Month: August 2022

The principal purpose of this course is to help you to plan the prewriting process for scholarly assignments that you will encounter in Second Year Seminary (SYS), in co-curricular endeavors such as law review and moot court competitions, and in any course or experiential activity involving a scholarly approach to research and writing. 

Hands-on workshop class in drafting contracts, agreement, and similar documents for commercial/business purposes.

Designed to acquaint the student with the unique legal history of Hawai‘i, emphasizing particular legal controversies that have shaped the law of our island society.

Designed to give an understanding of international criminal law. Will review all aspects of international criminal law from substantive international crimes to criminal liability and sentencing by domestic and international tribunals. LAW majors only.

Introduction to the basic principles of American legal research and writing. Students review techniques of case and statutory analysis and learn to write a professional legal memoranda and client opinion letters.

Intensive writing that satisfies the law school’s upper division writing requirement and results in advanced law paper of publishable quality, extending over two consecutive semesters of study. Repeatable up to 4 credits. LAW majors only. A-F only.

Faculty members or visiting scholars present selected topics focusing upon subject areas in their area of specialty or expertise.

An examination of the law, rules, and practices relating to transborder commercial transactions. Roughly half of the semester focuses on international sales transactions, the remaining portion focuses on domestic and multinational governance of the international business arena. Our textbook uses a problem-oriented approach aiming towards consideration of practical aspects of doing business in an international… Continue reading International Business Transactions

This course principally examines both practice aspects and theoretical underpinnings of equitable remedies. Frequently, compensatory damages cannot adequately protect clients or provide them with the relief they need. Topics include temporary restraining orders, preliminary and permanent injunctions, restitution and unjust enrichment, specific performance, and equitable defenses such as unclean hands, laches, and estoppel. Practice issues… Continue reading Equitable Remedies