The emphasis of the course will be on teaching students how to formulate, organize, perform, and track their own research projects using a wide variety of resources and technological tools. Students should be able to use the skills learned in this class to better manage any research projects they may face in the future.
The goal of this class is to introduce you to legal resources and effective research techniques. By the end of this course, you should be able to: - Develop & implement research strategies using a combination of print & electronic resources to answer different types of legal questions
- Distinguish between primary & secondary legal materials
- Use secondary sources as persuasive authority and as a way to obtain background information and citations to primary authority
- Locate & update current statutes in print & electronic form
- Locate & update state & federal case law
- Locate & update federal administrative rules & regulations
- Locate & update state & federal court rules
This course will cover the basics of international legal research including treaty research, identification of important treatises, digests and encyclopedias as sources of custom and general principles and case law from international courts and arbitral bodies. In addition, the course will cover research of “soft law” (the documentation of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)), particularly the United Nations. Because international legal issues are often intertwined with domestic and foreign legal issues, the course will cover as well foreign legal research with a focus on the civil law system and selected jurisdictions, like the U.K. and the European Union. Lastly, the course will cover research of selected specialty topics (i.e. international trade and investment law; international human rights). Classes will include lectures, hands on exercises and online quizzes. These two classes are taught in a combined format that introduces non-legally trained students to the workings of the legal system, legal methods (including research and legal writing techniques) and the process of legal education.In addition, they will familiarize students with the basic substantive areas of law.These courses are designed to give MS students the tools to effectively participate in other classes within the IT & Privacy Law and Intellectual Property Master of Science degree programs.
This seminar considers the historical foundation and current status of information law and policies. We will examine a variety of issues with a special focus on information privacy i.e., those rights that are implicated with the gathering, use and disclosure of information about individuals. Topics will include consumer privacy, protection of personal health and financial information, the right of access to information, the free flow and use of information, the value of personal information, commercial uses of personal information, privacy implications of emerging technologies and the roles of government and the private sector in protecting information privacy.
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