Global Programs

LONDON PROGRAM: SUMMER 2012

Professors and Courses

Professor Robert Anderson will be the Summer 2012 Visiting Professor from Pepperdine's Malibu Campus.  He will be teaching Corporations, an upper division required course. The International Entertainment & Copyright course is team-taught by academics and practitioners from the London-based legal community. Professor Colleen Graffy, Director of Global Programs will teach the International Environmental Law course.

Course Offerings:

Corporations  (3 Units) (Anderson) Tue/Wed/Thur 9:00am - 11:00am

International Environmental Law (2 units) (Graffy) Tue/Thur 11:30am - 1:30pm

International Entertainment & Copyright (2 units) (Makeen) Mon/Wed 5:00pm - 7:00pm

International Clinical (1-2 units) (Osborne)

Enrollment in Clinical Placements must be combined with at least one of the other four courses. Enrollment in eight units requires Academic Dean approval.

Course Description:

Law 803. Corporations (3 units)

A study of the basic principles of the legal concept of the corporate entity,
including the theory and practice of corporate structure and distribution of
powers and duties among shareholders, directors, and officers.

Law 274. International Entertainment and Copyright Law (2 units)

This course examines the law of copyright in the international setting. It looks at the development of copyright in common law legal systems and compares that to the development in civil law systems. It discusses the international conventions and treaties, as well as the law of the European Union. International dealings in copyrighted works within the film, television and music industries are examined along with the future of copyright in the digital age.

Law 2082. International Environmental Law (2 units) 

This course examines the role of international law in the protection of the
earth’s environment. It views the international organizations that develop
environmental laws and policy, and the roles, rights, and obligations of states
in enacting and enforcing those laws. Environmental issues covered include
marine pollution, hazardous waste, nuclear energy, endangered species, and how
international disputes in these areas are settled.

Law 360. Clinical Law–International (1 unit)

Students in the London program may earn one unit credit (two units with
prior approval by director) for participating in the London Clinical Program.
Students attend a series of lectures, visit English courts, keep a weekly journal,
and complete a minimum of sixty hours work in their clinical placement.
Placements include American law firms, Barristers chambers, Solicitors firms,
human rights organizations, and the Department of Justice at the U.S. Embassy
in London.