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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Overview of gender as a factor in American law with particular emphasis on women's rights and legal issues concerning women, including constitutional standards, employment relationships, education, family, criminal processes, sexual harassment and reproductive rights among other issues. Course Information: Same as WGS 447.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Laws and legal practices governing children and youth, particularly wards of the courts and juvenile offenders. Rights of children, youth services available, and institutional practices and laws governing juveniles. Course Information: Same as CRJ 428.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Development and implementation of nondiscrimination laws in employment, including hiring, firing, promotion, terms and conditions, benefits and pay. Focus on protective labor laws, veteran preference, harassment, and due process requirements in employment. Course Information: Same as PAD 452 and WGS 449.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Movies capture, distort and shape public perception about the law, lawyers and the legal system. A focused look at how movies reflect and influence popular culture of law today. This class combines viewing films and written and oral critiques of the films and the images of the legal system and the law which they convey.
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4.00 Credits
Through politics, people make decisions and choices about values and interests to be preferred or denied. This concept will be brought to bear on the roles of local prosecutors, state attorneys general, and Department of Justice officials. As executive-bureaucratic decision-makers, they may exercise greater power, in the aggregate, than does the judiciary. Course Information: Same as CRJ 455 and PSC 455.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will focus on American and International copyright law. Copyright is the method by which authors, artists, publishers and others protect their works from being copied and used by "pirates" and plagiarists. This course will appeal to students who are interested in knowing about the law in order to protect their own works, or those who are considering pursuing a career in copyright legal practice.
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4.00 Credits
This course will examine the major principles and concepts of international law. Students will study the sources of international law, the purposes of international organizations, and affected issues such as security, peacekeeping, ethnic conflicts, human rights, and economic and social development. Course Information: Prerequisite: PSC 373. Same as PSC 462.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Study of concepts and laws governing collective bargaining in both private and public sectors. Includes a thorough discussion of bargaining units, election procedures, unfair labor practices, and good faith bargaining.
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3.00 Credits
Philosophy and practice of labor arbitration in the unionized private and public sectors. Students develop skills in arbitration practices, decision making, negotiation, rules and procedures, selection of arbitrators, and presentation of cases in a simulated arbitration proceeding. Students also learn alternative methods of settling disputes, including conciliation and mediation, and understanding processes of when and how to use alternative techniques. Course Information: Same as PAD 468. 4.000 Credit Hours Levels: Doctoral - Springfield, Graduate - Springfield, Undergrad - Springfield Schedule Types: Lecture-Discussion Public Affairs & Administratn College Public Administration Department
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4.00 Credits
Common forms of small business organization, including sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation. Liability, tax, management, formation, liens, attachment of property, garnishment of wages, truth in lending, equal credit opportunity, credit reporting, and various debtor rights issues are also discussed. Included are legal matters that routinely occur in transfer of real estate in Illinois, focusing on residential real estate. 3.000 OR 4.000 Credit Hours Levels: Doctoral - Springfield, Graduate - Springfield, Undergrad - Springfield Schedule Types: Lecture-Discussion Public Affairs & Administratn College Legal Studies Department
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