Course Number
548
Credits
3
Area of Study & Practice
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Legal History
JD Graduation Requirements
This course typically satisfies all or some of the following JD graduation requirements:- Writing
Courts/Wars/Legacies
The impact of international wars, international policing, and domestic wars relating to national security on the United States courts of the Fourth Circuit (Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina), and the role played by these courts in the Mid-Atlantic South from the American Founding into the Cold War Era. The American Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States, and principles of admiralty and international law which figure in assigned published and unpublished judicial decisions of the region's United States district and old circuit courts and of the post-1891 Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Research paper required.
Please note that course organization and content may vary substantially from semester to semester and descriptions are not necessarily professor specific. Please contact the instructor directly if you have particular course-related questions.
Sections/Instructors
Peter G. Fish
Courts/Wars/Legacies 548.01
Spring 2012
E-mail List • Sakai Site
Peter G. Fish
Courts/Wars/Legacies 548.01
Spring 2011
E-mail List • Blackboard Site
Peter G. Fish
Courts/Wars/Legacies 548.01
Spring 2010
E-mail List • Blackboard Site
Peter G. Fish
Courts/Wars/Legacies 548.01
Spring 2009
E-mail List • Blackboard Site
Peter G. Fish
Courts/Wars/Legacies 548.01
Spring 2007
E-mail List • Blackboard Site
Peter G. Fish
Courts/Wars/Legacies 548.01
Spring 2006
Peter G. Fish
Courts/Wars/Legacies 548.01
Spring 2005
Peter G. Fish
Courts/Wars/Legacies 548.01
Spring 2004
Peter G. Fish
Courts/Wars/Legacies 548.01
Spring 2002