INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
An introduction to the American common law tradition and to the American legal system. Open only to Law LLM students or Visiting International students in the Law LLM Pathway.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Consent of instructor Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the overall structure of U.S. law and the U.S. legal system so that they can place other more detailed courses and later experiences with U.S. law in context. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Gain experience analyzing original U.S. legal decisions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Understand the basic principles underlying several areas of U.S. law and legal procedure Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the overall structure of U.S. law and the U.S. legal system so that they can place other more detailed courses and later experiences with U.S. law in context. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Gain experience analyzing original U.S. legal decisions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Understand the basic principles underlying several areas of U.S. law and legal procedure Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027