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Regular Program

International Conflict Resolution
(John Feerick and Kathleen M. Scanlon, Fordham Law; Dominic Bryan and Kieran McEvoy, QUB; G. Brian Hutchinson, UCD)
Over the last twenty-five years, there has been an extraordinary growth of interest in alternatives to the court adjudication of disputes at both the domestic and international level. This course surveys the wide variety of process choices in domestic and international dispute resolution and examines the legal, policy, ethical, and jurisprudential issues associated with these processes. The primary focus of study will be on negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. The course will be taught through case law, descriptive readings, simulation exercises, and discussion.

International Human Rights
(Michael W. Martin, Fordham Law; Gordon Anthony and Colin Harvey, QUB; Suzanne Egan, UCD)
The course will explore the substance of international human rights law and the foundations of the body of law and its development. This includes studying the incorporation of international human rights law into regional and domestic legal systems. Current issues will be examined, such as the balance between rights and security concerns, the tension between sovereignty and public international law, and the question of jurisdiction over human rights violations. A portion of the course will focus on human rights law and practice in relation to the Northern Ireland conflict.

Global Issues in Intellectual Property
(Ron Lazebnik)
A brief introduction to intellectual property law and how the United States and Europe have taken different paths in determining what deserves to be considered intellectual property worth protecting. This course will mainly focus on global issues in copyright law but will also examine patents, trademarks, and trade secret protection. The course will also address the conflict in enforcing IP across international borders based on the differences in grantable rights in various countries. The discussion will include the recent changes to U.S. patent law that bring it in line with Europe, a number of recent cases from the United States and Europe, as well as treaties (both signed and still being negotiated).

 

Extension Program

International Criminal Law
(Michael W. Martin, Fordham Law; Kieran McEvoy, QUB; Fiona De Londras, UCD)
The course will explore the substance of International Criminal Law, as well as the interplay between International Criminal Law, International Human Rights, and Humanitarian Law.  Other topics to be explored include the role of International Criminal Law in transitional justice (with a focus, at least in part, on Northern Ireland), the controversial doctrine of universal jurisdiction, and the concept of American “Exceptionalism,” particularly in light of the allegations of United States’ sanctioned torture.  Special attention will be paid to the international tribunals, including the International Criminal Court, the Khmer Rouge Trial Task Force, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and the Special Court for Sierra Leone.


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