounds for recognizing or rejecting abortion rights; limits on Congressional power to pass civil rights laws granting broader rights than the Fourteenth Amendment does; treatment of sexual orientation-related laws and government actions as "Privacy" versus "Equality" matters; and "Benign"/"remedial" race- and sex-based government decisions such as affirmative action and same-sex schools.

Examines contract theory and policy, while providing community-based service. Students analyze and discuss readings exploring doctrinal and theoretical bases of contract law, and see "Contracts in action" through participating in a service project. Requires a final paper linking theory and doctrine with service experiences. Note: this is a year-long seminar (2 credits per semester); students must enroll in both semesters but receive only one grade at the end of the year. Students participate in a service project that may include off-campus and weekend participation.

Includes readings on the history of the writ, its constitutional status, and its use as a civil rights remedy, as well as case studies of important Supreme Court decisions, and a review of contemporary jurisdictional and procedural issues.

Examines the role of the courts and the other branches of government in defining and enforcing constitutional values. Relevant readings are from philosophy, social sciences, and legal scholarship, as well as cases. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law students only.

Considers contract theories and principles emanating from classical and neoclassical law, legal realism, law and economics, and critical legal studies. Explores and questions tensions among theories, focusing on how they interact with norms, goals, and functions of contract and consumer protection law. Observes these tensions "In action" through volunteer work with Heritage House, a home for young women who are "At risk" and cannot live with their families at this time for different reasons.