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PROGRAM AND DESCRIPTION
OF CLASSES
APPELLATE
ADVOCACY
Law and procedure relating to appeals and the appeals practice with
a practical approach based on real-life situations.
APPLIED
LEGAL EDUCATION
One unit will be granted for each 15 hours of
participation in volunteer unpaid work in approved legal service
organizations by third and fourth year students to a maximum of
6 units. Credits will be granted only for voluntary work in public
service organizations, and the program must be approved in advance.
ADMINISTRATIVE
LAW
One Semester/Session - 3 Units
The relating to the establishment and control of administrative
agencies including administrative process, policy, and procedure.
BUSINESS
ORGANIZATION I *
One Semester/Session - 3 Units
The law of principal, agent and partnership including the creation
and termination of principal-agent relationship, the scope of the
agent's real and apparent authority, disclosed and undisclosed principals,
fiduciary duties of the agent, the information and liabilities of
partnership, employer-employee relationships, agency law as it relates
to partnership.
BUSINESS
ORGANIZATION II *
One Semester/Session - 4 Units
The law relating to the formation of a corporation and corporate
powers, the powers and duties of directors and officers, shareholder
rights, capital structure and classes of shares, creditors' rights
and remedies, merger and winding up.
BANKRUPTCY
One Semester/Session - 3 Units
The creation,scope, and administrative function of federal debtor
proceedings and arrangements; wages, earner plans; insolvency proceedings.
CIVIL
PROCEDURE *
Two Semesters/Sessions - 6 Units
The rules relating to jurisdiction and venue, sufficiency of the
complaint, answers, counterclaims, and cross complaints, joinder
of parties and causes of action, motions, before, during and after
trial. The course also includes depositions, interrogatories and
other discovery devices.
COMMUNITY
PROPERTY *
One Semester/Session - 2 Units
The classification of separate and community property, the management
and control of the community property liability debts, problems
arising from the dissolution of the community.
CONSTITUTIONAL
LAW *
Two Semesters/Sessions - 6 Units
The scope of federal powers, separation of powers, and the Federal
System, the Bill of Rights, due process and equal protection, eminent
domain.
CONTRACTS
*
Two Semesters/Sessions - 7 Units
The law relating to formation of contracts, the Statute of Frauds,
third-party beneficiary contracts, assignment of rights and delegation
of duties, liability for breach of contract including the law of
conditions and discharge, and other related problems.
CONSUMER
LAW
One Semester/Session - 3 Units
The law and concepts of consumer protection are elucidated by utilizing
Federal Trade Commission Act, State Status, Federal Regulations,
Truth-In-Lending Act, Uniform Commercial Credit Code, and the Uniform
Commercial Code The course is designed to familiarize the student
with a variety of consumer frauds and misreprentation in different
settings.
CRIMINAL
LAW
One Semester/Session - 3 Units
The law relating to various criminal offenses, including crimes
against the person and the habitation, larceny and kindred offenses,
attempt and conspiracy rules, the defenses to criminal charges,
the procedural rights of the accused.
CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE
One Semester/Session - 4 Units
Criminal Procedure in general, substantial emphasis on recent Supreme
Court decisions affecting the procedural rights of the accused,
criminal trial practice and techniques.
The above courses are not meant as an exclusive list. Courses and
content may be added to the curriculum or dropped from it at the
discretion of the administration. Each unit represents 15 hours
of classroom instruction. |