COURSE NUMBER & NAME: 324 Conflict of Laws

CREDIT HOURS: Three (3). REQUIRED: no ELECTIVE: yes

PREREQUISITES (Required): NONE.

PREREQUISITES (Advised): NONE.

WHEN OFFERED: Fall semester.

SUBSTANTIVE COVERAGE AND OBJECTIVES OF COURSE:

Study of the legal problems that arise when cutting across state and national boundaries. Emphasis is on the understanding and application of the traditional and modern approaches to choice of the applicable law, jurisdiction of the court, and the recognition of foreign judgments.

RELATION TO OTHER OFFERINGS IN CURRICULUM:

Closely related to Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Torts, & Property.

RELATION TO BAR EXAM SUBJECTS:

Tested on the Tennessee Bar Examination.

RELATION TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Necessary to practice private law.