Emerging Hawai’i Water Issues

Students who participate actively in this course will: (1) acquire substantive knowledge and practice legal training in a vital area of Native Hawaiian and environemental law; (2) gain advanced insight into the realities of the adjudicatory process and strategic litigation, applicable to all types of public interest, Native Hawaiian, and environmental litigation; (3) learn about… Continue reading Emerging Hawai’i Water Issues

International Human Rights Advocacy

This course will teach students how to engage in the United Nations Charter-based human rights mechanism or treaty-based mechanism in cooperation with the international or domestic human rights organizations. The course provides students with an opportunity to develop skills for legal consultancy, advocacy, international litigation, and/or other legal practice for promoting and protecting human rights.… Continue reading International Human Rights Advocacy

Legal History of Hawai’i

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.