Antitrust Law

  Corporations

  Environmental Law

  European Union Law

  Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer

  Intellectual Property

  Immigration Law

  International Commercial Transactions

  International Environmental Law

  International Human Rights Law

  International Business Transactions

  International Tax Law

  International Trade Law

  Introduction to the U.S. Legal System

  Public International Law

  Securities Law

  Uniform Commercial Code

  U.S. Legal Research and Writing
 
 

Key international trade and related courses are described briefly as follows:
 
 

Antitrust Law discusses the laws that govern and regulate trade and competition within the United States, with considerable discussion of the economics and public policy considerations, and conflict problems with foreign jurisdictions. (Ratner)
 

Corporate Finance studies the legal problem involved in financing corporate growth through various types of public borrowings, equity financings, etc. (Hoffman)
 

Corporations discusses the laws and policies affecting various business associations (partnerships, limited partnerships, corporations) in the United States, including issues of shareholder rights, management and control and requirements for publicly held companies. (Weiss)
 
 

Environmental Law analyzes the laws of the United States relating to protection of the environment, including the major statutory schemes, overlapping jurisdiction of the federal government and the states, and related policy issues. (Adelman)
 
 

European Union Law discusses the institutions and legal structure of the European Union; functions of the Commission, Council and European Parliament; European Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance; relationship of the European Union to other nations and to the GATT/WTO; with comparisons drawn to NAFTA and to the U.S. Constitutional System. (Butler)
 
 

International Business Transactions is a seminar covering international rules relating to foreign investment and intellectual property; certain legal aspects of exporting , importing, and distributorship agreements. (Serra)
 
 

Immigration Law consists of a study of the laws and procedures governing immigration into the United States, deportation and related procedures, with emphasis on immigration issues affecting the Southwest. (Silverman)
 
 

Intellectual Property courses analyze the laws of the United States relating to patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other intellectual property, including problems relating to infringement, piracy and enforcement in general. The "global intellectual property" course uses specific transactions to illustrate the practical issues that arise in licensing and protecting intellectual property both in the United States and abroad. (Austin)
 
 

International Commercial Transactions covers the history of commercial transactions; the Convention on the International Sale of Goods and other international commercial agreements; commercial letters of credit; and legal aspects of transportation documentation in the United States, Mexico and elsewhere. (Kozolchyk)
 
 

International Environmental Law reviews the principal international treaties and agreements relating to environmental matters; state responsibility for environmental damages; cross-border environmental issues, with particular attention to the United States-Mexico border; environmental provisions of NAFTA and associated agreements; and conflicts between trade, and the environment and sustainable development. (Gantz)
 
 

International Human Rights Law analyzes the international law of human rights, including international treaties and agreements, customary principles of international law, jurisdictional issues and problems of enforcement. (Obiora, Anaya)
 
 

International Tax Law covers the regime of treaties designed to avoid double taxation, particularly the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canadian treaties; U.S. taxation of foreign source income; "competent authority" and other procedures to resolve jurisdictional disputes; and problems related to information exchange and cooperation among different national tax authorities. (Raby)
 
 

International Trade Law includes discussion from a legal and policy perspective of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization; the North American Free Trade Agreement; U.S., Mexican and international rules on dumping, subsidies and safeguards; U.S. legislation on preferential trading regimes, export controls and other restrictions; an introduction to customs law; and basic aspects of foreign investment. (Gantz)
 
 

Introduction to the U.S. Legal System (for foreign law graduates) provides foreign students with an introduction to the U.S. legal system, including the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights; roles of legislative, executive and judicial branches of government; courts, case law and precedent; basics of civil procedure; federalism and the role of the states. (Kavanagh)
 
 

Public International Law discusses treaties and customary international law; international law in the United States; resolution of international disputes; states and other international entities; sovereign immunity and the act of state doctrine; state responsibility for aliens and human rights; law of the sea; jurisdiction and territory; and the use of force. (Obiora)
 
 

All students are required to enroll in International Trade Law and International Commercial Law if they have not taken similar courses earlier. LL.M. candidates who are not graduates of ABA approved law schools in the United States will be enrolled in a mandatory summer course introducing them to the U.S. common law legal system, and in a special legal writing and research courses continuing into the fall, which will include training in U.S. legal research methods, including the LEXIS© and WESTLAW© computerized legal databases. These two courses begin in mid-July. Each LL.M. candidate is encouraged to plan a course of study that reflects his or her particular interests and takes full advantage of the diverse course offerings of the College of Law.

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