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CERTIFICATE IN LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND BUSINESS ( C138 )

BASIC INFORMATION

  • Course Duration : 3 MONTHS

LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND BUSINESS

Course Syllabus

What is law?

• The common law tradition

• Sources of American law

• Civil vs Criminal Law

• How to find primary sources of Law

• How to read and understand case law

• Jurisdiction

• Venue

• Standing

• State court systems

• The federal court system

• Jurisdiction of the federal courts

• Jurisdiction of the federal courts

• How cases reach the Supreme Court

• Judicial review

• Alternative dispute resolution

• Procedural rules

• Consulting with an attorney

• Pretrial procedures

• At the trial

• Posttrial motions

• The appeal

• The constitutional powers of government

• Business and the Bill of Rights

• Other constitutional protections

• The basis of tort law dutieGM�8�

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