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LSTU E-100 Introduction to the Law (12792)
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Robert M. Bonin, LLM, Attorney and Partner, Bonin & Marashian.
Course tuition: noncredit $400, undergraduate credit $700, graduate credit $1,625.
Fall term: Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm, Maxwell Dworkin, Room G115.

The topics of this course include sources of law; finding law, lawyers, and courts; the litigation process (trial and appellate); privileges such as lawyer-client, doctor-patient, and interspousal rights of privacy; owning real estate, zoning, mortgages, and eminent domain; tort law (negligence and malpractice); contracts; commercial code and loans; criminal law; employment law; family law; landlord and tenant; and business forms and fiduciary obligations. (4 credits)

LSTU E-106 Crimes Against Humanity (22566)
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Jens Meierhenrich, PhD, Assistant Professor of Government and of Social Studies, Harvard University.
Graduate seminar. Course tuition: graduate credit $1,725. Limited enrollment.
Spring term: Fridays, 5:30-7:30 pm, Center for Government and International Studies, Knafel Building, Room N107.

This seminar provides an introduction to international criminal law. Combining positive and normative perspectives, the course introduces students to the evolution of crimes against humanity, ranging from apartheid to enslavement, and from extermination to rape. The judicial application of these odious crimes, including their adjudication in both municipal and international courts—from the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg to the Special Court for Sierra Leone—is also discussed. (4 credits)

LSTU E-110 Law and Ethics: Making the Moral Decision (11519)
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Ellsworth Lapham Fersch, PhD, JD, Lecturer on Psychology, Harvard Medical School.
Course tuition: noncredit $400, undergraduate credit $700, graduate credit $1,625.
Fall term: Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm, William James Hall, Room 1.

This course explores how America's legal system copes with moral ambiguity and controversial ethical questions. It analyzes major cases concerning administrative practices (affirmative action, corporate policy, privacy, professional conduct, sexual harassment) and basic issues (abortion, capital punishment, care of children, right to die). The course evaluates decisions and assesses various approaches to fundamental ethical dilemmas and the impact of law in contemporary society. (4 credits)

LSTU E-120 Internet and Society: Technologies and Politics of Control (22054)
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Colin M. Maclay, MPA, Managing Director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University. Robert Faris, PhD, Research Director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School.
Course tuition: undergraduate credit $700, graduate credit $1,625. Limited enrollment.
Spring term: Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm, Berkman Center, 23 Everett Street, Room 202.
Online and on-campus options. See Distance Education. Lecture 1 video.

This course examines current legal, political, social, and technical struggles for control of the global Internet—and the content and relationships it conveys. The course focuses on the interaction of new technologies and services with emerging models of production, innovation, communication, learning, and civic engagement—looking at both the US and international contexts. Prerequisite: willingness to experiment with new technologies. (4 credits)

LSTU E-127 Biotechnology Law and Policy (12926)
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Robert Silverman, PhD, JD, Vice President and General Counsel, Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Course tuition: noncredit $400, undergraduate credit $700, graduate credit $1,625.
Fall term: Tuesdays, 7:35-9:35 pm, Sever Hall, Room 102.

This course describes the major laws and policies that affect research, development, and commercialization in the biotechnology industry. The course is taught from the company perspective examining various legal issues and strategies that company management must consider. The course covers intellectual property protection, freedom-to-operate, research collaborations and product licensing, FDA law and the regulatory approval process, generic competition, SEC requirements, product liability, and healthcare fraud and abuse. Topics are presented in the context of actual cases or situations involving biotechnology companies. We also discuss major legislation that has shaped biotechnology with a focus on current policy topics and new or pending legislation that may affect the future growth of the industry. (4 credits)

LSTU E-140 The Law of Business Enterprises (22334)
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David M. Phillips, JD, Professor of Law, Northeastern University.
Course tuition: graduate credit $1,625. Limited enrollment.
Spring term: Wednesdays, 7:35-9:35 pm, Harvard Hall, Room 102.

This course examines the legal structure of corporations and other business forms such as partnerships and limited liability companies. Topics include the distinction between corporations and other business forms; legal separateness of business enterprises from their owners; formation of corporations; financing of corporations under federal securities law; management duties and powers; shareholder rights; fundamental changes such as mergers, sales of assets, and tender offers; and insider trading. (4 credits)