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INITIAL ASSIGNMENTS Spring Intersession 2017 INITIAL ASSIGNMENTS Spring Intersession 2017 Transitional Justice- After Atrocity- Pardon or Punish: The Little Book of Restorative Justice (in its entirety) Excerpts from Settling Accounts by Diane Orentlicher 100 Yale L.J. 2537-2558 (up to “Post-Nuremberg Developments”) and 2582 (from Customary Law: Disappearances, Extra-Legal Executions and Torture”)- 2585 (up to Customary Law-Crimes Against Humanity) Extraordinary Evil, Ordinary Crime: A Framework for Understanding Transitional ADR in the Justice Criminal 15 Human Rights Journal 39 (please read in entirety) Context Between Vengeance and Forgiveness: Facing History After Genocide and Mass §543.1 Violence, pages 9-33 Professor Brown Victim Participation at the International Criminal Court and the Extraordinary Chambers In the Courts of Cambodia: A Feminist Project? 18 Mich. J. Gender & L. 297 (please read in entirety) Case Study-South Africa: A Human Being Died that Night, pages 13-78 Country of My Skull , Introduction, 1-66;142-161 California Read Chapters 1, 2 & 10 of California Legal Research (3rd ed. By A. Dudovitz, H. Legal Macfarlane, and S. Rowe) Research §544.1 Add TWEN page for California Legal Research. Read handouts available in “Initial Professor Templo Assignment” folder under Course Materials link. Course materials can be found on the docket. Day 1: Reading assignment completed prior to class: “The Agent: My 40-year career making deals and changing the game,” by Leigh Steinberg with Michael Counseling & Arkush (Chapter 4, “Fitting the Profile,” pages 53-71); “What they don’t teach you Negotiation in at Harvard Business School: Notes from a street-smart executive,” by Mark H. the Sports McCormack, former IMG CEO (pages xi-86) Industry §559.1 Discussion of the Reading Assignment (“Fitting the Profile” and Preface: “What Professor Evans they can’t teach you at Harvard Business School;” People: Reading People, Creating Impressions, Taking the Edge, and Getting Ahead); Techniques for Choosing Great Clients (Interview and Research of your Prospective Client); The Retainer Agreement, signing the client (SAMPLE) Family Law Litigation Steve Berenson, Family Law Litigation (Carolina Academic Press, 2017) – Chapter 1 Workshop §575.1 James Wilson Douglas, Starting and Marketing a Family Law Practice, W. VA. LAW. Professor 26 (Jan.-Mar. 2011) (available on TWEN). Berenson Please see syllabus on the docket for more information. Please complete the first two parts of the assessment prior to viewing ‘American Crime’ (Season 3, episode 1) and reading for Day 1. PART I-ON THE SUBJECT OF PROSTITUTION: 1. How is prostitution defined? 2. At what age does a person normally become a prostitute? 3. What makes a person decide to become a prostitute? 4. Do most prostitutes chose the profession of their own free will? 5. Is prostitution a victimless crime? PART II-ON THE SUBJECT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING: (please answer to the best of your ability) 1. What types of human trafficking exist? 2. How is human trafficking defined? 3. How is a person trafficked? Human 4. Who are the victims of human trafficking Trafficking: 5. Where are they trafficked? Psychology & 6. Does trafficking occur in the United States? 7. How do we recognize the victims? Law Workshop You may find the episode of American Crime at the following link: §589.1 http://abc.go.com/shows/american-crime/episode-guide/season-3/01-season-3-premiere- Professor Sanchez episode- PART III- AFTER VIEWING ‘AMERICAN CRIME’ ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. Are Ishmael and Shae criminals? 2. Do you believe they deserve punishment? 3. Are they free to leave their pimps? 4. What do you believe are the repercussions if they leave? 5. If you believe they are victims of human trafficking, how would you recognize them as victims? What type of trafficking are they involved in? 6. Is Luis being trafficked? If so, what kind of trafficking is this? 7. What signs would you articulate to support the fact that Luis is a victim of trafficking? 8. What did you find most fascinating about the show? What surprised you? 9. Pick details about human trafficking that you learned from the show that you were unaware of prior to watching the show. Day 1: Climate Change 101 Below is approximately 25-30 pages of reading, which will provide the overview, background information and terminology necessary for understanding climate law and policy. Climate Science Background: IPCC report: Read pages 2-6 and 10-16. You do not need to know any scientific details, but be prepared to discuss the following questions in class: What are some changes in the Earth’s climate system? What are the causes of these changes? What are the impacts of climate change? What are future risks/impacts of climate change, and are they irreversible? http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar5/syr/AR5_SYR_FINAL_SPM.pdf NASA – Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: Skim this article on NASA’s website, and be prepared to discuss the following questions: What percentage of scientists are in agreement on the causes of climate change? Did any of the agency statements about climate change surprise you (and why)? https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/ NASA – Global Temperature “Time Machine”: scroll across NASA’s climate “time machine” until you reach the present year. What did global temperature look like Introduction in 1900, 1970, and today? to Climate https://climate.nasa.gov/interactives/climate-time-machine Law & Policy Strategies & Policies: §586.1 Climate Adaptation & Mitigation: Read the first part of this article (not the chart Professor Rogers of strategies at the bottom), and be prepared to discuss: What is the difference between climate change mitigation and adaptation? What are some examples of mitigation and adaptation strategies? https://scied.ucar.edu/longcontent/climate-mitigation-and-adaptation Types of Policies: Read pages 4-10. Be prepared to discuss the difference between the following types of climate policies: cap-and-trade, emissions tax, and direct regulations. http://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/content/lop/researchpublications/prb0819-e.pdf Public Opinion & Politics: “Is Journalism Failing on Climate?”: Read pages 2-4. Be prepared to discuss the “balance bias” in the popular press, and why this may pose challenges to public understanding of climate science. http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/7/4/041003/pdf President Trump’s Executive Order on Climate Change: Skim the Executive Order to look for the major policy goals, as well as any climate policies that were revoked or rescinded. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/28/presidential- executive-order-promoting-energy-independence-and-economi-1 No textbook or supplement purchase is required for this course. Introduction The syllabus and all assigned readings are provided free of charge in a Google to Native Drive folder. (This course does not use TWEN.) The link for the Google Drive folder American is: Rights & Indian https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8FtaH5mot62fjc1S2JwWmVrN29HNkJTc1dh Sovereignty dVdzVkE5UGZmUWRmTnc2WmM2QjlmenBxY2s §552.1 Professor Please email Prof. Wildenthal ([email protected]) if you have any questions Wildenthal about the course or would like him to email you any readings in advance. The reading assignments for this intersession course are somewhat heavy, so you may wish to get started early, before the course starts. Please review slides located on the docket. Students without a STEM background may skip the ‘Patent Drafting Primer Slides. 1. Loren and Miller, Intellectual Property Law: Cases & Materials: pp. 1-5, 28-58, 70-72, 118-25, 297-300, 463-65, 480-86 – available on a “Pay what you want basis” for download here: https://www.semaphorepress.com/IntellectualPropertyLaw_overview.ht ml IP Practicum 2. Trademark Basics - http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/index.jsp §620.1 (watch embedded videos on Identifying Your Mark, Identifying Your Professor Goods and/or Services, and Identifying the Proper “Basis” for Filing a Harkins, Trademark Application) Semeraro, and Roberts 3. Practical Law Company Materials – Available through TJSL Library subscription. Students should contact the library about how to get access. Acquiring Trademark Rights and Registrations (http://us.practicallaw.com/2-505-1700?q=&qp=&qo=&qe=#a865436); Registering a Trademark Checklist (http://us.practicallaw.com/6-502- 8835?q=registering+a+trademark+checklist) Please read all of Chapter 29 by Michael Begovich, “Jury Selection” in California Criminal Law: Practice & Procedure (CEB: 2016). This book may be accessed via Jury Selection your student Westlaw and/or Lexis account. Workshop §587.1 Prepare a 250-500 word memo identifying what you think are the two most Professor important points or “take-aways” from Chapter 29 in terms of effective jury Begovich selection. Provide reasons for your conclusions. Bring a hard copy of your memo to class. Law and Leadership: Human Viewing: Students will view the following three documentaries in full, which are Resource available on Netflix (Basic membership provides access): Management The Mask You Live In in the Legal Miss Representation Field 13th §588.1 Professor Knepper On Monday we will spend some time doing practice bail arguments. Each student will prepare and deliver a short argument for why the defendant should be held in custody without bail during the pendency of his case (prosecutor), or why detention is not necessary and why he should be released on bail (defense attorney). Read the relevant authority posted in the Course Materials on the Docket for this course, and choose one case to argue from the three sample Oral cases. Prepare a 2-minute argument as either the prosecutor or defense attorney Argument of for one of the three sample cases. Assume that no witnesses will be called and no Criminal evidence will be presented at the hearing, but you will proffer the facts in your Motions case (proffer means to simply tell the judge what the facts are). §256.1 Professor Wise Keep in mind that the judge’s primary concerns will be whether the defendant will permanently flee to another country if released on bail, and if the defendant will pose a danger to the community if released on bail.
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