LAW 6329 - Introduction to United States Law LL.M.

An introduction to the American legal system, focusing primarily on the structure of the federal government; federalism-i.e., the relationship of the fifty states to the federal government; and the structure of the American judicial system. The course covers the role of the Constitu-tion, statutes, judicial decisions, and administrative rules in the devel-opment of American law, and some of the substantive legal principles employed In American courts in such areas as constitutional law, contract law, torts, and administrative law.

Credits: 3