Courses Offered in London
Courses for the 2010 London Program are:
Comparative Public Law, taught by Professor Sid Shapiro, will focus on the European Community (EU) and how it implements environmental and social policies. The course will consider the structure of the EU, its sources of legitimacy and authority, the processes used to adopt new policies, and the relationship of the EU to domestic government in England. Students will compare these aspects of the EU with similar or related aspects of the U.S. Government and how it implements environmental and social policies. Students will have a take-home examination at their convenience. The exam will be available at the conclusion of the course. Students must complete the examination at least by the first day of class of the Fall semester 2010. The exam will have word limits and students will have a limited time period in which to complete the examination once they download it.
International Criminal Law, taught by Professor Jennifer Collins, includes both the application of a nation's criminal law to conduct committed abroad, and the law governing international crimes (such as genocide) and tribunals like the International Criminal Court. The course has several aims: (1) to introduce students to basic international law concepts; (2) to examine the law governing international crimes against human rights – genocide, crimes against humanity, torture – and the international tribunals that apply it (Nuremberg, former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and the International Criminal Court); and (3) to examine the application of U.S. criminal law to conduct committed abroad. We will also take advantage of our location in London and participate in a number of field trips to British legal institutions. Your grade will be based on a paper, which will be due the first day of classes for the fall semester.
