| Course | Class | Instructor | Instructor Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Law | 8:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Federica Paddeu | Cambridge |
| Law and Literature | 8:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Will Berry | Mississippi |
| Comparative Consumer Financial Services Law | 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Catherine Wilson | Nebraska |
| The Law of the Sea | 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Robert Anderson | Arkansas |
| International Advocacy & Dispute Resolution | 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Brendan Plant | Cambridge |
| Comparative Environmental Justice | 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Brad Finney | Tennessee |
Courses and Textbooks
International Law (2 credits), Prof. Federica Paddeu
The basic introductory course in the field–the nature, scope, sources and jurisdiction of international law, the law of treaties, the doctrine of state responsibility, international dispute resolution and other topics.
Text: TBA (purchase in Cambridge)
Law and Literature (2 credits), Prof. Will Berry
This is a course about the stories we tell at the intersection of law and literature. How do stories about law translate into fiction? How does our understanding of fiction shape our law? The focus of the class is primarily on cases and short stories related to criminal law, law and society, and the rule of law. We will also incorporate some C.S. Lewis and Shakespeare for good measure.
Comparative Consumer Financial Services Law (2 credits), Prof. Catherine Wilson
This course unpacks the various elements underlying the regulation of consumer finance. With an emphasis on policy motivations, we will discuss a wide range of consumer financial products related to payment systems, consumer credit, consumer privacy retail investment. A significant body of law covering actors and products has developed in many nations. We will explore the different legal and regulatory approaches to this multi-trillion-dollar sector and the impact of technological innovations. Students seeking to work in plaintiff’s firms, corporate defense firms, non-profits, administrative agencies, and compliance departments of financial institutions will gain a background on the basic laws and regulations.
The Law of the Sea (2 credits), Prof. Robert Anderson
This course is an introduction to the international law of the sea, the branch of international law dealing with the relationship among coastal states, ships, and port states. The course will cover the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as well as cases from various jurisdictions and other treaties and conventions. The course will cover topics such as drawing boundaries lines in the ocean, commercial shipping, environmental protection, offshore energy and wind installations, submarine cables, seabed mining, and maritime law enforcement, as well as select topics from Admiralty law. The course will also focus on the relationship between the law of the sea and federalism in U.S. law as it governs the allocation of regulatory authority between the federal government and U.S. states.
International Advocacy and Dispute Resolution (2 credits), Prof. Brendan Plant
The last two decades have witnessed an explosion of activity in the area of international dispute settlement. As public international law has broadened in scope and deepened in content – providing today a more detailed system for the regulation of issues like international trade and investment, human rights, environmental protection, territorial sovereignty and maritime activity – so too have new institutions and procedures emerged for the litigation of international disputes. This course aims to survey several of the most important methods available for settling international disputes today and to identify commonalities and differences in their procedures, substance, emphasis and effectiveness. The course will look at the demands facing advocates appearing before a number of prominent international institutions, including the International Court of Justice, investment arbitral tribunals, the World Trade Organisation, international human rights courts, both regional and global, and litigation under the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea.
Text: TBA (purchase in Cambridge)
Who Did It Better? A Comparison of Environmental Justice Law in the United States with Those in Select European Countries (2 credits), Prof. Brad Finney
The last several decades have witnessed a global explosion of activity in environmental law. One area of that movement that has only recently received significant attention is environmental justice. This course will examine the history and monumental events in the environmental justice movement and the impacts that this movement has on conditions in minority and low-income communities. Students will study whether (and how) the development and acceptance of environmental justice impacts daily life. This course will focus on the environmental justice movement in the United States and select countries in Europe. This course welcomes everyone—from students who have studied environmental law and/or environmental justice before to those who have no experience with environmental law.