Prerequisite: none
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Credits
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Offered
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This course examines the operation of the federal and state judicial systems, beginning with a brief look at the structure and organization of the judiciary. It is then divided into two principal parts. In one half of the course students will study personal and subject matter jurisdiction and basic choice of law principles for federal courts in diversity cases. In the other half, students will study the rules of civil procedure, including such things as the various types of pleadings and parties, joinder of actions, pretrial motions, discovery, the division of function between judge and jury, and summary judgment. Students will also be introduced to the enforcement of judgments, the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel, and the scope of appellate review.
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5
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Annually |
