Global Litigation (Wang)
Faculty
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| Yanbai Andrea Wang Assistant Professor of Law yandreawang@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Expository Writing
No
Class meets in person.
Meeting Times/Location
F 9:00AM - 11:40AM
Tanenbaum Hall 345
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
3.0
Global litigation raises procedural and policy complications that are both common to and distinct from litigation that is purely domestic. This course surveys doctrines regulating key decision points across the lifecycle of a transnational civil dispute. A central theme is that the laws relevant to global litigation are decentralized and non-hierarchical. They include Constitutional provisions, state and federal statutes, common law, international treaties, and the domestic laws of foreign countries. Students will engage with readings that are doctrinal, comparative, and inter-disciplinary. They will take on the perspective of litigants planning strategically across multiple legal systems as well as judges operating under resource and informational constraints. They will be in conversation with academics and practitioners throughout the course.
International and Comparative Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of international and comparative law, both substantively and procedurally; Perform legal analysis in the context of international and comparative law; Communicate effectively on topics related to international and comparative law; Demonstrate an understanding of the role of international and comparative law, and their interconnection with domestic law.
Courts and the Judicial System Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of both substantive and procedural issues in the operation of our legal system; Perform legal analysis in the context of procedural issues and the judicial process; Communicate effectively on topics related to procedure and the judicial process; Demonstrate an understanding of how procedural issues and the judicial process affect all other area of our legal system.