University of Maryland School of Law : Catalog, 1988-1989

Independent Written Work (1)
to (7)
Students are encouraged to undertake
writing projects under the supervision
of individual faculty
members to improve their writing
skills, to deepen and enhance their
studies in a substantive area covered
in a course, to specialize in an
area not covered in the curriculum
and to satisfy the writing requirement
for graduation. Ordinarily,
independent written work qualifies
for one or two credits. A onecredit
paper is usually legal writing
in which a student analyzes a particular
case, statute or legal development.
A two-credit paper normally
has a broader scope. Twocredit
papers are expected to be
substantial products demonstrating
legal analysis based upon substantial
research or containing significant
original thought.
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In extraordinary circumstances,
subject to the approval of the Curriculum
Committee, a student may
be permitted to earn more than
two credits up to a maximum of
seven credits, for extensive dissertation
quality projects. Written work
done for more than two credits ordinarily
entails review by a panel
of three faculty members (including
the principal supervisor) and
an oral defense of the work.
A student may arrange to do
independent written work as a fullyear
program rather than during a
single semester. Where the scope
or complexity of a project warrants
it, several students may work on a
writing project together. The writing
requirement for graduation will
not be satisfied by one-credit written
work or by joint work in which
the contributions of the individual
students are not susceptible to separate
evaluation or do not constitute
the equivalent of a twocredit
paper.
Before a student registers for
independent written work, he or
she must make arrangements to do
the work under the supervision of
a full-time faculty member. Written
work for more than two credits
must also be authorized in advance
by the Curriculum Committee.
Procedures to obtain committee
approval must be initiated in writing
in such time that the committee
can complete its review by the
end of October for the following
spring semester or by the end of
March for the following fall semester.
Day (LAW 518 C), Evening (LAW
518 H) and Summer 1987—Faculty.
Injunctions (2)
This course will emphasize problems
of issuance and enforcement
of injunctions and their relationship
to other equitable remedies.
The development of structural injunctions
will be fully covered.
(LAW 514 G) —Not offered
1988-89.
Insurance (2)
This course examines the nature of
insurance and the insurance contract.
The topics covered include:
the role of risk classification, marketing,
the principle of indemnity
and the notion of an insurable interest,
subrogation, the risks transferred,
rights of variance with policy
provisions, claims processes and
justifications for and the nature of
regulation of insurance institutions.
(LAW 530 C)—Mr. Gray.