CURRICULUM

Every LL.M. degree candidate will be required to take the basic course, "U.S. Law and Legal Methods" during his or her initial year.

This will be the only course that will be offered each summer for the new candidates who enroll in the degree program. For the Summer 2008, "U.S. Law and Legal Methods" will cover topics such as the U.S. courts, the case method and legal reasoning, research and writing, a transaction or contract negotiation, document drafting, advocacy skills and the role of the lawyer as representative in advocacy.

For the summer sessions in 2009 and 2010, courses will be chosen from the following list:

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Antitrust and Competition Law
Arbitration in the U.S.
Bio-Medical Law and Public Policy
Comparative Law from the U.S. Perspective
Constitutional Law
E-Commerce
Family Law and Domestic Relations
Global Technology Transfer
International Business Transactions from a U.S. Perspective
International Legal Practice
International Tax
International Trade Law and the U.S.
Internet Law and U.S. Policy
Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights

Mergers and Acquisitions
Professional Ethics and U.S. Lawyering
Property and Intellectual Property
Survey of U.S. Intellectual Property Law
Technology, Energy and the Environment
Torts and Compensation Systems
Trusts and Fiduciary Relations
U.S. Securities Law

This list is not all-inclusive. Additional courses are expected to be added as needed or as interest warrants.