The Curriculum
Five courses will be offered in Summer 2012:
Comparative Environmental Law (Noga Morag-Levine): This course is a broad-based comparative study of environmental law in various countries, bringing in elements of economics, ecology, politics and philosophy. Focus will be on society's legal response to the problems of pollution.
Comparative Free Expression (Kevin Saunders): Topics in this course will involve issues in free expression, such as hate speech, trial publicity, the treatment of sexual images, children and media,etc., in different countries
Constitutional Law of the European Union (Izabela Krasnicka): This course is dedicated to the main problems of the structure and law of the European Union. Students will be introduced to the evolution of the European Communities and European Union and the present shape of the organization. Issues concerning the divison of competences between the Union and member states will be presented in comparison to the federal structure of the United States. The course will also explain the specificity of the supranational character of the EU law, including the sources of law, the principles governing the legal order and the implementation of the EU law in the member states. In addition, the judicial institutions will be presented, with special emphasis on the Court of Justice of the European Union and its role in the interpretation of the EU law.
European Union Labor Law (Chuck Szymanski): This course provides an overview of EU labor law, including applicable rules on wages, hours, annual, sick and family leave, mass layoffs, employee mobility (the right of EU nationals to work in different EU member states), as well as non-discrimination (including race, gender, disability) principles. Special attention will be placed on the various differences between European and American labor law. Students will review pertinent European Union Directives and European Court of Justice decisions, among other materials, and will be given an understanding of how EU labor law is applied to the member states.
Rule of Law & Jurisprudence (Daniel Barnhizer): This course discusses Rule of Law concepts and surveys various views of law and the legal process. It also examines the judicial decision-making process and the social, political and moral contexts that influence and are influenced by judicial decisions.
Dan Barnhizer