LAW A 547 Critical Perspectives in Law (3-).
Involves close reading of texts in sociological and critical traditions of thinking about law, including work of such thinkers as Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Berger, Benjamin, Foucault, and Derrida; also work of thinkers who have written from a perspective informed by theories or experiences of politics, gender, race, and sexuality.

LAW A 548 Civil Rights ([2-6]-, max. 6)

LAW A 549 Advanced Legal Research (4)

Instructor Course Description: Penelope A Hazelton

LAW A 550 Constitutional Law ([2-8]-, max. 8)

LAW A 551 Constitution and American Public Education (3-6)

LAW A 552 Antitrust Law and Policy ([2-5]-, max. 5)

Instructor Course Description: Dwight Julian Drake

LAW A 553 Sex, Gender, Sexuality: Law and Theory (4)
Explores the intersections of law and sex, gender, and sexuality with the aid of various theoretical lenses, prominently feminist legal theory. Focuses on those areas of law where notions of sex, gender, and sexuality seem conflated and confused.

LAW A 554 Labor Relations and the Law ([1-5]-, max. 5)

LAW A 556 Employment Discrimination ([2-4]-, max. 4)

LAW A 557 Foreign Affairs and the Constitution (3)

LAW A 558 Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy ([2-4]-, max. 4)

LAW A 560 Employment Issues (2/3)
Examination of issues under selected employee protection laws. Analysis of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Workers' Compensation, and Social Security Act (related to retirement, disability, and supplemental income benefits). Includes assessment of public assistance issues for low-wage workers. Prerequisite: LAW A 509, LAW A 562, or permission of instructor.

LAW A 561 Law and Economics (4)
Offered: jointly with PB AF 519.
Instructor Course Description: Steve P Calandrillo

LAW A 562 Employment Law (3)

Instructor Course Description: Lea B. Vaughn

LAW A 563 Urban Government (3)

LAW A 564 Legal History (1-4, max. 4)

LAW A 565 American Indian Law (4)

LAW A 566 Theories of Justice ([2-4]-, max. 4)

LAW A 567 Small Business Entities (4)
Examines elements of various unincorporated business forms and closely held corporations. Reviews relevant state statutes and case law related to each form relevant to advising small business clients on the choice of business form utilized in their ventures. Not open to students who have taken Business Organizations. Offered: A.

LAW A 574 International Law (2-4)

LAW A 576 International Criminal Law (3) Allen
Examines responses by states and international organizations to international and transnational crimes. Covers substantive and procedural international criminal law, criminal responsibility, defenses and immunities, and the prosecution and punishment of international criminals in both national and in international tribunals. Prerequisite: LAW A 505; recommended: LAW A 574. Offered: W.

LAW A 577 Immigration Law (4)

LAW A 578 International Business Transactions ([1-4]-, max. 4)

LAW A 579 Child Advocacy Seminar (4) Kelly
Includes child abuse and neglect, parental rights termination, paternity, and an overview of other practice areas as they intersect with issues of child abuse and neglect. Focuses on Washington law and practice, covering applicable substantive and procedural law, local practice rules, and professional responsibility. Offered: A.

LAW A 580 Family Law (4-5)

Instructor Course Description: Anna C. Mastroianni

LAW A 581 Washington Constitutional Law Seminar ([1-4]-, max. 4)
Studies the history, structure, content, and role of state constitutions generally, and the development of Washington's Constitution in particular. Examines the important distinctions between the federal constitution and state document, and the interplay between them. Covers state declarations of rights and the substantive sections of state constitutions that relate to the structure, role, and constraints. Offered: A.
Instructor Course Description: Hugh D Spitzer

LAW A 582 Bankruptcy (3)

LAW A 583 Insurance Law (4)

LAW A 584 American Public School Law (3)
Constitutional, statutory, and common law principles common to all public education systems within the United States. Applicable law are a variety of substantive legal areas such as torts, property, contracts, administrative law, and fundamental rights. Offered: Sp.
Instructor Course Description: Sharan E Brown

LAW A 585 Admiralty (4)

Instructor Course Description: Craig H. Allen

LAW A 586 Secured Transactions IV (4)

LAW A 588 Trade Security and Copyright Protection of Intellectual Property in High Tech Industry (3)

LAW A 590 Constitutional Law: Equal Protection, Fundamental Rights, and Due Process of Law (4/5)

LAW A 591 Constitutional Law: Freedom of Expression (4/5)

LAW A 592 Constitutional Law II: The Fourteenth and First Amendments - Equal Protection, Fundamental Rights, Due Process of Law, F ([2-8]-, max. 8)

LAW A 594 International Trademark and Copyright (3)
Focuses on international treaties as they relate to protection of trademarks and copyrights. Introduces international aspects of branches of intellectual property, including general principles of comparative and international law, and specific law related to obtaining and enforcing intellectual property rights in foreign countries. Prerequisite: either Law A 522 or Law E 588.
Instructor Course Description: Thomas J. Hoffmann

LAW A 598 Legal Research I (3)
Introduction to legal bibliography and law librarianship. Basic primary and secondary legal bibliographic tools. Integration of manual and computer resources for effective legal research. Emphasis on state materials. Prerequisite: law librarianship major or LIS 503 and LIS 530 which may be taken concurrently. Offered: jointly with LIS 591.

LAW A 599 Legal Research II (3/4)
Legal tools that answer more complex legal research problems, such as federal legislative histories, sources of administrative law, specialized subject research. Federal emphasis. Builds on skills and techniques taught in LIS 591/LAW A 598. Extensive work with online resources. Prerequisite: LIS 591 or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with LIS 592.

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