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LW199 2015-7
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CIVIL RIGHTS STAFF RIDE |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE Diversity is of critical importance to our nation and our Army. This course
uses the law and history in an interdisciplinary study of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States to gain appreciation for and understanding of diversity. The course includes a week in the classroom and a two-week staff ride (which will count as an AIAD).
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| 2024 |
7 |
| 2025 |
7 |
| 2026 |
7 |
| 2027 |
7 |
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LW310 2012-1
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INTRO TO LEGAL METHOD |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE This course provides an introduction to the study of jurisprudence and, thereby, an intellectual foundation for legal studies. Jurisprudence explores the theory and philosophy of law, its relations to morality, and its limits. The intent of the course is to provide cadets a platform on which to examine the nature of law, legal reasoning, and legal institutions. Topics covered include positivism and natural law theory, theories of criminal justice, concepts of liberty, responsibility, and human rights. Cadets also will learn the fundamentals of legal research and writing. |
| 2024 |
5 |
| 2025 |
1 |
| 2026 |
1 |
| 2027 |
1 |
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LW399 1990-4
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INDIV ADV DEVELOPMENT IN LAW |
1.5
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE The Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD) program is designed to introduce cadets to the practice of law in the military. The course consists of a three-week internship in one of a variety of legal offices. Possible internships include clerkships with the Army Court of Criminal Appeals, the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Department of Defense, and the Department of the Army agencies. Cadets may also intern in Staff Judge Advocate or Trial Defense Offices at military installations worldwide. |
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LW403 2017-1
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CONSTITUTIONAL/MILITARY LAW |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE This course studies the United States Constitution and Military Law. Cadets will acquire information and skills in order to recognize and resolve constitutional and legal problems. The course provides analytical models for dealing with problems regarding societal and military order. Finally, the course seeks to enable the cadet to make an intelligent commitment to the values and preferences embodied in the Constitution and our system of military and civilian law. Examples from military law are used to model fundamental principles examined in the course. Significant court decisions are explored to support the course goals. Specific substantive areas include: separation of powers, judicial review, war powers, the law of armed conflict, equal protection, privacy, individual rights, searches and inspections, military justice processes, and military criminal law. |
| 2024 |
2 |
| 2024 |
5 |
| 2024 |
8 |
| 2025 |
1 |
| 2025 |
2 |
| 2025 |
5 |
| 2025 |
8 |
| 2026 |
1 |
| 2026 |
2 |
| 2026 |
5 |
| 2026 |
8 |
| 2027 |
1 |
| 2027 |
2 |
| 2027 |
5 |
| 2027 |
8 |
| 2028 |
1 |
| 2028 |
2 |
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LW403L 2020-1
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CONSTITUTIONAL/MILITARY LAW |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE This course studies the United States Constitution and Military Law. Cadets will acquire information and skills in order to recognize and resolve constitutional and legal problems. The course provides analytical models for dealing with problems regarding societal and military order. Finally, the course seeks to enable the cadet to make an intelligent commitment to the values and preferences embodied in the Constitution and our system of military and civilian law. Examples from military law are used to model fundamental principles examined in the course. Significant court decisions are explored to support the course goals. Specific substantive areas include: separation of powers, judicial review, war powers, the law of armed conflict, equal protection, privacy, individual rights, searches and inspections, military justice processes, and military criminal law.
This version of LW403 is designed specifically for Law majors who have had LW310 as a pre-req. |
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LW410 2019-2
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COMPARATIVE LEGAL SYSTEMS |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE This course uses a comparative approach to study the three major legal systems of the world: the English common law system, the civil law system (and its branches) of continental Europe, and the Islamic legal system. These three systems are the foundation for the laws and legal systems of most of the world today, including Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and east Asia. Similarities and differences between these systems and the American legal system are explored. Social, political, and economic factors which distinguish these systems and more recently have begun to integrate them are covered. Emphasis is placed on the sources of law, the procedures for resolving legal disputes, and basic principles of civil and criminal justice. |
| 2024 |
2 |
| 2025 |
1 |
| 2025 |
2 |
| 2026 |
1 |
| 2026 |
2 |
| 2027 |
1 |
| 2027 |
2 |
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LW461 2018-1
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CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE LAW |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE Equal protection is an important aspect of the rule of law, and underlies the American approach to justice. This course uses case law to explore the struggle for civil rights in the United States by those discriminated against based on race, religion, national origin, gender, and sexual orientation. The course will focus on legal decisions that empowered change and the movement toward equality, as well as an understanding of the importance of diversity. |
| 2024 |
2 |
| 2025 |
2 |
| 2026 |
2 |
| 2027 |
2 |
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LW462 2018-1
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CYBER LAW |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE Cyberspace has become an emerging area for legal regulation and military operations. This domain poses challenges and legal issues that impact criminal law, constitutional law, and international law. This course approaches cyber law from multiple perspectives including both international and domestic regulations. Specifically, the course will focus on international and customary law aspects of cyber operations along with U.S. law pertaining to cyberspace. |
| 2024 |
2 |
| 2025 |
1 |
| 2025 |
2 |
| 2025 |
8 |
| 2026 |
1 |
| 2026 |
8 |
| 2027 |
1 |
| 2027 |
2 |
| 2027 |
8 |
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LW472 2019-2
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CRIMINAL LAW |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE This course will examine the legal, social, religious, cultural, and political motivations that justice systems use to characterize certain actions as "criminal." The course will revolve around the traditional reasons for criminal law, namely blameworthiness and punishment, and also examine how institutions use criminal law to serve their narrow interests. This course will introduce theories surrounding criminal law and illustrate how cadets may apply law immediately in their roles as officers. The course will examine federal and state criminal codes and also the Uniform Code of Military Justice. From a legal perspective based on the U.S. Constitution and other criminal codes, some of the topics covered include the death penalty, insanity, corporate crime, conspiracy, murder, necessity, and self-defense. |
| 2024 |
2 |
| 2025 |
1 |
| 2025 |
2 |
| 2026 |
1 |
| 2026 |
2 |
| 2027 |
1 |
| 2027 |
2 |
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LW473 2019-2
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE Environmental law has become an integral part of the legal system in the United States today. This course provides an introduction to environmental issues and the framework of the major federal environmental statues (the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, etc.), and how the law works in practice. The course also covers environmental issues in the military and the growing subject of International Environmental Law. This course provides a solid understanding of the legislative, administrative and judicial system of environmental law today. |
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LW474 2011-1
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LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE This course is designed to develop in each student an understanding of basic law of armed conflict (LOAC), with an emphasis on issues that might arise on the battlefield at a tactical level. The ethical and historical background of LOAC will be examined, including Geneva Conventions and protocols, and how LOAC is enforced on international and national levels, to include prosecution under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Illustrative examples will include the Nuremberg Tribunal, My Lai, and the Gulf War. The emphasis is on the LOAC responsibilities of the junior officer. |
| 2024 |
2 |
| 2025 |
1 |
| 2025 |
2 |
| 2025 |
8 |
| 2026 |
1 |
| 2026 |
2 |
| 2026 |
8 |
| 2027 |
1 |
| 2027 |
2 |
| 2027 |
8 |
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LW475 2019-2
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ADV CONSTITUTIONAL LAW SEM |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE This seminar course covers a broad range of traditional and contemporary constitutional law topics. In addition to studying U.S. Supreme Court cases in particular areas of constitutional law, cadets are given an opportunity to study the historical foundations of the U.S. Constitution and underlying theories and principles of constitutionalism. The seminar format demands active participation in classroom debate, role playing, and critical thinking about complex issues of law and policy. As part of the seminar curriculum, each cadet will assume the role of a Supreme Court Justice. In this role, the cadet will study a real case pending before the Supreme Court and will write an abbreviated opinion reflecting the cadet's decision based on principled reasoning. The seminar typically travels to the Supreme Court to hear argument in the studied case as part of the opinion writing exercise. |
| 2024 |
2 |
| 2025 |
1 |
| 2025 |
2 |
| 2026 |
1 |
| 2026 |
2 |
| 2027 |
1 |
| 2027 |
2 |
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LW476 2019-2
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ADVANCED LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE The modern battlefield has had a significant impact on the Law of Armed Conflict in a variety of ways. This course builds on the lessons from LW474 and explores complex issues in modern conflict like Human Rights, Drone Warfare, Civilians on the Battlefield, and War Crimes. The lessons in this course will challenge the cadets to think critically and creatively about the application of the law on the modern battlefield. |
| 2024 |
2 |
| 2025 |
2 |
| 2026 |
2 |
| 2027 |
2 |
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LW481 2019-2
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INTERNATIONAL LAW |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE The field of international law is one of the most dynamic areas of the law, and its principles are often applied in addressing the complex security problems facing our nation. This course will familiarize cadets with the body of rules and expectations which govern the rights and obligations of states and international organizations, during both times of peace and conflict. In particular, this course will emphasize the aspects of international law that are relevant to the operational and tactical problems that officers will confront as they deploy overseas. This course will integrate some themes from other courses in the Department of Law and reinforce some fundamental principles officers will confront as they seek to understand the relationship between law, diplomacy, and military operations. |
| 2024 |
2 |
| 2024 |
8 |
| 2024 |
9 |
| 2025 |
1 |
| 2025 |
2 |
| 2025 |
8 |
| 2025 |
9 |
| 2026 |
1 |
| 2026 |
2 |
| 2026 |
8 |
| 2026 |
9 |
| 2027 |
1 |
| 2027 |
2 |
| 2027 |
8 |
| 2027 |
9 |
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LW482 2020-1
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NATIONAL SECURITY LAW |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE This seminar examines the legal framework for national security decisions. Cadets will analyze the delicate balance of liberty and security that must exist to preserve a democratic society. Particular areas include: constitutional separation of powers and shared responsibility for national security; the legality and scope of war and other uses of armed force short of war; access to and protection of sensitive information; intelligence collection and clandestine activities; the role of the media, responses to terrorism and international organized crime; and the formulation of national security policy and law. |
| 2025 |
1 |
| 2025 |
2 |
| 2025 |
8 |
| 2026 |
1 |
| 2026 |
2 |
| 2026 |
8 |
| 2027 |
1 |
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LW488 1978-1
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BUSINESS LAW |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE This course introduces cadets to the basics of business and commercial law. Contractual principles under the common law and Uniform Commercial Code are emphasized. Current legal issues in the following areas are explored: consumer protection; real, personal, and intellectual property law; antitrust law; and employment discrimination. Included is a survey of the basic principles of government contracting law. Additionally, cadets engage in business negotiations exercises. This course employs both case study and problem-solving methods of instruction. |
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LW490 2019-2
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SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE LAW |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE An in-depth seminar course concentrating on a single area of the law. The course is conducted by the Department's Visiting Professor or a Law faculty member when the visiting professor is unavailable. |
| 2024 |
2 |
| 2024 |
8 |
| 2024 |
9 |
| 2025 |
1 |
| 2025 |
2 |
| 2025 |
8 |
| 2025 |
9 |
| 2026 |
1 |
| 2026 |
2 |
| 2026 |
8 |
| 2027 |
1 |
| 2027 |
2 |
| 2027 |
8 |
| 2027 |
9 |
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LW490A 2022-1
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SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE LAW - A |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE An in-depth seminar course concentrating on a single area of the law. The course is conducted by the Department's Visiting Professor or a Law faculty member when the visiting professor is unavailable. |
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LW495 2019-2
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JURISPRUDENCE AND LEGAL THEORY |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE This is the capstone course for both the American Legal Studies and International and Comparative Legal Studies Majors. The course is an advanced seminar in legal philosophy as applied to contemporary domestic and international legal issues. It analyzes these issues using the perspectives of jurisprudence (the ideas and reasoning of jurists) and legal theory (using insight from disciplines such as science, economics, and political theory to address legal problems). It explores theoretical and practical approaches to identifying, developing, and preserving the rule of law. The course integrates legal coursework throughout the Academy curriculum and the Cadet?s respective legal studies major. |
| 2024 |
2 |
| 2025 |
2 |
| 2026 |
2 |
| 2027 |
2 |
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LW498 2005-1
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THESIS I: PROPOSAL & RESEARCH |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE The purpose of the Senior Thesis is to provide cadets with the opportunity to create a project that is academically, professionally, and personally meaningful to them and that reflects their thinking and abilities as developed at West Point and in the Department of Law. Through the scholarly project that results from this course, cadets will be expected to show how they and their work have progressed and that their work is of professional quality. Cadets will choose a faculty advisor with whom they will work over two semesters. In collaboration with the faculty advisor, cadets will explore their chosen areas of law with a goal of producing a project, usually a thirty page paper that is of professional quality. This paper will be completed during LW499. Cadets will meet individually with their advisors on a regular basis to discuss the law, progress on the thesis, and developmental issues. |
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LW499 2005-2
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THESIS II: PAPER & DEFENSE |
3.0
(BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) |
| SCOPE This course continues the work on the thesis commenced in LW498. At the end of the course, cadets will submit their theses to the Department of Law and orally defend their theses before a faculty committee. |
| 2024 |
2 |
| 2025 |
2 |
| 2026 |
2 |
| 2027 |
2 |
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