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The Foundation Curriculum (First Year Courses)

The Foundation Curriculum (First Year J.D. Courses)

Depending on J.D. enrollment, Foundation courses may or may not be open to LL.M. candidates.  Complete course descriptions are listed in the online Curriculum Guide. 

L6101 CIVIL PROCEDURE (4 pts)
S. Goldberg, J. Greenberg, O. Johnson, E. Schneider, T. Shaw, S. Sturm

L6133 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (4 pts)
R. Goluboff, J. Greene, V. Jackson, T. Morrison, N. Persily, K. Thomas

L6105 CONTRACTS (4 pts)
R. Adieh, M. Chirelstein, V. Goldberg, P. Hamburger, A. Katz, C. Long, E. Morrison, R. Scott
LL.M. students should register for L6106 American Contract Law, a course designed for foreign-trained LL.M. students. 

L6108 CRIMINAL LAW (3 pts)
J. Fagan, J. Liebman, D. Livingston, G. Lynch

L6116 PROPERTY (4 pts)
R. Briffault, M. Heller, E. Scott, R. Schragger

L6118 TORTS (4 pts)
A. Murphy, A. Rapaczynski, B. Tamantha, J. Witt, B. Zipursky

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First Year Elective Courses

Upperclass students and LLM candidates may take these courses only if space permits.

L6200 THE ART OF LEGAL PERSUASION (3 pts)
R. Ferguson

L6173 CRITICAL LEGAL THOUGHT (3 pts)
K. Franke

L6177 LAW AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY (3 pts)
E. Moglen

L6178 PRINCIPLES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (3 pts)
S. Hemphill

L6179 LAW, CULTURE AND NOTIONS OF JUSTICE (3 pts)
P. Williams

L6171 LAWYERING ACROSS MULTIPLE LEGAL ORDERS (3 pts)
G. Bermann, K. Pistor

L6174 REGULATION: DECENTRALIZATION & GLOBALIZATION (3 pts)
C. Sabel, W. Simon

L6183 THE UNITED STATES AND THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEM (3 pts)
M. Waxman

Other Recent Courses

The following are not offered in 2008-2009 but are part of the regular course offerings ta Columbia Law School.

L6112 LAW AND ECONOMICS (3 pts)

L6175 LEGISLATION (3 pts)

L6174 THE REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE STATE (3 pts)
P. Strauss

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