Course Information
Course Descriptions
May 29 – June 22, 2012
International Business Internship | Spanish Language Course | Faculty Biographies
European Union Law I
Professors Andreu Olesti Ray oand Jaume Saura Estapa
Institutional framework of the European Union; remedies and enforcement before national courts and European Union courts; and selected substantive law provisions relating to free movement of goods, persons, and services, the right of establishment, environmental policy, and equal rights for women.
Exam: 6/21 (2 cr.) MTWThF 9:30 - 11 a.m.
International Negotiations
Professor Allen Snyder
Skills and theory of both competitive and cooperative int’l negotiating will be learned through simulation and experience.
Exam: 6/21 (2 cr.) MTWThF 9:30 - 11 a.m.
International Corporations
Professor Manning Warren
Formation, operation and regulation of corporations under U.S. and European law; the special fiduciary duties of promoters and shareholders of closely-held corporations; public and private placements of securities, including the due diligence concept and an overview of remedies for securities fraud; officer and director fiduciary duties of care, loyalty, good faith and disclosure; equitable clawback of executive compensation and other remedies; shareholder derivative suits; corporate compliance programs and best practices; the standards of care applicable to corporate attorneys; and an overview of developments in European Union corporate and securities regulation, including consideration of a European version of the SEC.
Exam: 6/22 (2 cr.) MTWThF 11:10 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
International Environmental Law
Professor Elizabeth Burleson
The basic structure and principles of international environmental law involve addressing transboundary environmental problems through international institutions and cross-border cooperation. This class examines selected regional environmental responses to climate change, biodiversity, transboundary and marine pollution and ozone depletion, as well as the intersection of international trade and the environment.
Exam: 6/22 (2 cr.) MTWThF 11:10 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
International Business Internship (We are no longer accepting applications for the Internship)
Professor Allen Snyder
Students participate in practicing law related to international business transactions, including contract, financial, commercial, tax, European Union Law, labor, securities, etc. After being prepared to function in the legal environment, each student will work for a law firm in Barcelona. The experience depends on the work in the office assigned. Students may participate in client interviews, negotiating sessions, meeting with government representatives, strategy sessions, and arbitration or litigation. The student may gather facts, and may draft, review, or translate contracts, opinion letters, trial or arbitration documents, and the like. Seminars integrate the work experience.
No Exam (Graded HP, P, LP, F) (2 cr.) MTWThF 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.+
Spanish Language Classes
A beginning conversational Spanish course and an intermediate conversational Spanish course are offered Monday - Friday 1:10 – 2:00 p.m. for an additional charge. Spanish is open to accompanying persons and is not for college credit.
Faculty Biographies
Elizabeth Burleson, Professor Pace. Former faculty Beijing, Florida State, Montevideo, Oregon, National University of Singapore, South Dakota. Fulbright Fellow. Consultant to the United Nations. Author: Legal Aspects of Climate Justice. BA Colby, JD Connecticut, LLM London School of Economics.
Andreu Olesti Rayo, Professor of Public Int'l Law, Universidad de Barcelona. Formerly faculty Coruna, Granada, Pais Vasco, Puerto Rico. Author: La Libre circulacíon de los profesionales liberales en la CEE; Lecciones en Derecho comunitario europeo. Licenciado en derecho, ciencias económicas, doctor en derecho Barcelona.
Jaume Saura Estapa, Professor of Int'l Economic Law, Universidad de Barcelona. Author: Los límites del mar territorial; Delimitacíon jurídica de la plataforma continental. Licenciado en derecho, doctor en derecho Barcelona.
Allen Snyder, Clinical Professor USD and Director of the Barcelona Institute. Former faculty Hong Kong. Author: Mental Disorder in the Criminal Process. BA Washington & Jefferson, JD Northwestern.
Manning Warren, Professor Louisville. Former faculty Arizona, Alabama, Emory, George Washington, Queen Mary College London, Samford. Former partner Ritchie, Rediker & Warren, and law clerk to U.S. District Judge Seybourn Lynne. Fulbright Scholar. Outstanding Teacher Award. Author: Business Enterprises; European Securities Regulation; Securities Regulation in the Common Market; Southeast Litigation Guide; Alabama Securities Act. BA AL, JD GWU.
