3 credit hours. Cross-referenced to BLAW 309. Examines the character and content of the legal system that impinges upon the American business sector. Particular attention is given to how the business community interacts with the court system, the role and impacts of administrative law and procedures, and the interaction between specific pieces of legislation. Offers an overview of relationships between the American legal system and the international legal systems.
Emphasis is provided to dispute resolution machinery.
The study of specific cases that form the basis of contemporary thinking about the American legal system. 3 credit hours. Cross-referenced to BLAW 310. Building on the material in BLAW 310, students examine the structure and content of the international legal system as it relates to commercial and business transactions. Particular attention is provided to the legal processes involved in international contracting, movement of goods within international trade, and dispute resolution machinery in an international context.