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90 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOLrequisite or concurrent registration: Law 6300. (Drafting assignments)6312 International Taxation (2 or 3) K. BrownFederal income tax law and policy regarding foreign persons with business and investmentactivities in the United States (“inbound foreign investment”). Topics include jurisdictionto tax, status as foreign or U.S. taxpayer, source of income and deduction apportionmentrules, withholding taxes, tax treaties and anti-treaty-shopping rules, disposition of U.S. realproperty by foreign taxpayers, branch profits tax, and an introduction to foreign tax creditissues. This course may also cover foreign tax credit issues, anti-income deferral rules, taxhavens, and special foreign earned income rules. Prerequisite: Law 6300 or permission ofthe instructor. (Examination)6316 State and Local Taxation Law and Policy (2 or 3) BrunoriTaxation by state and local governments with particular emphasis on constitutional limitations,political and economic influences on policy, and the effects of globalizationand technology. Legal and policy issues of sales and use, corporate income, property,and excise taxes. (Take-home examination or research paper with permission of the instructor)6318 Tax Policy Seminar (2)Intensive study of selected aspects of the tax structure with primary attention given to thefederal income tax. Problem areas are reviewed primarily from the standpoint of tax policy,including legal, economic, social, and practical considerations. Alternative solutions, includingcurrent legislative proposals, are examined. Enrollment is limited. Prerequisite:Law 6300. Recommended: Law 6302. (Research paper)Property, Family Law, and Torts6330 Modern Real Estate Transactions (2 or 3) Ginsberg, StuartBasic course in conveyancing. Current problems in purchase and sale of residential realestate; legal and equitable rights, responsibilities, liabilities, and remedies of buyer, seller,broker, escrow agent, conveyancing attorney, title examiner, abstractor, and lender;interim and permanent mortgage finance, discounts, points, “subject-to” and “assumptions,”remedies on default, including foreclosure processes; process of examination andassurance of title and other interests in realty, including recording and title insurancesystems; settlements and closings, warranties of title, encumbrances on title, and clearingof title; emerging problems related to cooperatives, condominiums, and propertyowners associations. (Examination)6332 Land Use Law (2) Feola, Gordon, SilberProblems, solutions, emerging concepts, and constitutionality of land use regulations,including zoning, subdivisions, historic preservation, exactions, vested rights, transfer ofdevelopment rights, growth management, and urban and regional planning. (Writingassignments and take-home examination)6334 Law of Real Estate Financing (2) Ginsburg, StuartTypes of lenders, choice of entity, construction loans, permanent financing; lenders’ obligations,remedies, and liabilities; title insurance, survey, and liens; ground lease andcommercial lease/leasehold mortgage; joint ventures; alternate capital formation; opinionletters. (Examination)6338 Housing Law and Policy (2) GenoFederal, state, and local laws that in effect constitute housing policy in the UnitedStates. Judicial interpretation of such laws. The roles the various levels of governmentplay in the housing industry. Political and policy implications of various housing programsand how they affect communities across the country. (Research paper and writingassignments)
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 916340 Property and Real Estate Law Seminar (2) E. BrownSelected topics in property and real estate law to be announced at the time of registration.Enrollment is limited. (Research paper)6342 Trusts and Estates (3 or 4) Cahn, Davis, Edmisten, R. PalmerNoncommercial transfers of wealth at death or during life; essential elements and formalitiesfor creation of trusts and execution of wills, revocation and alteration, groundsfor contest, limits on property owner’s power to control, intestate succession. Creditmay not be earned for both Law 6342 and 6343. (Examination and problem assignmentsor drafting projects)6346 Estate Planning (2) NudelmanEffective acquisition, management, and disposition of wealth by lifetime transactionsand testamentary transfer. Emphasis on federal income, estate, gift, and generationskippingtransfer taxation. Problem assignments address probate avoidance, interspousaltransfers, jointly owned assets, transfers to minors, irrevocable trusts, closely held familyand business interests, post-mortem estate planning, retirement planning, and charitablegiving. Enrollment is limited. Prerequisite: Law 6342. (Drafting assignments)(Skills)6348 Family Law (3 or 4) Cahn, RossSurvey of family law, including statutory law of domestic relations and constitutional restrainton state regulation of the family. Topics include marriage, divorce (includingchild custody, property division, alimony, and child support), domestic violence, reproductiverights, and family privacy. The course draws on historical and interdisciplinarymaterials and involves discussion of public policy issues as well as current law. (Examination)6349 Family, Child, and State (2 or 3) RossThe allocation of power and responsibility among parent, child, and state. Freedomsunder the First Amendment, education, health care including procreation, child abuseand neglect, custody, adoption, and juvenile delinquency. Sociological/psychologicalperspectives on the parent–child relationship. Enrollment is limited. (Take-home examination)6350 Domestic Violence Law (2 or 3) NagpaulHistorical perspective on legal and public policy approaches to domestic violence; contemporarycivil and criminal justice systems approaches to domestic violence; and analysisof relevant federal and state laws. (Research paper)6352 Family Law Seminar (2) Suter, RidderHistorical and contemporary problems in the theory and practice of family law. Specifictopics to be announced. Enrollment is limited. Prerequisite: Law 6348 or 6349. (Examinationor research paper with permission of the instructor)6353 Elder Law (2 or 3) CahnTopics may include Medicare and Medicaid, financing health care, and related policy issues;health care decision making, including informed consent and advance health caredirectives; issues related to the right to die, including euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide;long-term health care issues, including nursing homes and other alternatives, insurance,monitoring, and quality of services; guardianships and other procedures in theevent of age-related disabilities; Social Security and Supplemental Security Income;housing issues, including tax incentives, retirement communities, and continuing carefacilities. (Examination)6354 Products Liability (2 or 3) BogusTheory and practice of product liability litigation. Compensatory and punitive damages;competing strategies pursued by plaintiffs and defendants. Affirmative defenses and de-
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