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| Civil Procedure |
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| General
principles of pleading,
joiner, discovery, and adjudication
without trial; state and
federal jurisdiction and
venue; trial and appeal
of civil actions; res judicata
and collateral estoppel.
This course is a general
overview of the customary
procedures in a lawsuit
from its commencement to
its conclusion. |
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| Commercial
Property |
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| Selected
topics in Commercial Property |
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| Contracts |
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| The law
relating to formation of
contracts, the Statute of
Frauds, third party beneficiary
contracts, assignment of
right and delegation of
duties, liability for breach
of contract including the
law of conditions and discharge,
and other related problems. |
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| Criminal
Law |
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| Fundamentals
of the substantive law of
crime, punishable acts and
omissions, requisite intent,
legal defenses liability
for conspiracy and attempt,
enforcement of the law. |
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| Criminal
Procedure |
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| A study
of the methods by which
the criminal justice system
functions concerning arrests,
searches, electronic surveillance,
interrogation, confessions,
Line ups, exclusionary rule,
right to counsel, Grand
Jury, bail, and Fifth Amendment. |
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| Legal Research
& Writing. |
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| Students
are taught how to locate,
use, and cite all major
types of legal materials,
cases and statutes. Writing
skills are developed through
briefing and exercises,
drafting memoranda, complaints,
and points and authorities. |
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| Real Property
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| The law
relating to the various
types of real property interests
including freehold and non-freehold
estates and future interest;
the Statute of Uses; concurrent
ownership of land, adverse
possession; the methods
of transferring title to
land, including the law
of delivery and acceptance;
recording statutes; covenants
running with the land and
equitable servitude; ease-ments
and profits. |
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| Torts |
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| An examination
of civil liability of independent
of contractors. A wide variety
of torts will be examined
on the basis of intentional,
strict liability or negligent
conduct |
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| Trusts |
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| The law
relating to the creation
of the trust relationship;
charitable trusts; resulting
and constructive trusts;
the powers and duties of
the trustee; alteration
and termination of the trust;
and remedies for breaches
of trust. |
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| Wills |
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| The law
relating to intestate succession;
testamentary capacity and
intent, the formalities
of execution, alteration,
revocation of wills and
the problems of distribution. |
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