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LAW 591: Securities Regulation: Money-Raising, from Start-up through IPO and the Emerging Crowdfunding Market

A complex web of securities regulations governs the process by which businesses raise capital in the United States. This course reviews the legal regime governing capital formation, from angel financing and venture capital rounds that fuel start-up activity in Silicon Valley, through the initial public offerings (IPOs) by which companies "go public" (with special reference to the recent Twitter and Facebook IPOs), and reporting obligations that arise once firms are publicly traded. The course also explores pending "crowdfunding" regulations that might lead to retail "kickstarter-style" stock sales over the internet. At the opposite end of the capitalization spectrum, the course examines the "Rule 144A market" through which many of the world's largest entities raise billions of dollars a year in U.S. markets, without ever becoming subject to SEC public disclosure requirements. Special Instructions: If you have taken Law 559: Modern Securities Regulation (Sonsini) then you may not take Law 591: Securities Regulation (Grundfest). If you have taken Law 542: Modern Securities Fraud Litigation (Eth) you may take Law 591: Securities Regulation (Grundfest). Elements used in grading: Class attendance, participation and final exam.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4

LAW 592: Law and Race

This seminar explores the intersection of race with legal institutions in both historical and contemporary contexts. Given that the seminar is designed to culminate in a scholarly paper, much of the reading will consist of canonical law review articles and other forms of legal scholarship. Although students are welcome to address a wide range of paper topics, the assigned readings will include: racial profiling, racial tokenism, and critical race theory (and its discontents). Students will be evaluated upon class participation and a substantial written paper.nnStudents in the seminar will write a substantial research paper of either 18 pages to receive 2 units of credit or 26 pages to receive 3 credits.nnElements used in grading: Class participation and research paper.
Terms: Win | Units: 2-3
Instructors: Driver, J. (PI)

LAW 593: Terrorism and the Courts

The emergence of international terrorism and governments' responses to it have led to novel questions for courts at the intersection of constitutional, criminal, international, and procedural law. This seminar will consider a series of interrelated problems that have arisen in federal courts over the treatment and punishment of suspected terrorists and compensation for victims. nTopics will include habeas litigation by detainees; the creation and use of non-Article III courts such as military commissions as alternatives to criminal prosecution; congressional attempts to withdraw jurisdiction from federal courts over litigation involving terrorism; separation of powers issues involving the roles of the President, Congress, and the courts in the treatment and punishment of suspected terrorists; compensation claims by victims of terrorism (through statutory compensation funds, litigation against foreign states under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, and tort litigation against individuals and entities); techniques for handling complex litigation involving terrorism; the Alien Tort Statute; and civil litigation by detainees over their treatment.nThe course is designed to be complementary to Professor Shirin Sinnar's Counterterrorism and the Law. Students are encouraged to take both courses. nGrading will be based on class participation, a paper, and an oral presentation of the paper topic to the class. Papers meeting the requirements for Research (R) credit will be eligible for R credit with the consent of the instructor. After the term begins, students accepted into the course can transfer from section (01) into section (02), which meets the R requirement, with consent of the instructor.nSpecial Instructions: If the course is over-subscribed preference will be given to third year students, then to students who have relevant background in federal courts, national security, international law, or other related topics, then to second year students without such background, then to first year students. Selection within those categories will be by lottery. Students wishing to have prior coursework or experience considered in case of oversubscription should submit a short statement describing their background.nConsent Application: To apply for this course, students must complete and e-mail the Consent Application Form available on the SLS Registrar's Office website (see Registration and Selection of Classes for Stanford Law Students) to the instructors. See Consent Application Form for submission deadline. Elements used in grading: Class participation, written assignments, final paper and oral presentation. This course is open to first-year Law School students. Automatic grading penalty waived for writers.
Terms: Win | Units: 3

LAW 599: Climate Change Workshop

Students prepare papers to be used as technical support for problems that arise in the negotiations for the new global climate change agreement. Examples of paper subjects include analyzing the performance of proposed financial mechanisms in support of climate favoring technologies, the roles of intellectual property in facilitating or impeding technology diffusion, and the effectiveness of existing or past efforts to influence technology innovation at national or international levels. Focus is on output to those questions framed by the negotiation issues where bottlenecks may be avoided through improved technical support. (Semester schedule)
Last offered: Winter 2009 | Repeatable 2 times (up to 6 units total)

LAW 600: Federal Indian Law

This course offers an overview of federal Indian law through a study of cases, statutes, and historical material. It focuses on the interlocking relationships of tribes, states, and the federal government with special emphasis on economic development, religious freedom, and environmental justice. Elements used in grading: Final Exam.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3
Instructors: Biestman, K. (PI)

LAW 603: Environmental Law and Policy

Federal environmental laws, regulatory structures. and environmental policies. The property law roots of environmental law and current primary analytical frameworks of use in understanding environmental law and policy. Federal statutes including the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, Superfund (CERCLA), and the Resource Recovery and Conservation Act. Case studies from environmental cases and controversies.
Last offered: Winter 2009 | Repeatable 1 times (up to 3 units total)

LAW 603: Environmental Law and Policy

This course is as an introduction to federal environmental law, regulation, and policy in the United States. Throughout, the course emphasizes the cooperative and competing roles that the federal, as well as state governments, play in implementing environmental law in the United States. The course encourages students to adopt a comparative and dynamic view of environmental protection under U.S. law. We begin with a discussion of the property law roots of environmental law. Next we briefly touch on some aspects of U.S. administrative law that are essential to understanding the material that follows (students should feel free to take this class without having taken Administrative Law). Next, we turn to the National Environmental Policy Act to understand how environmental concerns are included in the process of agency decision making. This is followed by a discussion of the risk assessment and cost-benefit frameworks essential to understanding the current U.S. approach to environmental problems. We conclude this segment with a comparison of two approaches to chemical safety regulation - the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act and the EU REACH directive. Next, we focus on three key substantive federal environmental statutes: the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act. The course concludes with a discussion of current EPA efforts to address emissions of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Special Instructions: Substantial participation is expected and class participation constitutes twenty percent (20%) of the overall grade for the course. In addition, students are expected to complete two 1000 word written assignments during the course that will constitute forty percent (40%) of the overall grade. Finally, an in-school exam will, similar in format and length to the written assignments, constitute the remaining forty percent (40%) of the overall grade. Elements used in grading: Class participation (20%), written assignments (40%) and final exam (40%).
Terms: Spr | Units: 3
Instructors: Wara, M. (PI)

LAW 604: Environmental Law Workshop: Clean Technology

Current research and work in environmental and natural resources field focused on clean technologies. Academics, policy makers, and business leaders from various disciplines present current research or work. May be repeated for credit.
Last offered: Winter 2009 | Repeatable 2 times (up to 5 units total)

LAW 605: International Environmental Law

This course examines the legal, scientific, political, economic, and organizational issues associated with the creation of international environmental regimes. The principal emphasis will be on the issue of climate change, with a focus on the current regime(s) and the post-Kyoto negotiations, now underway. The course will also address the Montreal Protocol for Ozone Depleting Substances, the International Convention for Regulation of Whaling, and the U.N. Convention on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. The course examines the choice of treaty instrument, as well as the implementation and evolution of environmental regimes. The course also looks closely at the structure and performance of environmental markets as solutions to global commons problems. Finally, close attention is paid to equity and development issues that are critical in bridging north-south divides on international environmental issues. Substantial student participation is expected and class participation will constitute twenty percent (20%) of the overall grade for the course. Elements used in grading: Class participation and final paper.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3
Instructors: Wara, M. (PI)

LAW 608: Environmental Science for Managers and Policy Makers

(Same as IPER 335, OIT 338.) Core course for joint J.D. or M.B.A. and M.S. in Environment and Resources. How to apply scientific understanding to business operations, strategy, and the design of market-based environmental policy. Fundamentals of earth systems and environmental science. Spreadsheet modeling, optimization, and Monte Carlo simulation.
Last offered: Winter 2009
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