This course begins with an in-depth explication of the theory and practice of classical socialism (as defined by the Hungarian economist Janos Kornai) in countries such as the former Soviet …
This seminar will be jointly offered in the Law School and the Department of Environmental Sciences and co-taught by members of those departments. The course will use several species restoration …
This seminar will examine the extent to which international law successfully regulates the use of force in the international community. We will focus on the prohibition on the use of …
This seminar will explore the genre of the judicial opinion. Topics relating to judicial style include prophetic dissents, uses of technical or colloquial language, and personal invective. We will also …
This course is intended to introduce students to the theories behind the public utility--both historically and in its new iterations. Students will learn about public utility regulation as the precursor …
The goals of this course are (i) to introduce students to transactional law, (ii) to provide negotiations training in the context of transactional practice, and (iii) to further practical legal …
This course seeks to complement the law school's robust trial advocacy curriculum by focusing on the litigation that takes place before trial, and how every step in a case's lifespan …
This seminar offers an introduction to state constitutional law with a comparative approach to analyze the text, structure, and interpretive traditions of various state constitutions.
This course addresses the intersection of the immigration and criminal justice systems, focusing on: 1) the effect of criminal convictions on noncitizens' immigration status; 2) the criminalization of immigration law …
This seminar will focus on the history and law of the financial infrastructure of our nation's government.
Constitutions around the world guarantee sex equality, or gender justice, in a variety of ways: through general equality clauses, gender-specific non-discriminating guarantees, political and other quotas, reproductive and social rights, …
What is neoliberalism? What distinguishes it from liberalism, libertarianism, and conservatism? What values, principles, and institutions, does neoliberalism promote? And what are the strongest moral, political, and philosophical arguments for …
This is a colloquium inviting scholars writing in public law to present works in progress. The class will meet to dissect the work before having the scholar present the work …
This seminar commences with the basic principles of international arbitration, such as consent of the parties. It then examines arbitration proceedings, from the constitution of the tribunal to applicable rules …
This seminar will address the potential moral underpinnings of contract law. Our primary focus will be on the relationship between contract and promise.
This is the first semester in a seminar intended to allow Fellows in the Law & Public Service Program to share research and writing on public-interest topics.Prerequisite: 3rd-Year Law
This course is designed for students in the Program in Law & Public Service and/or students considering a public-interest career. During the seminar, we will confront pressing questions of what …
This course explores the intersection among medicine, technology and the law. Topics may include human reproduction and birth, human genetics and the privacy and ownership of genetic information, death and …
This course considers European legal regimes as they moved around the globe. It examines those regimes interactions with one another and with non-European legal cultures from roughly 1500 to 1900.
The course enables students to spend time in administrative settings within the UVA Medical Center as "participant-observers," in order to gain first-hand experience of the subject matter that is the …