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

Legal Method-Process-Criminal
Law (5)
Legal Method-Process-Criminal
Procedure (3)
These first-year courses integrate
the techniques, skills and principles
of legal method and basic
legal process with the law of crimes
and criminal procedure. See Legal
Method-Process-Contracts for a description
of the legal method-process
component (including small
group sections and Moot Court),
and see Criminal Law and Criminal
Procedure for descriptions of
those components of these courses.
Day (IMF-Criminal Law—LAW
522 A)—Mr. Waters.
Legal Method-Process-Legal
Profession (3)
This first-year course integrates the
techniques, skills and principles of
legal method and basic legal process
with the Legal Profession
course work. See Legal Method-
Process-Contracts for a description
of the legal method-process component
(including small group sections
and Moot Court), and see
Legal Profession for a description
of that component of this course.
Day (LAW 542 A)—Not offered
1988-89.
Legal Method-Process-Property
1(5)
Legal Method-Process-Property
11(4)
These first-year courses integrate
the techniques, skills and principles
of legal method and basic
legal process with the law of property.
See Legal Method-Process-
Contracts for a description of the
legal method-process component
(including small group sections and
Moot Court), and see Property I
and II for descriptions of those
components of these courses.
Day (LMP-Property 1—LAW 519
A)—Mr. E. Goldberg. Evening
(LUP-Property 1—LAW 519 E)—
Mr. Bogen, Mr. Young.
Legal Method-Process-Torts I
(4)
Legal Method-Process-Torts II
(4)
These first-year courses integrate
the techniques, skills and principles
of legal method and basic
legal process with the law of torts.
See Legal Method-Process-Contracts
for a description of the legal
method-process component (including
small group sections and
Moot Court), and see Torts I and
II for descriptions of those components
of these courses.
Day (LMP-Torts I—LAW 516 A)—
Not offered 1988-89.
Legal Problems of the Elderly
Seminar* (3)
The impact of the legal system and
government programs on the elderly
is studied in this seminar.
Topics include medical care issues,
including problems with nursing
homes, income benefits, employment
problems and development of
legal advocacy systems. Students
will participate in a project involving
the drafting of legislation and
position papers. Students may take
this seminar and Legal and Social
Problems of the Elderly.
Evening (LAW 512 D)-Not offered
1988-89.
Legal Process (3)
The course examines several of the
institutions and processes which
produce law within the American
legal system. Primary concentration
is on the lawmaking function
of courts; in addition, introductory
consideration is given the development
of law by legislatures and by
private individuals through their
legal counsel. These questions are
examined through a series of concrete
problems which address such
issues as deciding the case of first
impression, the scope of stare decisis,
overruling and lawmaking
through private and group process
of statutory interpretation.
Day (LAW 543 C)—Not offered
1988-89.
Legal Profession (2)
The activities and responsibilities
of the lawyer and his or her relationship
with clients, the legal
profession, the courts and the public
are examined in this course.
Problems of legal ethics and professional
responsibility are treated in
many contexts, e.g., the lawyer's
fiduciary duty to his/her client, the
provision of adequate legal services
and the reconciliation of the lawyer's
obligations to his/her client,
in and out of court, with the demands
of the proper administration
of justice and the public interest.
Day (LAW 552 C)—Mr. Dash, Mr.
Luban; Evening (LAW 552 H)—
Mr. Kelly.
85