Back from the (Internet) Dead; Fall Class Schedule

I had no Internet for pretty much all of the last week. Thanks Comcast. They fixed that, but now our cable service is messed up. Sigh...

How did people get by without the Internet? I guess that explains all the hard drugs of the 60's and 70's. They were just using acid til Al Gore created the Internet.

Since I've been offline we got a new Supreme Court justice nominee and North Korea is threatening to start a nuclear war (plus, all the North Korean foot soldiers are probably a bit stir crazy because they don't get the Internet). I also signed up for my fall classes.

I had better luck signing up this way than with the random lottery. Currently I'm signed up for four classes:

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (4 credits) CNLW-200
This course must be taken Fall Semester, 2nd year. Generally, the course will cover the powers of the Supreme Court (both constitutional and political), the powers of the Congress, the powers of the President, and individual rights (due process and equal protection).

BUSINESS ENTITIES (4 credits) BUSN-300
This course begins with a brief discussion of business risk. It then deals with agency principles and considers whether a business ought to be organized as a corporation, partnership, or other entity (such as LLC or LLP). The course next considers the formation process, capital structure, and limited liability before moving on to cover questions of internal governance. If time permits, we then consider questions particularly relevant to large, publicly held corporations such as social responsibility, corporate accountability, and takeovers. This course does not involve the application of the federal securities laws. The topics are analyzed under common law principles, the Washington Business Corporation Act and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE (3 credits) INTL-340
This course will examine the international trade regime created by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization and various regional agreements, such as NAFTA and the European Union. The course will also examine aspects of U.S. trade law.

CLIMATE CHANGE (2 credits) ENVL-372
The Climate Change Course will survey the current state of International, Federal, State, and local laws intended to address the global challenge of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Topics covered include: (1) the Kyoto Protocol (its provisions, implementation and future); (2) litigation under federal environmental statutes (e.g. the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act, and Clean Water Act) and common law principles to address Green House Gas Emissions and current proposals for federal legislation; (3) state, regional and local initiatives to address these concerns in the absence of a federal approach. A brief overview of relevant statutes is provided so prior environmental courses are not a prerequisite.

To check out all the different courses SU law is offering this academic year, click here.