Course Number
287
Credits
4
Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law
This is an introduction to the principles and concepts of commercial law and bankruptcy and their interplay. The course will start with a brief overview of the more innovative aspects of sales law, and then will introduce such basic commercial law concepts as letters of credit, documents of title, and negotiable instruments.
The course then will focus on secured transactions under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, including the concepts of security interests, collateral, perfection and priority, and foreclosure. That will bring in the natural interplay with such bankruptcy law concepts as property of a bankrupt debtor's estate, automatic stay of a foreclosure action, use by a debtor of property subject to a security interest, adequate protection of the secured party's interest, rejection of executory contracts, bankruptcy trustee's avoiding powers, preferences, fraudulent conveyances, postpetition effect of a security interest, set-offs, and subordination. The course also introduces principles of international insolvency and bankruptcy.
Commercial Transactions and Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law have a substantial overlap, and enrollment in one precludes enrollment in the other. The courses differ in their relative emphasis on bankruptcy law. This course (Principles) is intended to give a solid, conceptual and practical grounding in all of the basic commercial and bankruptcy law issues that you are likely to encounter in your practice.
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
Steven L. Schwarcz
Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law 287.01
Fall 2012
Sakai Site
Steven L. Schwarcz
Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law 287.01
Fall 2011
E-mail List • Blackboard Site
Steven L. Schwarcz
Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law 287.01
Spring 2011
E-mail List • Blackboard Site
Steven L. Schwarcz
Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law 287.01
Fall 2009
E-mail List • Blackboard Site
Steven L. Schwarcz
Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law 287.01
Fall 2008
E-mail List • Blackboard Site
Steven L. Schwarcz
Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law 287.01
Fall 2006
Steven L. Schwarcz
Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law 287.01
Fall 2005
Steven L. Schwarcz
Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law 287.01
Fall 2004
Steven L. Schwarcz
Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law 287.01
Fall 2003
Steven L. Schwarcz
Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law 287.01
Fall 2002
Steven L. Schwarcz
Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law 287.01
Fall 2001