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Karrin Klotz
BIS 393
Bothell Campus
Various topics designed to respond to faculty and student interests and needs.
Class description
The International Law and Policy course is designed to analyze the international legal environment in which global enterprises and persons operate. The course will examine the historical bases for the original concept of international law, and the economic, political, ethical and sociological reasons international laws have been established and expanded since that time. Specific topics explored will be international trade, environmental, and intellectual property laws. In addition the course will address jurisdictional issues involved in doing business or engaging in some other activity over the Internet, as well as the concept of extraterritorial reach of U.S. laws and those of other nations. Students will develop their critical thinking skills while examining hypothetical cases within the international environment.
Student learning goals
To understand the historical, economical, politica, ethical and sociological roots of international laws and the types of international laws.
To understand what international laws apply to what type of activity.
To understand current international debates on trade, environmental and intellectual property issues.
To understand the concept of extraterritorial reach of U.S. laws and those of other nations and how they apply to global activities of business enterprises and non-business global activities.
To develop an appreciation of recent issues of international law that are of significance to the U.S., and why.
To be able to consider how international law as a concept may develop in the future, based on global technological changes.
General method of instruction
A combination of lectures, exercises (some will be in-class group exercises, and others will be individual take-home exercises), guest speakers, films and discussions, and an in-class team presenation.
Recommended preparation
An interest in the general topic and an appreciation for its complexity in the current world which requires a global perspective on all activities in which a company or person may engage.
Class assignments and grading
Exercises, consisting of the application of general principles and concepts. Weekly quizzes and a take-home final exam. The Weekly Quizzes will consist of multiple-choice and short essay questions. The take-home final exam will consist entirely of essay questions based on the entire course material. The in-class presentation will consist of a team project addressing recent international law issues concerning topics addressed in the course.
Points will be associated with each assignment, including the exams. Students will thus accumulate points on each as the quarter progresses. Scores on these discrete activities as a whole will be weighted.
