Immigration Law

LAW 485-01 Immigration and Citizenship 3 credits
This course will examine federal immigration law and policy. Topics include citizenship, admissions, deportation, an introduction to refugee law, and the role of the courts in reviewing the actions of executive officials. We will examine the history of immigration to the United States, the constitutional rights of non citizens, the federal agencies that administer the immigration and citizenship laws, undocumented immigration, and the balance between national security and openness to non citizens.

 

Foundational:

International Business Transactions
Public International Law

Supporting:

Admiralty
Comparative Constitutional Systems*
Comparative Law*
Cultural Property Law
European Union Law
Human Rights
Immigration Law
International Criminal Law
International Bioethics and Health Care*
International Organizations
International Practice Clinic: Iraqi Tribunal*
International Trade
Islamic Law
Law & Development
Litigation in Civil Law Systems*
Military Law*
National Security Law*
Post-Conflict Justice and the Rule of Law
Selected Problems in International Trade & Economics*
Terrorism*
Transitional Justice*
Transnational Litigation*

*courses not offered every year