These courses are listed in the UT Law course catalog. Not all courses are offered, and new courses have been added.
132C, 232C, 332C. Advanced Legal Research. One, two, or three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Offered on the pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: As announced for each topic.
* Topic 1: Advanced Research: Foreign and International Law. Introduction to the sources and methods of research in foreign and international law, tailored to the needs of American lawyers.
241P, 341P. Comparative Environmental Law. Property rights and the environment, constitutional basis for environmental protection, sustainable development and the role of law, environmental enforcement, and trade and environment. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
243E, 343E. The Emergence of Modern European Law. Historical and cultural development of modern European law on the Continent and in England. Differences between English and American laws. Two or
three lecture hours a week for one semester.
243G, 343G. East European Law in Transition. The collapse of socialist law in Eastern Europe and the subsequent problems and progress of law reform. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
243L, 343L. Latin American Law: Survey. Short general and historical introduction, followed by presentation of the main common problems of Latin American countries, including the weakness of national integration and the role of the military in politics, and by a country-by-country survey, showing how these problems are manifest in constitutions and main laws of Latin America. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
243S, 343S. United States Trade and Investment in Mexico. Substantive law found in treaties, Mexican commercial law, and selected United States tax and trade policies; application of the law to the key issues in a major and growing relationship in which Texas plays a dominant role. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
243T, 343T. International Tort Law. In-depth analysis of some of the common problems and current methodology in American, German, and English modern tort laws. This is both an advanced torts and accident compensation course and an introduction to the comparative method. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
344. International Business Transactions. Problems confronting exporters, importers, and firms doing business abroad; emphasizes American and foreign tariff, antitrust, corporation, and arbitration law, and the European Union. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
344C. Transnational Business Transactions. Structuring, negotiation, and documentation of transnational business transactions, considered from the standpoint of a practicing transnational lawyer who represents both United States–based and foreign-based enterprise. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
248E, 348E, 448E. Protection of Human Rights in International Law. An overview of the evolution of international human rights law, including the contours of various rights, their differences from domestic civil rights, and ongoing debates over cultural relativity of rights. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester. Law 248E, 348E, 448E and 379M (Topic: Protection of Human Rights in International Law) may not both be counted.
250J, 350J. International Intellectual Property. Selected issues involving the international protection of intellectual property, with emphasis on copyright. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
353M. Financial Markets and Institutions. How financial markets are organized and function. Includes debt equity and foreign exchange markets, primary and secondary market operations, and investment banking. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
263T, 363T, 463T. International Energy Transactions. International business transactions in the energy and natural resource industries. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
368C. Introduction to Mexican Law. A general study of the Mexican legal system, including public, social, and private law. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
371G. Constitutional and International Law. The relationship between constitutional and international law: the origin of the latter in the former, the historical succession of constitutional archetypes that arose because of international conflict, and the future of international law as its constitutional basis changes. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
371K, 471K. International Legal Process. Legal organization of the international community; sources of and modes of applying international law; jurisdiction and treatment of nationals and aliens; extradition; war and peace. Three or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
471N. National Security Law. Survey of topics relating law and security: strategic arms and arms control, economic sanctions, intelligence. Four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Completion of first-year law courses.
371P. Economics and National Security Policies. The art and science of economic and national security policy-making, including the selection of policymakers, and the theory, implications, and consequences of policy decisions. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only.
371R. Perspectives on Public Policy. Policy formation in the areas of economics, national security, science, technology, and trade. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
271S, 371S. United States Law and National Security. Review of federal legal efforts and authority related to national security. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
371U. Politics and Process. Introduction to how public policy is developed and adopted in government systems. Covers the role of politics and institutions in implementing and managing policy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Law 371U and 379M (Topic: Policy Development) may not both be counted.
372G. International Affairs: President, Congress, and Courts. Powers of the three branches of federal government over foreign affairs; the extent to which domestic and international law constrains the exercise of these powers. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
374H. International and Comparative Business Organizations. Study and comparison of the different business organizations in civil law systems (France and Mexico) and in common law systems (United States). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Law 374H and 379M (Topic: International and Comparative Business Organizations) may not both be counted.
274R, 374R, 474R. International Tax. Overview of ways the United States taxes (1) nonresident aliens and foreign corporations on income from United States sources and (2) United States persons and corporations on income received from international sources. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 254N or 354N.
277, 377, 477. Admiralty Law. A survey of the law applicable to the business of using the oceans and other navigable waters to transport people, goods, and materials, and the related business of exploring for oil and gas beneath those waters. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
377D. Maritime Injuries Litigation: Advanced Speciality Course. A review of recent important decisions dealing with the rights of maritime workers, harbor workers, and others injured under circumstances of potential admiralty jurisdiction. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 277, 377, or 477.
377E. Maritime Appellate Litigation. Study of the art of appellate advocacy in the context of maritime law by briefing, arguing, and deciding admiralty cases. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Law 377E and 379M (Topic: Maritime Appellate Litigation) may not both be counted.
381U. International Dispute Settlement. Explores the increasing variety of techniques, norms, and institutions available to states and other actors for the peaceful resolution of international disputes. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Law 379M (Topic: International Dispute Settlement) and 381U may not both be counted.
282, 382, 482. Conflict of Laws. Treatment of claims concerning breach of contract, tortious injury of person or property, ownership of land or chattels, and status, where the claims involve facts foreign to the adjudicating state; jurisdiction and enforcement of foreign judgments. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
282C, 382C. Immigration and Citizenship. Admission, exclusion, and deportation of aliens; native-born, derivative, and naturalized citizenship. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
382D. International Trade. Legal principles and processes that affect both private and governmental decisions about international economic relations. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
382E. International Law and Foreign Investment. The international community's regulation of foreign investment. Primary focus on United States investment in other countries, with some attention to foreign investment in the United States. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: A course in international law is recommended but not required.
382F. International Petroleum Transactions. International petroleum transactions in the context of a single industry: the various participants and the transactions that take place at each stage of the industry, from acquisition of development rights through exploration and production to transportation and marketing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
282G, 382G. Public International Law. The way international norms (treaties and customs) are created and ascertained, the role of national courts in implementing international law, the rise and fall of states for the purpose of statehood, and the legal effects of recognition. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
382J. International Organizations. The principal legal issues concerning organizations composed of nation-states, including interpretation of their organic instruments, legal status and powers, membership and participation, norm-creation, dispute settlement, and enforcement of decisions. Primary focus on the United Nations and its specialized agencies, with some discussion of economic organizations and other important groups of states.
282N, 382N, 482N. Comparative Law. Nature and functions of the comparative study of law; study in detail of history, territorial expansion, and basic features of the civil law. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
282P, 382P, 482P. Complex Litigation. Advanced civil procedure course dealing with multiparty and complex cases, including problems in litigation context. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Law 233 and 333, Law 433, or Law 533.
382R. International Litigation. Special problems of civil litigation when one or both parties are nonresident aliens, or the facts have significant international contacts, or both.
382T. International Business Litigation. Resolution of disputes from transnational business transactions. International arbitration, gathering evidence abroad, and enforcement of judgments transnationally. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
(see the UT Law International Programs site for more info)
Courses:
Admiralty Law
Anthropology and Law
Art of Comparison
Comparative Civil Procedure
Comparative Constitutional Law
Comparative Environmental Law
Comparative Law
Conflict of Laws
Constitutional Law II: Foreign Affairs
Eastern European Law in Transition
Emergence of Modern Europe
Immigration Law Clinic
International & Interstate Taxation
International Business Litigation
International Civil Litigation
International Dispute Settlement
International Intellectual Property
International Legal Process
International Litigation & Arbitration
International Petroleum Transactions
International Project Finance
International Tort Law
International Trade Law
Latin American Constitutional Law
Legal Research Advanced: Foreign & International Law
U.S. Law & National Security
U.S. Trade & Investment in Mexico
Seminars:
Comparative Family Law
Comparative & International Finance
Foreign Affairs & Individual Rights
Art Law
International Business Litigation
International Project Finance
International Protection of Culture
Law of War
Maritime Law
NAFTA
Regulation of Financial Markets
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