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2.00 Credits
Discussion-2 hours. An examination of the problems involved in the acquisition, financing, and development of real estate, and of lender remedies and debtor protections in the event of debtor default. The practical application of California legal doctrines.
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2.00 Credits
Seminar-2 hours. Prerequisite: course 292 recommended. Focus on the law concerning the admission of refugees into the United States. Detailed study of the Refugee Act of 1980, which is the major piece of legislation dealing with refugee admission, the international law that fueled the passage of the Act, and the various regulations promulgated by the Attorney General implementing the law. Analysis of the implementation of the Refugee Act and examination of some criticisms of the immigration bureaucracy's implementation of the law. Some topical issues of refugee law, such as gender-based persecution, persecution based on the exercise of reproductive rights, and the persecution of lesbians and gay men. The advanced legal writing requirement may be satisfied at the discretion of the instructor. Limited enrollment.
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3.00 Credits
Discussion-3 hours. Examines how the U.S. Constitution and the federal Administrative Procedure Act constrain and regulate decision making by government agencies and officials.
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2.00 Credits
Seminar-2 hours. Prerequisite: One environmental or administrative law course; administrative law strongly recommended. Provides in-depth coverage of one or more topical issues in administrative law and policy, such as the relationship between public participation and expert oversight in guiding administrative agency decision making. Limited enrollment.
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3.00 Credits
Discussion-3 hours. Provides an introduction to techniques of government regulation, principles of statutory interpretation, and judicial review of administrative agency rulemaking.
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2.00 Credits
Discussion-4 hours. Prerequisite: course 215 or consent of instructor. Legal rules and concepts applicable to business associations, both public and closely held. Corporate form of organization, partnerships and other associational forms. Topics include the planning of business transactions, the process of incorporation, the financing of corporations, and role of management and shareholders, the federal securities laws, and social responsibility.
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2.00 Credits
Discussion-2 hours. Prerequisite: course 215 or consent of instructor; course 236A recommended. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the regulation of securities markets. Topics covered include regulation of securities markets and securities professionals, responsibilities of securities lawyers, continuous reporting, transnational securities fraud, and enforcement of the securities acts.
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2.00 Credits
Discussion-2 hours. A survey of Anglo-American legal history from the origins of the common law in medieval England through the twentieth-century. The course will focus on the development of legal institutions, such as courts and juries, as well as on doctrines of substantive law.
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2.00 Credits
Discussion-2 hours. Framework for analyzing how income taxes affect business decisions and company strategy. Applications include the role of taxes in management compensation, multinational decisionmaking, corporate restructuring transactions, and succession planning. Tax planning concepts and their application. Intended to develop broad understanding of how taxes affect business decisions. Simple algebra to describe generic tax issues and work with computer spreadsheets.
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3.00 Credits
Discussion-3 hours. Prerequisite: course 211, 297. The basic, practical knowledge necessary to begin a mediation practice. Detailed understanding of the mediation process to counsel clients knowledgeably about the mediation option and represent clients ably in mediation. Communication skills, development of the ability to analyze disputes to understand why negotiations succeed or fail, and understanding of the advantages and limitations of mediation as a method of resolving disputes. The stages of a mediation: contracting (establishing contact with the parties and explaining the process), developing the issues, working the conflict, resolving the conflict, and closure. Limited enrollment.
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