Comparative Law in Globalized World Serminar

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This seminar gives students experience in researching, drafting and orally presenting an in-depth comparative scholarly work product. Early in the seminar, in consultation with the professor, students identify and select a timely and important topic which will serve as the subject of their Seminar research paper. Each student's research and written drafts are subject to ongoing review and critique by the professor and student colleagues throughout the Semester. When completed, each research paper is presented orally to the Seminar at the end of the course. The comparative research and drafting exercises sensitize students to the civil law tradition and contemporary national and supranational legal system in Europe and around the world that have grown out of or have been substantially influenced by the civil law tradition. Students also develop client counseling skills.