LAW-2977 International Legal Practice: Private
This course introduces students to international legal practice, specifically related to the private sector, as well as aspects of the associated substantive law. Almost every area of law and legal practice today is touched by a significant international component -- for example, through international treaties regulating transnational economic and personal relations, interactions with foreign laws and institutions, supervision and intervention by international bodies, or representation of persons and matters with a foreign nexus. Consequently, it is increasingly critical that US-trained lawyers have an understanding of the transnational legal architecture affecting practice today, as well as the making, application and practice of law beyond the United States. The field of law outside U.S. domestic law encompasses public and private, international and foreign law-what for our purposes we will refer to as Transnational Law; because it is so far-reaching, this course seeks to offer some basic concepts and tools to help understand, as well as explore practice in many specialized areas of law with an international dimension. More specifically, in recent years, this course explored: . Perspectives on transnational lawyering. . The distinct attributes of the transnational legal process, exploring ways by which international law is prescribed and its relationship to domestic law. . The role of intergovernmental organizations, individuals, corporations and NGOs in a transnational context. . The theoretical underpinnings and critical debates in the field. . Modes of resolving transnational disputes, including domestic and international litigation, and international arbitration. . An in-depth case study of the Chevron-Ecuador matter.