SMNR: Law of the United States-Mexico Border

Semester: Spring 2020
Course ID: 397S
Credit Hours: 3
Unique: 29195

Course Information

Course Type: Seminar
Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory
Cross-listed with other school

Registration Information

Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day	Time	Location
MON	5:45 - 7:35 pm	TNH 3.114

Evaluation Method

Type	Date	Time	Location
Paper

Description

This writing seminar will explore the interaction of the U.S. legal system with Mexican law in the border region, focusing on the power and limitations of law in resolving border-related disputes. We will examine American court decisions along with other supplemental materials. Topics will include boundary questions, border detentions, immigrants’ rights, family law, real estate transactions, finance and trade, torts, crimes, environmental law, and Mexican law within the United States.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

The Law of the US-Mexico Border *

Peter Reich

Carolina Academic Press , edition: 1
ISBN: 978-1-59460-164-4

Instructors

Hansen, Patricia I.