LAW610

May satisfy Writing Requirement.This is a writing seminar which will give students an opportunity to explore the following advanced topics in immigration and nationality law: 1) the rights of non-citizens under U.S. and international law including issues involving counsel, detention and procedural due process; 2) non-citizen's right of access to public benefits; 3) the rights of non-citizens in the workplace; 4) the tensions between state/local and federal government in regulating immigration law; and 5) non-citizens access to federal courts in addressing violations of their right under the immigration laws. (Where relevant, treatment of these topic will be explored with comparison with other countries.) The course will provide students with an introduction to each of these topics areas within immigration law through selected readings which will be provided. Students will take on research and writing topics mutually agreed upon from one of the areas described above or from another following consultation with the instructor. Students will present a draft of their paper to the class and receive feedback from the instructor and their peers. At the conclusion of the semester, students will make an oral presentation of their papers before the class.The final paper will be due before the end of the exam period.