REMEDIES

Catalog description

REMEDIES focuses on the relief a court may grant to a party in a civil action whose rights have been violated. The topic plays a major role on the bar exam and in civil litigation generally. Often called a "capstone" class, the class starts where the first year Torts, Contracts, Property, Constitutional Law and Civil Procedure courses leave off (which provides opportunities to refresh and reinforce your knowledge of these subjects!) and asks: Once the parties' rights and obligations have been established, what happens? The course covers traditional civil remedies, including compensatory damages in tort and contract cases, restitution, punitive damages, declaratory relief, and coercive equitable remedies (injunctions, etc.). The context in which these remedies are explored will vary according to the instructor. Some sections of the course focus on private litigation. Other sections, while covering private law remedies as a matter of course, place particular emphasis on the remedies available in public law cases, that is, on cases enforcing important constitutional and statutory rights.