570
LWLM
Introduction to American Law
Law School Description
This course is a general introduction to the fundamental principles and distinctive aspects of the American legal system and its institutions including basic concepts of American jurisprudence, including the case method, federal-state jurisdiction and the rules of precedent. This course will also introduce the American adversarial system, the role of the legal profession in the United States, legal methods, and the basics of library research. This course is graded on a credit/no credit basis and is limited to LLM students only.
UH Mānoa Catalog Description
General introduction to the fundamental principles and distinctive aspects of the American legal system and its institutions. Pre: LL.M. students only.
Credit(s) for this CRN
3
Instructor Approval
No
Competition
No
Clinical Requirement
No
Course required for
LLM
Textbooks
INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW AND LEGAL SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES
Edition: 5th
ISBN: 9780314266101
This book is required.
Year Published: 2011
Publisher: Thomson West
WRITING ESSAY EXAMS TO SUCCEED IN LAW SCHOOL
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 9780735591882
This book is required.
Year Published: 2009
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Semesters Offered
Class | Instructor(s) | Term |
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View class page | Mark A. Levin |
Fall
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2023 |
View class page | Mark A. Levin |
Fall
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2022 |
View class page | Mark A. Levin |
Fall
|
2021 |
View class page | Lawrence C. Foster '81, Mark A. Levin |
Fall
|
2020 |
View class page | Alison W. Conner |
Fall
|
2019 |
View class page | Alison W. Conner |
Fall
|
2018 |
View class page | Alison W. Conner |
Fall
|
2017 |
View class page | Mark A. Levin |
Fall
|
2016 |
View class page | Alison W. Conner |
Fall
|
2015 |
View class page | Alison W. Conner |
Fall
|
2014 |