Academics

Course Descriptions

Elective Courses

Before enrolling in any of the following elective courses,
students should complete all required basic-level courses.

Accounting for Law Students (2 cr.) DN675 introduces students to basic principles and techniques of accounting for law students with little or no prior background in accounting. Selected legal problems involving the application of accounting concepts will be considered. Enrollment is limited to students with no previous credits in accounting.

Administrative Law (3 cr.) DN647 considers the role of administrative agencies in the scheme of government, constitutional limitations on agency action, and analysis of agency functions; emphasizing informal procedures and placing formal procedures of investigation, rule-making, and hearings in perspective. P: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in Constitutional Law (DN620) or permission of instructor.

Admiralty Law (2 cr.) DN775 covers maritime law, including jurisdiction in admiralty, maritime liens, maritime torts and wrongful death, salvage, limitation of liability, pilotage, and towage.

Advance probate Litigation (2 or 3 cr.) DN___ examines how to contest and defend wills and trusts, claims, breach of contract to devise, tortuous interference with expectancies, premarital agreements, spousal elections, intermeddler petitions, contested accountings, breach of trust, petitions to construe, contested guardianships, probate mediation, compromise and tax aspects of settlement.

Advanced Clinical Experience (1 or 2 cr.) DN803 This clinical option provides a mechanism for students to earn academic credit for experiential learning done in conjunction with a classroom course. Students engage in activities that allow them to study the law and theory learned in the classroom in a practice-related experience. The experiential learning project must be approved by the faculty member teaching the classroom course to which the experiential learning oportunity is related. Non-graded (S/F) credit is awarded upon completion of assigned project.

Advanced Persuasive Writing and Oral Advocacy (2 cr.) DN522 explores advanced techniques in persuasive writing and oral advocacy. The course assigments will cover civil and criminal matters in a trial court setting. P: Legal Anaylsis, Research, and Communication I and II (DN520 and DN521). Although not a prerequisite, Evidence (DN632) is a strongly encouraged precursor to the course.

Advanced Research in Health Law (2 cr.) DN662 provides a vehicle for students to conduct research, prepare a major paper and present a talk on a health law topic in order to complete their advanced writing requirement and/or the required major research paper for the concentration in health law.

Advanced Topics in Intellectual Property Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN636 examines specialized topics of intellectual property law, such as Internet applications, recent legislation, music issues, and other topics not ordinarily encompassed in depth by other courses. Prerequisites will vary according to the subject of the course as announced, but students will be expected to have completed at least one other intellectual property course.

Advanced Torts (2 or 3 cr.) DN822 covers selected topics from the following types of harm to dignitary and relational interests: interference with reputation, business relationships, political relationships, family relationships, and right to privacy.

AIDS: Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues (2 cr.) DN696 examines the social and legal response to the AIDS pandemic, as well as ethical issues raised by various measures implemented to limit the spread of the disease. Among other topics, the course will explore the law and ethics of contact tracing and the potential conflict of health care workers between duties of confidentiality to the patient and duties to disclose to affected third parties. The course will also survey the potential tort and criminal liability of those who expose others to the disease.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (2 or 3 cr.) DN844 explores the theories and processes of dispute resolution outside the traditional framework of state or federal court litigation. Particular emphasis will be placed on negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. Additional topics may include "mixed-alternative" processes (e.g., court-annexed arbitration, mini-trials, and private judging).

Animals and the Law (2 cr.) DN640 explores the historical and evolving legal status of non-human animals. Students will examine cases, arising in a variety of contexts, in which the resolution of the dispute depends upon policy decisions about the nature of non-human animals.

Antitrust and the Health Care Industry (2 cr.) DN866 focuses on antitrust issues that are relevant to health care providers, including such areas as hospital and physician mergers, virtual mergers and joint ventures; exclusive contracts and other medical staff exclusion issues; covenants not to compete; physician collective bargaining with, and exclusion from, managed care plans; antitrust defenses such as state action, nonprofit, learned profession, efficiencies, failing business, etc.; and federal and state health care antitrust regulatory efforts, including health care collaborative guidelines.

Antitrust Law (3 cr.) DN751 covers the law regulating private economic power and maintaining competition under the Sherman Antitrust Act and Clayton Antitrust Act; course content emphasizes monopolization, restraints of trade, refusals to deal, and mergers.

Appellate Practice (2 cr.) DN810 covers appellate practice, from the preservation of error at trial through review by the court of last resort. Both civil and criminal appeals processes will be discussed. The focus will be on the technical aspects of perfecting an appeal and practicing before an appellate court, but the course will also cover techniques for effective appellate advocacy. Lawyering Practice (DN701) and Trial Practice (DN718) are not prerequisites to this course.

Bankruptcy Law (3 cr.) DN619 examines the rights and duties of financially distressed debtors and their creditors under the Bankruptcy Code and related state laws. Topics include fraudulent transfers, property exemptions, the automatic stay, the powers of a bankruptcy trustee, relative priorities among secured and unsecured creditors, liquidation vs. debtor rehabilitation, and the social and economic implications of debt forgiveness.

Bioethics and Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN838 examines how the law in bioethics is shaped by the interplay of ethical principles, medical considerations, and social forces. Topics that will be covered include: the refusal of life-sustaining treatment, physician-assisted suicide, organ transplantation, abortion, the balance between individual liberty and protection of the public health, access to health care, and rationing of health care. An important theme of the course will be to consider the extent to which individuals have--and should have--control over medical decision making.

Business and Legal Aspects of Health Care Organizations (2 cr.) DN859 addresses the business and legal aspects of various health care organizations, including hospitals, nursing homes, physician-professional organizations, physician-hospital organizations, managed care organizations, and integrated delivery networks. Areas of law discussed include the corporate and tax aspects of not-for-profit organizations, antitrust law, state insurance regulation, corporate practice of medicine, Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse rules, and professional and corporate liability.

Civil Rights (2 or 3 cr.) DN872 explores selected issues relating to civil rights and liberties with an emphasis on Section 1983 and related statutes. P: Constitutional Law (DN620).

Civil Rights Movement (3 or 4 cr.) DN867 examines the Civil Rights Movement, focusing on the roles of lawyers and 'the law', and their relationships to direct action and other forms of advocacy, in advancing and impeding social change. Topics include: marches on Washington; the Journey to Reconciliation and the Freedom Rides; school desegregation (Little Rock, New Orleans, Ole Miss); the murders of Emmett Till and many others; the Montgomery Bus Boycott; student sit-ins; Freedom Summer; Black nationalism and the Black Power Movement; and the Selma-to-Montgomery March. The course is permeated with consideration of the conflicts between violence and nonviolence and among law, politics, and morality. Each student will write a weekly reflection and a book review.

Closely Held Business Organizations (3 cr.) DN645 considers the formation, management, and control of partnerships and closely held corporations, including distribution of powers within such organizations and application to them of agency and fiduciary principles.

Commercial Paper (2 or 3 cr.) DN617 considers the creation and transfer of negotiable instruments, liability of parties thereon, bank-collection systems, electronic funds transfers, and payment by credit card; with an emphasis on Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code and applicable federal statutes and regulations.

Comparative Housing Law and Policy (2 cr.) DN787 will consider and compare housing law and policy internationally and in various countries, with special emphasis on housing for lower-income people. It will address a range of housing issues, including urban and rural development; residential development, design, and construction; finance and subsidies; and social housing. We will consider the provisions and impact of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international covenants; the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the Revised European Social Charter, and the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man. We will compare housing in the U.S., U.K., E.U., Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Comparative Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN821 focuses on select features of civil and common law systems. It provides an overview of the history, legal structures, and legal reasoning of several systems, including countries in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia, with comparisons to legal institutions and cultures of the United Kingdom and the United States.

Complex Litigation (2 cr.) DN823 provides an opportunity to study advanced and specialized problems of civil procedure in the context of multiparty, multiforum litigation in federal courts. Topics include inter alia, the nature of complex litigation, disposition of duplicative or related litigation, class actions, judicial control of litigation, res judicata and collateral estoppel, and variations on traditional litigation models in complex cases.

Conflict of Laws (2 cr.) DN804 considers issues that arise when the significant facts of a case have contacts with more than one jurisdiction, including recognition and effect of foreign judgments, choice of law, and jurisdiction of courts.

Consumer Law (2 cr.) DN799 addresses consumer rights and remedies under common law and under federal and state statutes, with particular emphasis on the federal Truth-In-Lending Act and Uniform Consumer Credit Code.

Contract Drafting (2 or 3 cr.) DN___ explores techniques for drafting transactional documents. Through classroom discussion, reading assignments, in-class exercises, and writing assignments, students will learn how to draft the "building blocks" of a commercial contract and learn how to effectively allocate risk within the context of a specific business deal. The lawyer's function in the negotiating and drafting process and drafting ethics also are covered. P: Contracts and Sales I and II.

Convicting the Innocent: Wrongful Conviction and Criminal Justice (2 cr.) DN734 examines causes of wrongful convictions within the criminal justice system and explores possible reform. Issues studied include problems with eye-witness identification, flawed methods of criminal investigation, uncertainty of forensic science, occurrence of false confessions, unreliability of jailhouse informants and government cooperators, ineffective assistance of counsel, and government misconduct. The course will also address remedies available through appellate and state and federal postconviction procedures.

Copyright Law (3 cr.) DN626 considers the principles of copyright law, with attention to its historical development and future adaptability to technological developments and new circumstances, foundations for securing copyright privileges and allowing fair use of existing works, and comparisons to other legal protections of intellectual property.

Corporate Finance (3 cr.) DN782 covers financial aspects of the modern corporation, and the integration of modern finance theory and legal materials in evaluating judicial and legislative responses to issues of finance. Corporate acquisitions may be emphasized. Prior training in economics or business finance is not assumed. P: Publicly Traded Corporations (DN646) or Closely Held Business Organizations (DN645).

Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy (2 cr.) DN846 considers various means of reorganization through out-of-court trust agreements, extensions, compositions, and Chapter 11 reorganizations. There is a major focus on Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and concepts of the filing requirements, cash collateral, adequate protection, disclosure statement, plan, confirmation, and consummation. The course also includes a brief overview of Chapters 7, 12, and 13 of the code. P: Bankruptcy Law (DN619), or permission of instructor.

Criminal Procedure: Adjudication (3 cr.) DN704 covers the criminal trial process and post-trial proceedings, including pretrial motions, discovery, guilty pleas, jury selection, trials, sentencing, appeals, and post-conviction relief procedures. Criminal Procedure: Investigation (DN702) is not a prerequisite for Criminal Procedure: Adjudication.

Criminal Procedure: Investigation (3 cr.) DN702 covers the pretrial criminal process from arrest to charging decision, with emphasis on constitutional criminal procedure, criminal investigation, and criminal evidence. Arrests, searches and seizures, interrogations and confessions, lineups and identification evidence, preliminary hearings, grand jury proceedings, and indictments and informations are considered.

Discrimination in Employment (2 or 3 cr.) DN653 considers federal and state statutes and regulations relating to discrimination on the basis of race, sex, and other factors with respect to terms and conditions of employment by either employers or unions.

Domestic Violence and the Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN___ examines legal responses to domestic violence in many areas of law, including civil, criminal, state and federal law. A research paper, in lieu of an examination, may be required.

Election Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN601 introduces students to legal issues related to the very core of democracy - the right to vote. The course will touch upon a number of timely issues including: one person, one vote; the role of race and partisanship in redistricting; campaign finance; and "ballot access" issues such as voter ID, felon disfranchisement, and the recently enacted Help America Vote Act.

Employment Law (3 cr.) DN672 is a study of the historical development of employment law from the early nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Topics include establishing employment and its terms; employers' obligation to employees; termination of the employee relationship; protecting employees' reputations, privacy, and dignity; and protecting employees' physical integrity through the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Entertainment Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN___ examines intellectual property law, contract law and constitutional law as these doctrinal areas apply to major issues in the fields of music, publishing and the film and television industries.

Environmental and Toxic Tort Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN611 covers tort actions used to provide redress for injury caused by toxic substances and dangerous environmental conditions. Topics may include trespass, nuisance, strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities, product liability, federal preemption, and special problems in causation.

Environmental Law (3 or 4 cr.) DN891 introduces students to many of the major concepts and statutes in federal environmental law. Laws covered may include the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, CERCLA/Superfund, and the Solid Waste Disposal Act/RCRA. Additional topics may include cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, ecosystem services and valuing the environment, and statutory interpretation.

ERISA Retirement Plans: Formation and Structure (2 cr.) DN656 focuses on the formation and structure of qualified retirement plans, such as defined benefit pension plans and 401(k) defined contribution plans. The course looks at the technical requirements under the Internal Revenue Code, as well as plan design issues. The course also reviews ongoing reporting and disclosure compliance issues imposed under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code.

European Law-Doing Business in and with the Internal Market (2 or 3 cr.) DN770 is divided into three parts. The first part introduces the pros and cons of economic integration and the specific European model of market integration. The second part provides detailed analysis of the free movement of goods, employed people, services, capital, and the freedom of establishment in the internal market. The third part examines specific rules for U.S. and other third country businesses, in particular the customs and trade law of the EU.

European Union Law-Foundations (2 to 3 cr.) DN769 analyzes in detail the legal system of the European Union and its interaction with Member State law and policy. There will be an emphasis on decisionmaking, supremacy, direct effect, breaches of European law, legal remedies, the protection of human rights and procedural guarantees, as well as the challenges of widening, deepening, and enlarging the European Union.

Evidence (4 cr.) DN632 covers the law governing proof at trial of disputed issues of fact, burden of proof, presumptions and judicial notice, examination, impeachment, competency, privileges of witnesses, the hearsay rule and its exceptions, and the functions of judge and jury.

Family Law (3 cr.) DN610 addresses state, federal, and constitutional regulation of family relationships, premarital agreements, and domestic partnerships, marriage, and divorce. It explores common dissolution issues such as property division, child and spousal support, child custody and visitation, and modification and enforcement orders. Other topics may include domestic violence, non-marital family rights, incest, polygamy, family law courts, and jurisdiction

Federal Jurisdiction (3 cr.) DN848 covers congressional and judicial efforts to allocate jurisdiction between federal and state courts or administrative agencies and the resulting tensions arising from separation-of-powers and federalism concerns. Topics may include federal question and diversity jurisdiction, removal of cases to federal court, the Erie doctrine, federal common law, state sovereign immunity, various abstention doctrines, and federal habeas corpus relief.

Financing and Regulating Health Care (2 or 3 cr.) DN845 covers selected legal issues in financing and regulation of the American health care system. The course emphasizes chief policy issues facing the American health care system today--cost, access, and equality of health care services for all Americans.

First Amendment (2 or 3 cr.) DN622 provides an in-depth study of the limitations the First Amendment places upon the power of government to regulate speech, the press, and religion. P: Constitutional Law (DN620).

Food and Drug Law (2 cr.) DN888 surveys statutes and regulations dealing with the production, distribution, and sale of food, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices. The course focuses primarily on substantive and procedural requirements of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Housing Discrimination and Segregation (2 or 3 cr.) DN743 covers legal and other aspects of discrimination and segregation in all sectors of the housing industry (sales, rentals, financing, zoning, land use, and insurance). The course includes the study of public and private housing, with reference to federal and state constitutional and statutory law.

Immigration Law and Procedure (2 or 3 cr.) DN709 covers citizenship, acquisition, and maintenance of major immigrant and nonimmigrant classifications, along with admission into and exclusion or deportation from the United States. Topics addressed include the structure and procedures of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Income Taxation of Individuals, Fiduciaries and Business Associations (4 cr.) DN648 addresses basic problems of income taxation of individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and corporations. Topics covered include gross income, deductions, tax computations, rates, credits, accounting methods, accounting periods, as well as practice before the United States Department of the Treasury, federal courts, and tax court. The course emphasizes statutory and policy interpretation, using problems extensively.

Insurance Law (2 cr.) DN851 covers contract, indemnity, persons and interests protected, risks transferred, disposition of claims, liability claims, and defense and settlement.

Intellectual Property (2 or 3 cr.) DN862 surveys the legal principles and management of intellectual property, including trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and patents.

International and Comparative Family Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN604 analyzes traditional family law topics from a comparative and international perspective and provides a thorough introduction to the transnational practice of family law, a rapidly expanding field for single practitioners and smaller law firms.

International Business Transactions (3 cr.) DN783 analyzes the most common issues related to international sales and other business transactions, in particular the choice of law, drafting of the main contract, methods of financing problems related to shipping, passing of property and risk, insurance, as well as related issues, such as licensing and technology transfer.

International Commercial Arbitration (2 or 3 cr.) DN784 provides a thorough introduction to this modern method of choice for disputes arising from international commercial transactions, including the specifics of the arbitration agreement, selection of arbitrators, presentation of cases, and the effect, limits, and enforcement of arbitration awards.

International Criminal Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN713 covers the application of domestic and international law to questions of jurisdiction over international criminal activities, granting of amnesty to persons responsible for international crimes, international cooperation in criminal matters, substantive international law as contained in multilateral treaties concerning war crimes and terrorism, and the permanent International Criminal Court.

International Environmental Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN754 examines how international law and legal institutions are responding to transboundary and global environmental challenges. Students review prominent issues such as climate change, water scarcity, deforestation, biodiversity loss, ozone depletion, mineral extraction, and marine resource threats, in the context of international development and transboundary trade. Students then analyze selected issues in depth, looking at the science and law of specific environmental challenges as well as the political, economic, and cultural context within which solutions must be formulated.

International Human Rights Law (3 cr.) DN813 considers selected problems in international human rights law, including problems related to U.S. law and practice. The course focuses on the growing role of human rights in international relations, emphasizing the United Nations system for the promotion and protection of human rights as well as the regional systems in Africa, the Americas, and Europe.

International Intellectual Property Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN634 examines the international context of the development of copyright, patent, and trademark law, with an emphasis on multinational treaties, developments in the European Union and other jurisdictions, and enforcement of international claims. Prerequisite: completion of any other law school course on intellectual property law or permission of the instructor.

International Law (3 cr.) DN818 introduces basic concepts and principles such as sources of public international law, the law of treaties and international agreements, states and recognition, state liability and human rights, and jurisdiction and immunities from jurisdiction. The course also covers act of state doctrine, law of the sea, and resolution of transnational disputes through national and international courts, arbitration tribunals, the United Nations, and diplomatic exchanges. Course topics include terrorism and hostage-taking, U.S. executive-legislative conflict in the conduct of foreign relations, suits by and against foreign states, worldwide improvement of civil and political rights, extraction of seabed resources, and prohibition of the use of force in international relations.

International Multinational Organization Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN___ examines the United Nations and human rights organizations and their impact on and potential for promoting social and economic progress through implementation and enforcement of human rights law.

International Trade Law (2 cr.) DN857 addresses theory and practice of international business law issues likely to be encountered by attorneys representing clients engaged in international operations. Topics include foreign investment by U.S. companies, foreign investment in the U.S., international joint ventures, licenses, exporting of goods, international marketing, U.S. trade controls, customs, antidumping, and international antitrust.

Internet Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN___ examines a wide variety of legal and policy issues raised by the internet, involving many areas of law. The questions addressed may include issues of copyright, trademark, defamation, the Communications Decency Act, cybercrime, contracts, privacy and personal jurisdiction.

Issues in Death and Dying (2 cr.) DN694 examines the ethical, legal and medical issues concerning the refusal, removal and/or withdrawal of life-sustaining medical procedures, and assisted suicide. The course will consider whether there is a morally relevant distinction that should be reflected in our legal norms between passive measures, such as the refusal or removal of life support, and more active measures that bring about death. The course will survey legal issues such as treatment of the unconscious or non-competent patient, including infants, a discussion of living wills and durable powers of attorney, and recent constitutional developments relevant to the patient's right to refuse medical treatment.

Jurisprudence (2 cr.) DN849 introduces American or world legal theories and movements. The focus is on philosophical aspects of legal arguments and development of basic insights into law and legal processes. This course may, at the option of the instructor, be offered as a seminar.

Juvenile Justice (2 cr.) DN842 explores juvenile delinquency and status offenses from their investigation to resolution, including the constitutional rights of juveniles under police scrutiny, the decision to prosecute and alternatives to prosecution, the right to and role of counsel, waiver to adult court, adjudicatory and disposition hearings, and the array of rehabilitative and punitive sanctions. The course also considers the historical and philosophical evolution of the juvenile justice system and courts.

Juvenile Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN612 is a study of the rights of children in relation to their parents, other adults, and the state. It reviews topics such as the definition of "child" in light of alternative methods of reproduction, and constitutional rights, including free speech, free exercise, and abortion rights. It explores the educational, financial, medical, and maintenance needs of children, including adoption and foster care. Finally, it also surveys the abuse and neglect of children and the termination of parental rights or the emancipation of children. Family Law (DN610) is not a prerequisite for Juvenile Law.

Labor Arbitration/Collective Bargaining (3 cr.) DN703 includes court enforcement of collective bargaining agreements under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act; and private enforcement through arbitration, including coverage of arbitration substance and procedure. Labor Law (DN651) would be helpful to a student taking this course.

Labor Law (4 cr.) DN651 covers the National Labor Relations Act as administered by the National Labor Relations Board, including employer and union unfair labor practice provisions and board practice under the act in conducting elections to determine a union's representative status.

Land Use (2 or 3 cr.) DN740 covers theoretical and practical problems of private and public controls on use, development, and distribution of land, nuisance, planning and subdivision controls, zoning, building codes, and environmental and aesthetic regulations.

Law and Economics (3 cr.) DN624 introduces basic economic theory and philosophy relevant to legal problems in property, torts, contract damages, civil and criminal procedure, taxation, and civil rights, among others. No prior background in economics is required.

Law and Forensic Science (2 cr.) DN774 integrates theory and practice as to scientific evidence in civil and criminal cases. Emphasis will be on physical, biological, and behavioral evidence and the skills necessary to present effective expert fact and opinion evidence. This is a summer course that meets for 30 hours over a two week period. It is a required junior/senior integrator course for IUPUI undergraduates seeking the Forensic and Investigative Science degree. Law students and undergraduates will be graded separately by group. Lawyers and members of the forensic science profession may also attend this course.

Law and Literature (2 cr.) DN834 explores the relationships of law and literature. Specific topics vary according to faculty and student interests. This course may, at the option of the instructor, be offered as a seminar.

Law and Poverty (2 cr.) DN875 addresses law and policy pertaining to federal and state social welfare systems designed to meet basic needs of the poor, such as cash assistance, disability insurance, housing, and health care. The course emphasizes legal aspects of social problems of the poor, such as discrimination on the basis of race, sex, and handicap.

Law and Public Health (2 cr.) DN761 covers the law governing the practice of public health by state, local, and federal agencies, as well as health care professionals and institutions. Topics addressed include legal mandates on public health agencies, physicians, and other health practitioners regarding testing, reporting, and contact tracing with respect to specific diseases, as well as laws for the imposition of quarantine, civil commitment, and mandatory treatment. Also covered are public health aspects of the regulation of health care institutions, legal issues associated with risk assessment and cost benefit analysis, along with the environment.

Law of Corrections and Prisoners' Rights (2 or 3 cr.) DN737 explores the history of and rationales for incarceration, the social and political contexts that shape the law of corrections, the rights of prisoners in the complex web of correctional institutions, the potential for treating and rehabilitating offenders, and special problems for lawyers who represent prisoners. P: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in Criminal Law (DN533).

Law of Hazardous Waste Regulation (2 cr.) DN665 focuses on two complementary federal statutes: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). CERCLA is a law designed to remediate contamination from hazardous waste disposals that endanger public health and the environment. RCRA is a regulatory program designed to prevent such endangerment in the first place. In reviewing these statues, students also will consider the role of common law tort actions in compensating those who have been harmed by hazardous waste.

Law of Medical Malpractice (2 or 3 cr.) DN824 covers law relating to the practice of medicine and allied fields in contexts of organizing and regulating professions, theories of liability and defenses pertinent to claims of patients for injurious professional conduct, along with practice and procedure in professional malpractice claims.

Law of the Death Penalty (3 cr.) DN 733 explores the historical, moral, and philosophical underpinnings of the death penalty in the United States and Indiana. It also explores modern capital litigation, focusing upon state, federal, and U.S. Supreme Court decisions outlining the parameters of death penalty trials and appeals, and the post-conviction process. The course concentrates upon the role of both prosecutor and defense counsel. Participants will consider the roles of politics, poverty, and race.

Leadership and Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN begins a discussion of the elusive, but important, subject of leadership, especially as it has been reflected in the lives of persons who have studied law. A recurring question will be: What combinations of intelligence, idealism, discipline, passion, integrity, steadfastness, wisdom, vision, good fortune, and other qualities or factors have caused some lawyers to have a remarkable impact on institutions, society or the law itself?

Legal Aspects of Government Finance (2 cr.) DN758 addresses the general question: With what law must state and local governments comply in order to finance public improvements, provide public benefits, and engage in other government finance activities? Using current topics, students will explore legal aspects of how state and local governments raise and spend public dollars. The course will focus primarily on substantive law, but will give some attention to the procedures that state and local governments must follow to engage in finance activities.

Legislation (2 cr.) DN602 addresses legislative process, with emphasis on lawyers' perspectives and functions, along with issues of representative theory, legislative organization and procedure, interaction of the legislature with other branches of government, and legislative research and drafting.

Mergers and Acquisitions (2 or 3 cr.) DN780 studies the motives for acquisitions, acquisition structures and techniques, friendly and hostile acquisitions, takeover defenses, regulation of acquisitions under federal securities law, state anti-takeover statutes, and corporate acquisitions agreements. P: Closely Held Business Organizations (DN645) or Publicly Traded Corporations (DN646).

Natural Resources Law (3 cr.) DN717 covers the law and policy of natural resources regulation, focusing on the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and laws concerning water and timber use and protection; energy-related resource issues other than oil and gas; and land-use planning issues.

New Genetics: Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues (2 cr.) DN695 explores the ethical and legal issues relevant to the development and use of genetic science in a variety of medical and social settings. The course will survey the current practice of screening newborns for treatable genetic conditons, the use of gene therapy to ameliorate genetic conditions, and ethical issues raised by genetic counseling. More generally, students will examine the social and medical implications of the Human Genome Project, as well as more controversial applications of genetic science, including the debate over recombinant DNA, human cloning, and the use of genetic science to augment human abilities and attributes.

Patent Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN873 covers issues relating to preparing, filing, and prosecuting U.S. and foreign applications for patents. Patent scope, enforcement, and licensing will also be addressed. Additional topics will include ownership and administration of patent rights in the business setting.

Products Liability (2 or 3 cr.) DN894 addresses civil actions for harm caused by defective products, modern bases for recovery of damages, along with theories of negligence, warranty, strict tort liability, and tortious misrepresentation.

Psychiatry and the Law (2 cr.) DN874 introduces the psychiatric discipline as it relates to the law and covers its use as a forensic art in court.

Publicly Traded Corporations (2 cr.) DN646 covers the management and control of publicly held corporations, including proxy regulations, struggles for control, transactions in shares by insiders, shareholder litigation, and fundamental changes in corporate structure. Closely Held Business Organizations (DN645) is not a prerequisite for this course.

Real Estate Transfer, Finance, and Development (3 cr.) DN605 introduces fundamentals of land transfer, finance, and development. Topics include the perfection and priority of mortgages and liens on real property, and the role of brokers, lawyers, and other participants in real estate transactions.

Remedies (3 cr.) DN710 addresses principles underlying equitable, restitutionary, and damage remedies for vindication of substantive claims in various fields of law.

Research on Human and Non-Human Subjects (2 cr.) DN693 surveys issues arising out of experimentation on human subjects and the treatment of animals in research. Topics for discussion will include an exploration of the philosophical nature of informed consent, coercion and exploitation in the human context, to the moral significance of sentience as a consideration in animal research, to an examination of the differences between therapeutic and non-therapeutic research.

Rights of Noncitizens/Aliens in the United States (2 or 3 cr.) DN729 focuses on the rights of noncitizens/aliens who reside in the U.S. Particular attention will be directed to the rights affecting noncitizens in their daily lives, such as education, employment, language rights, and rights in the law enforcement context, including those related to national security and detention. The course will conclude by examining international law implicated by the domestic law which affects noncitizens in this country.

Sales (2 or 3 cr.) DN616 builds upon first-year coverage of the formation, operation, and enforcement of contracts for the sale or lease of goods, with an emphasis on Articles 2 and 2A of the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.). Topics may include documents of title (bills of lading and warehouse receipts) under Article 7 of the U.C.C. and letters of credit under Article 5.

Scholarly Writing (2 cr.) DN516 introduces students to critical writing, teaches the fundamentals of scholarly writing and prepares students to write law review articles, seminar papers, and advanced research papers.

Secured Transactions (2 or 3 cr.) DN618 covers creation, perfection, and enforcement of security interests in personal property under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

Securities Regulation (3 cr.) DN738 addresses state and federal laws governing the offering and distribution of securities to the public by corporate issuers and others, regulation of securities markets, and the rights and liabilities of purchasers and sellers of securities under such statutes. The course emphasizes statutes administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission. P: Closely Held Business Organizations (DN645) or Publicly Traded Corporations (DN646).

Selected Issues in Constitutional Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN840 provides an in-depth consideration of selected aspects of constitutional powers, structure, processes, or individual liberties. This course may, at the option of the instructor, be offered as a seminar. P: Constitutional Law (DN620).

Sex Discrimination (3 cr.) DN826 explores areas in which discrimination, or differentiation in treatment, is based solely or primarily on sex, and examines the effect of constitutional provisions and federal and state statutes on such discrimination.

Sexual Harassment Law (3 cr.) DN811 explores the legal response to harassment based upon sex, gender, sexual orientation and transgendered status in the workplace. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Indiana Civil Rights Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act will be examined, as well as pertinent case law and scholarly articles that discuss the theory and public policy concerns regarding sexual harassment. The second half of the course will consider responsive strategies (informal action and formal complaint procedures) and specialty areas of interest, explore the relevance of the First Amendment protection of free speech, and discuss topics such as: intersectionality (the Anita Hill hearings), the plaintiff’s litigation considerations (including the psychological impact of sexual harassment), the defense's litigation considerations (including false claims), the admissibility of sexual history evidence, and alternative dispute resolution.

Social Regulation of the Body and Its Processes (2 cr.) DN691 examines problems related to the social allocation of the body and its products such as the extent to which individuals have an ethically and legally protectable interests in their bodies and body processes. Topics for consideration will include the legal status of human ova and sperm, frozen embryos, and the products of medical research developed from materials taken from the bodies of interested subjects. The course will also consider the ethics and the legal regulation of organ allocation.

Sports Law: Individual, Amateur and Olympic Sports (2 or 3 cr.) NEW covers a range of doctrinal areas as they apply to non-league professional sports, international Olympic sports and intercollegiate sports. Interpretation and application of the rules and regulations of sports governing bodies are also examined.

Sports Law: Professional League Sports (2 or 3 cr.) DN728 examines a range of doctrinal areas as they apply to major issues confronting professional sports leagues, including association law, antitrust, labor law, contracts law, and constitutional law.

State and Local Government Law (2 cr.) DN756 is designed to build upon substantive knowledge about legal issues facing state and local governments. Topics emphasized include structural issues (creation and scope of local governments and the interrelations of federal, state, and local governments), powers and limitations of state and local governments, fundamental legal issues facing state and local governments (such as public finance and government liability), and the role of state and local governments in setting public policy (specifically, the class will address areas such as federalism and school finance). Through classroom participation, collaborative exercises, and occasional (short) writing assignments, a student in this class will gain a better understanding of the operation of state and local governments, how those governmental entities use their powers to respond to public obligations, and the legal dynamics between the public and private sectors.

State and Local Taxation (2 cr.) DN805 examines principles of state and local taxation and of budgeting procedures. Taxes studied are inheritance taxes, estate taxes, sales taxes, use taxes, income taxes, personal property taxes, real property taxes, and excise taxes. Basic procedural requirements concerning taxpayer document filings, the audit process, and court procedures are also studied.

State Constitutional Law (2 cr.) DN757 considers state constitutional law with a focus on Indiana's Constitution in the comparative context of the federal and other state constitutions. P: Constitutional Law (DN620).

Supervised Research (1 to 4 cr.) DN661 requires the student to write an in-depth and comprehensive research paper on a current legal problem. (Approximately 25 pages, exclusive of footnotes, are required for each hour of credit.) Supervised Research may be taken in a student's last semester in law school only if the student is taking at least one course or seminar requiring classroom attendance. Supervised Research may be taken in the fall or spring semesters only. P: Permission of instructor.

Tax Procedure (2 cr.) DN893 covers administrative and judicial procedures applicable to civil and criminal tax controversies. It also addresses such issues as pre-litigation administrative procedures, selection of forum, jurisdiction, pleadings, and trial proceedings.

Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders (2 cr.) DN869 considers such issues as classification of corporations for tax purposes, organization decisions, post-incorporation elections, types of normal and special taxes that may be imposed on corporations and shareholders, and elections under subchapter S and terminations thereof; as well as compensation arrangements for directors, officers, and employees; non-liquidating and liquidating distributions; and reorganizations. P: Closely Held Business Organizations (DN645), Income Taxation (DN648) or permission of instructor.

Taxation of Partnerships and Partners (2 cr.) DN730 covers federal income taxation of partnerships and limited liability companies. Topics include classification of entities as partnerships for tax purposes, formation and operation of partnerships and LLCs, transfers of members' interests, distributions to members, and death or retirement of a member. P: Closely Held Business Organizations (DN645) and Income Taxation (DN648), or permission of instructor.

Taxation of Transferors, Fiduciaries, and Beneficiaries (3 cr.) DN725 covers basic laws of federal gift and estate taxation, federal decedents' and fiduciary income taxation, and Indiana inheritance and estate taxation. The course places emphasis on statutory and policy interpretation and also includes an introduction to basic estate planning principles, along with a study of decedents' family revocable estate tax marital deduction trust and estate tax credit shelter trust agreement.

Topics in Health Law (2 or 3 cr.) DN763 examines specialized topics in health law not addressed in depth by other courses. Possible topics include health care fraud and abuse law, the regulation of long term care, the law of payment of health care providers, biotechnology and the law, genetics and the law, reproductive rights, end-of-life decision making, and privacy issues in health law. Prerequisites will vary according to the subject of the course as announced.

Trademark Law (2 cr.) DN630 provides students with a synthesis of the current and developing law in key areas of trademark and unfair competition law in the U.S. and abroad.

Trusts and Estates (3 or 4 cr.) DN722 surveys the law on family property settlement, including intestate succession, wills and will substitutes, intervivos and testamentary trusts, fiduciary administration, powers of appointment, and future interests.

Unfair Trade Practices (2 or 3 cr.) DN652 examines federal and state regulation of business practices and explores the boundary between healthy competition and conduct that makes it difficult for open markets to function. Though the focus is primarily on trademark law, the course's comprehensive review of unfair competition will include a look at the role of state common law, the Federal Trade Commission, the right of publicity, false advertising, and trade secrets.

Women and Law (2 or 3 cr.) This course introduces students to legal issues of particular significance to women. The course may be taught as either a 2- or a 3-hour course; when taught as a 2-hour course it may be offered in seminar format. The course may be team-taught or taught by an individual teacher. Students are advised to consult with the course teacher(s) as to details of a particular offering of the course.

Worker's Compensation (2 cr.) DN736 provides an understanding of worker's compensation laws and the litigation process, from both a theoretical and practical view. The course will examine the interrelationship of worker's compensation, tort, contract, and family law. Topics of discussion will include insurance requirements, the determination of compensability, remedies, occupational diseases, statutes of limitation, statutory interpretation, and policy rationales.

World Trade Organization (WTO) Law (3 cr.) DN650 begins with analysis of why nations trade and the effects of free trade vs. protectionism, typical import and export rules and procedures, and various forms of trade barriers. The main focus is on establishment of GATT and WTO rules and their impact on modern trade in goods and services. The course finishes with an outlook on twenty-first century hot spots in international trade, such as intellectual property rights, environmental protection, human rights and labor standards, and the perspectives of developing countries.