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Course Descriptions & Information-Spring 2015 | The University Of Mississippi School of Law
Course Descriptions & Information-Spring 2015
Below you will find the class and course information for Spring 2015. If you would like to view the course schedule, please view the Course Schedule – Spring 2015 page.
Download the Spring 2015 Course Descriptions & Information (pdf)
SPRING SKILLS SESSION COURSE (1/5/2015 TO 1/16/2015)
CONTRACT NEGOTIATION AND DRAFTING I 590 (3 hours – Skills)
REGULAR SPRING COURSES (1/21 TO 4/24/2015; FINALS 4/27 TO 5/7/2015)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I 507 (3 hours)
LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING II 515 (3 hours)
ELECTIVE (STUDENTS SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING):
The rules of pleading, procedure, and practice in the federal courts.
ADVANCED LEGAL TOPICS I 771 – Essential Business Concepts for Lawyers – Accountancy (1 hour – Skills)
ADVANCED LEGAL TOPICS II 772 – Essential Business Concepts for Lawyers – Economics of the Firm (1 hour – Skills)
ADVANCED LEGAL TOPICS III 773 – Essential Business Concepts for Lawyers – Analytical Methods (1 hour – Skills)
The complete business lawyer must master essential business concepts as well as core legal doctrines. In this course, students will learn the basics of accounting (balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement), finance (time value of money, modern portfolio theory and valuation), the economics of the firm (financial instruments, capital structure, raising capital, and capital markets) and selected analytical methods (decision analysis and game theory) as they are applied in legal practice. The course will comprise four modules, any one or combination of which can be taken for 1 to 3 credits. Students’ grades will be based on class participation and a separate exam on each module. (Students can opt for Z or graded credit).
5 – Low-Income Housing Clinic (5 hours). Students bring and defend cases, negotiate, and give advice in order to assist individuals and families facing conflicts with their landlord, eviction, foreclosure, or housing discrimination. Students take responsibility for the management of their own cases, meet with clients, interview witnesses, draft motions and pleadings, and appear in court. This section is offered for 5 hours of graded credit and is supervised by Clinic Director Desiree Hensley.
CLINICS: MACARTHUR JUSTICE CLINIC 733 (3 hour2 – Skills)
CLINICS: TAX 768 (3 hours – Skills)
Students assist low- and moderate-income taxpayers with completing tax returns ranging from simple to business and international.
For additional information see: Tax Clinic
For additional information see: Transactional Clinic
COMPARATIVE NATIONAL SPACE LAW 677 (3 hours – §2 – Writing)
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM 764 (3 hours – No regular scheduled class meetings – Skills)
Note: Enrollment in this class requires the instructor’s approval, contact Macey Edmondson at maceye@olemiss.edu.
For additional information see: Mediation Practicum
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE II: ADJUDICATION 714 (3 hours)
A study of issues surrounding state and federal criminal litigation beginning with the decision to commence formal judicial proceedings.
DISABILITY LAW AND POLICY 717 (3 hours – Writing)
Examines the various sources of American disability antidiscrimination law.
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION 640 (3 hours)
Employment discrimination as regulated by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other federal statutes.
ENERGY LAW 746 (2 hours)
The study of electricity regulation and electricity rate-making. The course will also examine regulation of the energy sources, including coal, natural gas, and renewables.
ENTERTAINMENT LAW 709 (3 hours)
This course examines legal issues relevant to the entertainment industry, including television/cable/radio, film, music, publishing, and theater.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND TOXIC TORTS 747 (3 hours)
A study of common law tort theories addressing harm to persons, property, or the environment by environmental contamination or exposure, and preemption by existing environmental statutes.
Federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
Tax considerations in corporate formations, distributions, redemptions, liquidations, and reorganizations. Prerequisite: Income Taxation of Individuals 613.
INCOME TAXATION II 702 (3 hours)
Advanced topics in the federal income taxation of individuals, including tax treatment of significant property transactions; consideration of timing of income and deductions; time value of money concepts; characterization issues; and additional treatment of special deduction limitation provisions. Prerequisite: Income Taxation of Individuals 613.
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW 719 (3 hours – Writing)
Examines the growing body of international law relating to the protection of rights enjoyed by all human beings.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW 680 (3 hours – Writing – §2)
This course explores issues of public and private international law applicable to activities in outer space. Specific topics covered include the nature and sources of international space law, international space law treaties, the relationship of international space law to U.S. domestic law, the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, and the International Telecommunications Union. Legal theory and principles used in the advancement of civil, military, and commercial space activities are identified.
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW 752 (3 hours – Writing – §2)
Issues of the transnational flow of information which include both technical and social concerns that States have when international communication is involved.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE 575 (3 hours – Writing/Take Home Exam)
of Space Law. Limitation: maximum of one Z credit per semester and four Z credits total for co-curricular activities (including law journals, advocacy programs, and similar activities) except editor-in-chief only may earn one additional (fifth) hour for service in summer term. (Z credit).
LAW AND MEDICINE 695 (2 hours – Writing)
Medical malpractice litigation with emphasis on the physician as a defendant or as a witness.
LAW AND RELIGION 688 (3 hours)
A seminar course covering the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT 531 (3 hours – Writing)
LEGISLATION 510 (2 hours)
Research, writing, and editing assignments and other duties necessary to the operation of the Mississippi Law Journal. Limitation: maximum of one Z credit per semester and four Z credits total for co-curricular activities (including law journals, advocacy programs, and similar activities) except editor-in-chief only may earn one additional (fifth) hour for service in summer term. (Z credit).
PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL AIR LAW 751 (3 hours – §2 – Writing)
REMEDIES 642 (3 hours)
Legal and equitable remedies, including the law of damages, restitution, and injunctive relief.
REMOTE SENSING LAW 655 (3 hours – §2 – Writing)
SELECTED LEGAL TOPICS I 698 –Trademark Law (3 hours)
This course will examine the law of trademarks, with a focus on the practical considerations that challenge trademark practitioners, including both the realms of trademark registration and litigation.
SELECTED LEGAL TOPICS II 701 –Health Care Law III (3 hours)
SELECTED LEGAL TOPICS III 703 – Environmental Law Seminar Issues in the Gulf of Mexico Region (3 hours)
This course will examine current environmental issues facing the Gulf of Mexico Region. We will cover topics such as energy production, coastal development and management (including issues with flooding and subsidence), water management and ecological, wildlife and fisheries issues. We will also examine current environmental disputes in the region.
SELECTED LEGAL TOPICS VI 706 –Legal Scholarship Research (1 hour – Skills)
Legal Scholarship Research is intended to serve as a companion course to upper-level courses with a significant writing component. The course will survey the resources and techniques used to conduct scholarly research, both online and in print. In-class, hands-on work will be designed to help each student conduct the research needed for his or her particular project. For more information, please contact Professor Gilliland at gillilan@olemiss.edu or 662/915-6836.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 618 (3 hours)
Compensation for employment injuries, with primary emphasis on the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Act.
COMPARATIVE NATIONAL SPACE LAW 577 (3 hours – §1 – Writing)
INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW 680 (3 hours – §1 – Writing)
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW 752 (3 hours – §1 – Writing)
INT’L AVIATION FINANCING AND LEASING LAW 753 (3 hours – §1 – Writing)
PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL AIR LAW 751 (3 hours – §1 – Writing)
REMOTE SENSING LAW 655 (3 hours – §1 – Writing)