UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis

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281. Local Government Law (3)
Discussion—2 hours. Explores the structure of state
and local government through the lens of the virtues
and flaws of the ideas of Madison and DeToqueville,
i.e., centralized federal government vs. decentralized
local government.
282. Energy Law Seminar (2)
Seminar—2 hours. The history, law, and public policy
of energy regulation in the United States with an
emphasis on economic and environmental regulation.
Competitive restructuring of the natural gas and
electric utility industries emphasized. The basic regulatory
schemes for other energy sources such as
hydroelectric power, coal, oil, and nuclear power
explored. Recommended to anyone who has an
interest in the energy sector, various models of economic
regulation, or regulated industries.
283. Remedies (3)
Discussion—3 hours Survey of modern American
civil remedies law in both private and public law
contexts. Topics addressed include equitable remedies,
equitable defenses, contempt power, injunctive
relief, restitution, and money damages in torts and
contracts.
284. Law and Economics (3)
Discussion—3 hours. Introduces students to the economic
analysis of law. We will explore several economic
methods and concepts, including rational
choice theory, behavioral economics, and utilitarianism.
We will apply these tools to illuminate and critique
familiar areas of law, including property,
contracts, torts, criminal law, and civil procedure.
Prior study of economics is not required.
284A. Law and Economic Development (2)
Discussion—2 hours. The relationship between law
and economic development in transition economies.
Western assumptions about whether the role of law
and legal institutions in economic development hold
true for the non-Western developing nations of Asia
and Africa.
285. Environmental Law (3)
Discussion—4 hours. An introduction to federal and
state environmental law, including coverage of historical
development of environmental law; the role of
courts, the legislature and the executive branch in
the development and implementation of environmental
policy; allocation of authority among different levels
of government; the role of market forces in
environmental decisions; the major regulatory strategies
that have been applied to control environmental
harm, and enforcement of environmental law. Major
statutes considered include the National Environmental
Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air
Act and Clean Water Act.
285A. Environmental Justice Law (2)
Discussion—2 hours. Introduction to the scope of current
environmental justice work; who is affected by
environmental hazards, what legal and political
tools are available to address the problems, and the
strategic issues confronting groups organizing for
change. The role of lawyers and methods of lawyering
in the environmental justice context.
285B. Environmental Practice (3)
Discussion––3 hours. Prerequisite: course 285 recommended.
Examines underlying theory and practice
in securing compliance with our major
environmental laws.
285C. Agricultural Law and Policy (3)
Discussion—3 hours. An introduction to agricultural
law, focusing on legal principles and issues at the
forefront of contemporary debates about agriculture
in society.
285T. Farmworkers and the Law (2)
Discussion––2 hours. Provides an overview of California
and federal laws impacting farmworkers and
how such laws have been applied to regulate working
conditions in agriculture.
286. Public Health Law (2)
Seminar––2 hours. Public health law as the government’s
power and responsibility to ensure the conditions
for the population’s health. The use of this
power and the individual’s interests in liberty and
property.
286A. Topical Issues in Health Law (2)
Seminar—2 hours. The course focuses on four-six
issues at the interface of law, medicine, bioethics,
and health policy that are currently the subject of
major litigation, legislation, and/or contentious
debate in the domains of bioethics and public policy.
Limited enrollment.
286B. Advanced Health Law Seminar (2)
Seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 286A or
consent of instructor. Specific seminar topic will be
drawn from those covered in course 286A. Reading
and discussion of book on seminar topic and/or a
set of selected readings. Students will select research
project related to seminar topic and will facilitate the
discussion of that topic. Written paper analyzing
legal issue related to chosen research project.
286C. Bioethics Seminar (2)
Seminar—2 hours. Course examines the ethical and
legal issues that arise from biomedical research and
use of medical technologies. Limited enrollment. GE
Credit: Wri.
286D. Legal Psychology Seminar (2)
Seminar—2 hours. Examines how psychological theory
and research can be used to shape laws and
policies to make them better reflect what we know
empirically about how individuals process information,
make decisions and behave.
287. Public Land Law (3)
Discussion—3 hours. Legal aspects of federal land
management, including the history of public land
law, authority over federal lands and specialized
law dealing with particular natural resources and
uses found on federal lands (minerals, timber, range,
wildlife, recreation and preservation).
287A. Public Benefits Law (2)
Seminar—2 hours. Will explore the theory and practice
of law pertaining to the enactment and administration
of public benefits programs for poor and
other disadvantaged persons in our society. Limited
enrollment.
287T. Law and Society Seminar (2)
Seminar—2 hours. Study of law and society challenges
traditional legal scholarship by exploring multiple
ways in which law both shapes and is shaped
by societies and social interactions. Seminar will
introduce students to important literature and
debates in the field. Limited enrollment.
288. Advanced Constitutional Law Seminar
(2)
Seminar––2 hours. Prerequisite: course 218A. Indepth
selected topics or problems in constitutional
law and theory. Initial topics may include the regulation
of hate speech, the interpretation of the Establishment
Clause, or the development of Takings
Clause doctrine.
288. Advanced Constitutional Law Seminar
(2)
Seminar––2 hours. Prerequisite: course 218 or
218A (may be taken concurrently). Explores in-depth
selected topics or problems in constitutional law and
theory. The current focus is on the interpretation and
application of the religion clauses of the First Amendment.
Limited enrollment.
288A. Comparative Constitutional Law
Seminar (2)
Seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 205. Understanding
of constitutionalism and of the Constitution
of the United States. Constitutional protection of individual
rights and the structure of constitutions.
289A. Biotechnology Law and Policy (2)
Seminar—2 hours. Coverage includes the regulation
of biotechnology research, including restrictions on
cloning and fetal stem cell research; regulation of the
products of biotechnology to protect human health
or the environment, including restrictions on use or
distribution of genetically modified organisms; the
availability and scope of intellectual property protection
for biotechnology products, including genes and
engineered organisms; and the international law
governing access to the natural resources that provide
the starting materials for biotechnology and
trade in bioengineered organisms or their products.
Limited enrollment.
290. International Trade Dispute Seminar
(2)
Seminar––2 hours. The economic, political, and
legal theories underlying the establishment of NAFTA
and WTO.
291A. International Finance (3)
Discussion––3 hours. How a framework of national
and international laws and institutions regulates and
fails to regulate the flow of money around the world.
291B. International Investment Dispute
Seminar (2)
Seminar—2 hours. This seminar will examine the
law of investor-State dispute resolution.
292. Immigration Law and Procedure (3)
Discussion—3 hours. Surveys the history of U.S.
immigration law and policy.
293. Public Interest Law Seminar (2)
Seminar—2 hours. This class will examine the issues
and problems associated with providing civil legal
services to persons and interests in American society
that typically have been unable to afford or otherwise
obtain representation from the private bar.
294A. Law and Popular Culture (2)
Seminar—2 hours. This course examines works of
popular culture, films, and legal texts. Each session
will focus on a particular film and its cultural implications,
particular problem or problems of law, law
practice, legal ethics, traditional ethics, or public
policy.—I. (I.)
295A. Trademark and Unfair Competition
Law (2)
Discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 274 recommended.
We will take an intensive look at
selected issues in Trademark Law, including the concepts
of trademarks and unfair competition, acquisition
and loss of trademark rights, infringement,
authors and performers rights, trademarks as
speech, and international aspects of trademark protection.
296. Copyright (3)
Discussion—3 hours. Thorough examination of the
law of copyright, including its application to literature,
music, films, television, art, computer programs,
and the Internet. Issues addressed include copyright
protection, the copyright owner’s rights, the term of
protection, copyright ownership and transfer,
infringement, and defenses to infringement.
296A. Advanced Copyright and Related
Doctrines (2)
Discussion/laboratory—2 hours. Prerequisite:
course 296 or 274 or consent of instructor. Intensive
look at selected issues in copyright, including the fair
use doctrine, the application of copyright principles
in the context of the Internet and digital technology,
and international aspects of copyright law. Examination
of some doctrines related to copyright, as well
as to entertainment law, including protection for fictional
characters and titles, and the right of publicity.
296T. Right of Publicity and Related
Doctrines (2)
Discussion—2 hours. Intensive look at the right of
publicity, which, generally, involves the right of an
individual, especially a celebrity, to control the commercial
value and exploitation of his or her name,
likeness or other indicia of identity.
297. Alternative Dispute Resolution (3)
Discussion—3 hours.Will introduce students to a
wide variety of alternative dispute resolution processes,
with an emphasis on negotiation, mediation
and arbitration. Limited enrollment.
298. Sociology of the Legal Profession
Seminar (2)
Seminar—2 hours. Comprehensive look at the organization,
operation, and ideology of the legal profession.
Limited enrollment.
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-2008 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience