BLAW 230: Personal Law 3 cr.
A practical course designed to help individuals gain better awareness
and understanding of basic legal problems encountered in modern
society. Topics covered include landlord tenant relations, buying/selling
real estate, civil procedure, torts, simple contracts, family
law, students' rights and probate law. Three hours of lecture.
BLAW 280:
Legal Environment of Business 3 cr.
Structure and function of the legal institutions in society
and their relationship to business institutions including
the following
areas: Consumer protection, anti trust, corporation reporting
and securities, environment, employment and ethics. Three
hours of
lecture.
BLAW 324:
Real Estate Law 3 cr.
Legal problems incident to ownership and transfer of real
property, with special emphasis on Louisiana law. Three hours
of lecture.
BLAW 332:
Business Law I 3 cr.
Prerequisite: BLAW 280. Study of contracts, property, agency
and the basic legal principles of business organizations
and operations,
including practical comparison and assessment of the different
kinds of business organizations. Three hours of lecture.
BLAW
333: Business Law II 3 cr.
Prerequisite: BLAW 280. Legal concepts and practices concerning
the laws of the commercial transaction. Topics covered
include sales and credit contracts, negotiable instruments,
secured
transactions, suretyship, insurance, and bankruptcy.
Three hours of lecture.
BLAW 415:
Labor Law 3 cr.
Prerequisite: BLAW 280. Legal problems arising from the
activities of labor organizations in industrial controversies.
Jurisdiction
over disputes, remedies available, regulatory labor
legislation, management responsibility under the law and
resulting
changes in managements decision making power are all
covered. Three
hours
of lecture.
BLAW 420:
International Law 3 cr.
Prerequisite: BLAW 280 or consent of the department.
Considers law from a variety of legal traditions.
The structure and
functions of the legal institutions of different
countries and how they
relate to international business. Study of international
contracts, regulation
of international trade, international business relationships,
international conflicts and international commercial
transactions. Three hours
of lecture.
BLAW 460:
Ethics in Health Care 3 cr.
This course is designed to explore a variety of legal
issues that arise in the provision of health care
in the United
States. Three
hours of lecture.
BLAW 730:
Health Care Law and Ethics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: BLAW 280 or consent of the department.
A seminar designed to explore a variety of the
legal and
ethical issues
that arise in the provision of health care in
the United States.
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