JULY TERM

English Constitutional History  - Professor Jonathan Elukin

This course will introduce students to the history of English law and government from the Anglo-Saxon period through the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Many of the ideas that shaped modern American law were formed in the crucible of the English Middle Ages. Some of the themes that we will explore include: oath taking, the use of standardized writs to initiate cases, conflicting ideas of royal and parliamentary authority, the status of women and marginal groups under the law, the creation of a professional class of attorneys and judges, the shift from trial by ordeal or combat to the jury system, the use of torture, and the contest between rule of law and executive privilege.  3 credits.  This course will have a required paper.  Class will meet: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00am-1:00pm in Library Room 518.

Statistical Reasoning in the Law  - Professor Mark R. Myers

Probability and statistics  play  an   increasingly   important   role   in   litigation   in   such   diverse   areas   as   employment  discrimination,  antitrust,  intellectual  property,  medical  treatment  tort  and  criminal  law.  The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the variety of ways that probability and statistics are used to construct legal arguments, and to focus on the strengths and weaknesses   of the resultant reasoning.      At  the conclusion  of  the  course,  students  will  have  the  opportunity  to  conduct  the  examination  of  an  expert witness statistician in a mock trial exercise designed to utilize the inference methods developed in the readings, lectures and assignments.   Prerequisites:  No  college-level  course  in  mathematics  or  economics  is  presumed  or  required.    3 credits.   Course Meets: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 6:30-9:30pm.  Enrollment limit: 30 students.  Knight Hall room 215.

Cybersecurity and Privacy Regulation - Professor David Thaw

This seminar explores emerging issues in the regulation of information technologies and the Internet, with a specific focus on cybersecurity and privacy regulation.  Students will review and discuss the regulatory actions of the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Health and Human Services, federal financial regulators, and other state and federal actors.  Neither a technical background nor prior Cyberlaw experience is required, and appropriate background material will be included to facilitate student engagement. Course Meets: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 6:15-9:30pm.  Enrollment limit: 18 students.  3 credits. Library Room 422.  PLEASE NOTE THIS COURSE BEGINS THE WEEK OF JULY 9, 2012