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Family Law
9200:638, three credits
Prerequisite: None. Major areas of family law; theories that have influenced its development. Functions performed by various agencies which seek to effect a non-judicial settlement of domestic problems. Adoption.

Federal Jurisdiction and Procedure
9200:643, three credits
Prerequisite: 602. Congress, the federal courts and the Constitution; appellate and collateral review; federal question, diversity and admiralty cases; sovereign immunity, abstention and enjoining state actions; choice of law; federal common law.

General Writing Requirement *
9200:610, zero credit, credit/non-credit
Prerequisite: None. The General Writing Requirement is a required 0 credit hour course required for graduation. This course may be repeated. Students must follow the rules and guidelines as outlined in the "General Writing Requirement ("GWR") Standards Requirements" available on the School of Law website.

Health Law
9200:646, one - three credits
Prerequisite: None. Ohio law of medical malpractice, bioethics and the law, regulatory and corporate issues in medicine.

Immigration Law
9200:699, one - three credits
Prerequisite: None. The study of the law and processes governing immigration, naturalization and deportation.

Individual Studies and Research
9200:698, two or three credits
Prerequisite: Permission of Associate Dean. (May be repeated for a total of six credits) With permission of Associate Dean, special problems, projects or research may be taken for credit under supervision of member of faculty. The paper for this course must have a minimum length of thirty (30) pages if taken for two (2) credits or a minimum length of forty-five (45) pages if taken for three (3) credits; unless the instructor approves an alternative form appropriate to the project. This course may be used to satisfy the General Writing Requirement. Except under rare and compelling circumstances, this course may not be taken to write a research paper on a subject on which the school offers a course which provides the student an opportunity to pursue that area of study.

Individual Taxation
9200:640, three credits
Prerequisite: None. Survey of federal income tax laws applicable to individuals.

Insurance Law
9200:648, three credits
Prerequisite: None. Legal principles of insurance of person and property, including insurable interest, measure of recovery, subrogation, rights of assignees and beneficiaries, warranty, concealment, representation and fraud. Adjustment of claims. Regulation.

Intellectual Property Law Remedies
9200:719, approved, not yet offered two or three credits
Study of remedies available in intellectual property law disputes.

Intellectual Property Law, Ethics, and Practice
9200:712, approved, not yet offered two or three credits
Study of law and procedures relating to ethical obligations of attorneys and agents involved in prosecuting patent and trademark applications and litigating intellectual property law disputes.

Intellectual Property Legislation
9200:713, approved, not yet offered two or three credits
Study of the legislative process relating to the enactment of intellectual property legislation.

Intellectual Property Litigation
9200:709, three credits
An introduction to special problems in litigating intellectual property claims.

International Commercial Law
9200:674, three credits
Course focusing on the law relating to transboundary sale of goods and related arrangements. References are made to US domestic sales law (UCC Art 2, 5) from a comparative perspective. The course covers the basic sales contract, document letters of credit as a form of payment for goods; and international commercial arbitration.

International Copyright Law
9200:717, one or three credits
Study of major treaties and agreements affecting the international practice of copyright law.

International Intellectual Property Law
9200:706, three credits
A study of the major conventions governing the protection of intellectual property internationally and of current policy issues in the field.

International Investments: Foreign Investment Regulation, Technology, Transfer, and Dispute Settlement
9200:691, three credits
Recommended: 649. Interaction of economics, politics and law on investments transcending national boundaries. Using the multinational corporation as the focal point of study, the seminar directs attention to the assumptions, risks, costs and benefits of foreign direct investment; national and international controls over multinational corporations; technology transfer; and the protection of foreign investment through agreements, treaties and adjudicatory processes. Arbitration and judicial settlement along with the associated jurisdictional problems and enforcement measures, are considered.

International Law
9200:649, three credits
Prerequisite: None. Nature and breadth of international law; its sources and subjects, and its relation to municipal law, to individuals and to international organizations.

International Patent Law
9200:716, one or three credits
Study of major treaties and agreements affecting the international practice of patent law.

International Trademark Law
9200:718, one or three credits
Study of major treaties and agreements affecting the international practice of trademark law.

Introduction to Intellectual Property
9200:700, three credits
An introduction to the policies underlying the protection of intellectual property, and to the major methods of intellectual property protection (patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secrets) and the types of intellectual property each is suited to.

Introduction to Law and Legal Systems *
9200:609, one credit
Prerequisite: None. Orients the beginning law student to the study of law, the United States legal system, and law in a broad context. Provides students with a framework within which to understand the basic premises of our system of law, both substantive and procedural, and the ways in which law is made, developed and applied, as well as the choices inherent in formulating law and a legal system.

Juvenile Law
9200:647, three credits
Prerequisite: None. Study of laws relating to juveniles (neglect, dependency, and delinquency).


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