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

International Law (3)
Students are given an introduction
to international law as applied in
the international arena and in national
courts, including such topics
as the nature, sources and development
of international laws; the
making, interpretation, enforcement
and termination of treaties;
membership in the international
community; territories; nationalities;
jurisdiction; immunities;
the United Nations and
other international organizations;
state responsibilities and international
claims for wrongs to citizens
abroad; and certain aspects of war,
including war crimes trials.
Day (LAW 531 C) and Evening
(LAW 531 H)—Mr. Chiu.
International Moot Court (1)
or (2)
On the recommendation of the
faculty advisor, a student who completes
an intramural brief for International
Moot Court may receive
one credit and a student who argues
in the interschool international
competition may receive one
additional credit.
(LAW 538 O—Mr. Chiu.
International Trade Law
Seminar* (3) and/or Course
(2)
This seminar is designed to prepare
students for practice in the areas of
international trade and business
transactions. Topics include aspects
of the legal structure of international
economic relations, national
regulations on international transactions,
General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade, most-favored-nation
clause, dumping and unfair
trade practices, export control, political
use of trade control, trade
between market and nonmarket
economies. A limited number of
students will be able to take the
seminar as a two-credit course with
a required final examination but
no papers.
Day (LAW 588 C)—Not offered
1988-89.
International Transactions (3)
This course deals with selected
legal problems arising out of activities
which cross national borders,
including such subjects as
control over foreign affairs, access
of aliens to economic activities,
protection of foreign investment by
national and international institutions,
multinational corporations
and international aspects of conflict
of laws. Problems of international
trade and investment are
emphasized.
Day (LAW 532 C)—Mr. Chibundu.
Jewish Law (3)
This course will study the development
of Jewish law from its Biblical
origins to the present in terms
of its sources, methodology and application.
Major areas of the law
will be analyzed, e.g. .domestic relations,
criminal law and procedure,
thus giving a basis of comparison
with the common law.
Knowledge of a foreign language is
not required.
Day (LAW 595 Q—Mr. Auerbach.
Judicial Function Seminar* (3)
The purpose of this seminar is to
develop an appreciation of the
techniques of judicial decisionmaking.
The seminar will begin
with a survey of those techniques,
followed by a detailed analysis of
specific problems. In addition, students
will present papers to the
class. Among the topics which will
be considered are the following:
case and controversy versus advisory
opinion; proper and improper
judicial lawmaking; stare
decisis; retroactive overruling; prospective
overruling; statutory and
constitutional limitations on
judges' powers; and discretionary
and required judicial action.
Day (LAW 587 C)—Not offered
1988-89.
Jurisprudence Seminar* (3)
and/or Course (2)
In this introduction to legal philosophy,
the major jurisprudential issues—the
definition of law, the
concept of justice, the relation of
law to morality and social policy,
the function of legal analysis and
the role of the legal profession—
are considered independently and
in light of specific legal theories.
Day (LAW 548 Q— Mr. Brumbaugh.
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