LAW 670LEC - The Global Business Environment: Closing a Deal Across the U.S.-Canada Border

In the past, I taught this course as a survey of broad legal and policy issues that an attorney may encounter if engaged in Canada-US cross-border practice. Given recent NAFTA negotiations, this semester students not only will learn about the complexities of the Canada-US economic relationship from a legal perspective, but also explore the NAFTA renegotiation process. By situating the Canada-US business and trade relationship in a global context (¿we make stuff together¿), students will be exposed to legal issues in international trade, labor and environmental issues, border security and labor mobility under NAFTA. Students also will understand why a focus on Canada and the United States will help to understand economic transformations and transactions in other parts of the world (e.g., Asia).

Credits: 3