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42tax treaties and loan agreements, with varying degrees of emphasis onbusiness.INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS. LAW 6348.Legtll aspects of doing business abroad, particularly in developed countries,with emphasis on lax planning, U.S. and European antitrust laws, eJlporting.licensing, and international banking and finance. The course su",e)'s theregulation of multi-national companies, foreign investment. trade wilh Communistcountries, and industrial property.INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LAW. LAW 6318.An introductory COl.!rse in international legal studies. Special emphasis isgiven to recognizing. analyzing. and solving international and foreign lawproblems as they arise in the practice of law in the United States; the jurisdictionof slales over persons and territory. reoognition of states, governmentalimmunities, the law of treaties and principles of state responsibility;and appraisal of treaties and conventions dealing wilh international economicproblems, natural resources, human rights, taxation, and contracts.JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION. LAW 6346.The course deals with the natu.re of the judil;ial function at trial and onappeal; judicial selection including methods of recroitment and mitigation ofbias; fonnal judidal education; judidal c;areers including tenure, discipline,and promotion; and the appellate process including the work of appellatestarrs and possible consolidation of appeals and post-eonviction remedies.JURISPRUDENCE. LAW 628.An introduction to legal philosophy. The major jurisprudential issues, thedefinition of law, the concept of justice, the relation of law and morality,and the function of legal analysis will be considered independently and inthe light of specific legal theories, induding modem American legal philosophies.JUVENILE PROCESS. LAW 6220.A study of the possible points of contact between individuals and thejuvenile justice process, especially in connection with situations Involvingdelinquency matters and persons in need of supervision. Attention is alsodirected to the matters of dependency and neglect and child abuse.LASOR LAW. LAW 6314.A study of state and federal laws governing the employer-union relationship,organizational rights. the establishment of the collective bargainingrelationship, and the legality of various;Yl:les of concerted activity.LAND USE PLANNING. LAW 6342.The course will consider both private and public means of controlling theuse of land. Emphasis will be placed on the areas of planning and zoning,induding the emerging problem of exdusionary land use controls. Furthertopks that will be discussed include subdivision controls. restrictive deedcovenants. eminent domain pl'Ol;eedings. and urban renewal.LAW AND PSYCHIATRY. LAW 6272.A study of both the practkal and the theoretical aspects of the "insanitydefense" and civil commitment. Particular attention is paid to the conceptof "dangerousness" and to the problems of prediction of harmful conduct.LAW OF CITIZENSHIP, NATURALIZATION, ANDIMMIGRATION. LAW 6269.A study of the Constitution, federal statutes, and case law relating tocitizenship, aliens, and admission into and deportation from the United States.LEGAL AID. LAW 713, 723.Students are assigned to selected legal aid offices in the Lubbock llf1!awhere they participate in legal interviewing and counseling, negotiation,drafting of legal Instruments, and a variety of related tasks involving legalproblems of dients. A weekly one-hour seminar is conducted at the Schoolof Law for legal aid students in all legal aid offices.LEGAL DRAf'TING. LAW 6224.A study of drafting structure and phraseology as it has evolved in modernlegislative drafting lind the application of the resulting principles to thepreparation of documents for private transactions. principally thosse whichdepend on concurrence.LEGISLATION. LAW 629.A study of the dynamics of the legislative process and the role of the legislaturein shaping policy and making new laws; the processes and proceduresinvolved in legislative research. drafting, and deliberation.LOCAL GOVERNMENT. LAW 639.A study of the law relating to the creation of local government units, theirlegislative, fiscal, proprietal')', and administrative powers and functions, tortand contract liability, planning and land use control including zoning andurban renewal. Special emphasis is placed on Texas law.MANAGEMENT OF AIR RESOURCES. LAW 6341.This course will present a multidisciplinary approach to the problem ofmanaging our endangered air resources. Primal')' emphasis will be on theattempts to regulate air pollution under the Clean Air Act Amendments of1970. Other topics indude the role of the courts in this field and causes andcontrol techniques to abate air pollution.MARITAL PROPERTY. LAW 6313.Property rights of husband and wife under the Texas community propertysystem, including coverage of the law relating to homestead.MILITARY JUDICIAL SYSTEM. LAW 6226.A study of the composition, jurisdiction, and procedures of courts-martialconvened in the armed forces of the United States, modes of proof authorized,the elements of military offenses, and defenses which are recognized.with emphasis upon the constitutional rights of accused servicemen.OIL AND GAS. I.AW 6319.A study of the law of oil and gas with emphasis upon the interests thatmay be created in oil and gas. the rights of the landowner, provisions in theoil and gas lease, the rights of assignees, and legislation dealing with productionand conservation.OIL AND GAS PROBLEMS. LAW 6274.An advanced course dealing with particular areas of oil and gas. Thecourse will have a varying content which will be announced. Areas of studymay include federal taxation of oil {Ind gas transactions; detailed study ofpooling. unitization, and regulation of oil and gas; and drafting problemsassociated with oil and gas conveyancing and operations.POVERTY LAW. LAW 6340.A study of the legal problems of the poor including availability of legalservices. securing and retaining adequate housing, establishing eligibility forwelfare benefits. and protecting their rights as consumers and citizens.PROBLEMS IN BANKING LAW. LAW 6222.An examination of special problems of the American Banking System.including those related to regulatlon of bank activities. trust powers, andbank holding companies.PROBLEMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. LAW 6265.The course will focus each semester on a particular problem in environmentallaw. The problem will be studied in depth with emphasis on analysisof legislation (state and federal) relating to it and an evaluation of the regulatOl')'scheme. The functions of administrative agencies and their actions con-43