SOCIOLOGY OF LAW
Professor Deborah Post - will offer a course in theory and methodology. Its objectives are not only to familiarize students with Chinese Law, but also to give their studies a full historical, political and social context. Understanding the actual interplay between law and society will give students a better appreciation of the prospects for the rule of law in China’s future. Emphasis will be placed on the role that law plays in maintaining social control and promoting social change. Film and field trips will be among the teaching methods used.

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
Prof. Dan Derby - will examine two major phenomena of urgent current concern: international criminal cooperation against terrorists and the emergence of a permanent international criminal court. China and the United States have extremely similar views on both of these phenomena – they are with the large majority of nations that favor a common front against terrorism and they are in the small minority of nations that oppose the new court.

CHINA’S LEGAL TRADITIONS
Prof. Loise Harmon - will examine the numerous philosophic influences on Chinese law. These range from such indigenous influences as Daoism and Confucianism to such foreign influences as Marxism andWestern free market concepts.

SECOND SESSION - JUNE 5 TO JUNE 14
Students take one of the two 2-credit courses listed below:

CHINESE LAW
Prof. Mary Szto - will introduce the Chinese legal system. Selected topics include the Chinese Constitution, dispute resolution, criminal law, family law, business law, and intellectual property law. It will address current issues facing both foreign interests in China and those of native Chinese.

COMPARATIVE CIVIL PROCEDURE
U.S. Magistrate Judge Arlene Lindsay This course will examine various aspects of civil procedure, looking at practices in several different nations, ones that follow the Common Law approach and ones that follow the Civil Law approach. The Chinese Civil Procedure Law also will be explored with participation of Chinese jurists.

THIRD SESSION - JUNE 19 TO 28
Students take one of the two 2-credit courses below:

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
Prof. Richard Klein Topics will include the use of armed force by the U.N. to accomplish humanitarian goals, the political, economic, and civil rights provided by documents such as the International Bill of Rights, and the claim of many Asian countries to have a unique regional perspective on human rights. Special emphasis will be placed on evaluating China’s human rights record in the context of the decision of the International Olympics Committee to hold the 2008Olympics in Beijing.

INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Prof. Harold Abramson This course introduces students to the theory and practice of resolving international disputes when there is no binding public process. The course examines the alternatives of mediation and arbitration for resolving disputes between governments and between private parties from different countries. Special attention is given to the cross-cultural dimensions of disputes, emerging use of internet-based dispute resolution processes, and the drafting of dispute-resolution clauses.

Students may attend all sessions for 6 credits, one session for 2 credits, or two sessions for 4 credits.