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To the 2008 Law
of War
class at Brooklyn Law School.
If
you are having trouble with research make sure you check the
links page. There are lots of useful sites. Please also note the
Reading List Tab. This is a continuing project to list books in
Prof. Wallach's personal collection which are available to
students for research. Many of the tabs are up to date.
Others will follow.
For the
last Class
on 24 April, 2008 we will discuss Chapter 10 including links and
questions. class. Please remember, all final papers
are due by noon on the FIRST day of exams. See, further
discussion below.
My contact information
is as follows:
e-mail:
evan_wallach@cit.uscourts.gov
Phone: 212
264-2237
General Matters
Brooklyn
Term Papers
This is a paper only course. No exams are given. Students should
choose a topic by 31 January, submit at least one outline
on or before 28 February and at least one rough draft
on or before 17 April. You may, however, submit as many drafts as you
like.
A final
version is due on or before noon on the first day of
exams, but must be on time. If a paper is
late it will be dropped by one full grade for each day it is
late. That is, 1 full grade for the first 24 hours, one full
grade for the next etc. A paper may be submitted by e-mail in
draft or final, BUT, the student is responsible for assuring
that I receive it in a form which will open with proper
formatting.
Please use
footnotes rather than endnotes, and number pages.
A sample
of an "A" paper is available.
Class
Participation and Grading
Assignments
should be read.
Adequate means
that when I ask you about the reading assignments it is obvious
you have thought about them, including the questions.
Outstanding
participation including additional
reading or other knowledge which adds to the class may
raise your grade by a third of a grade. Thus, an A paper by an
outstanding participant may receive an A+.
Grading
papers: I do not grade on a straight curve. The standard is
subjective but in general an adequate paper with some
defects will bring a
"C+" or "B-", an adequate paper with no
defects will bring in
a "B" or "B+" a paper with original concepts
and research but some defects "B+" or "A-", a publishable quality paper
brings an
"A". The only automatic F’s are for not turning in
your paper at all, or for dishonesty i.e. plagiarism, or making up or
altering facts or law
Grading
factors considered include:
-grammar
and spelling... I expect it; you get points off for not having it;
-accuracy
in facts and research;
-citation
to authorities;
-originality
and completeness of research;
originality
of conception; and
logical
presentation.
However, please
be advised that I will point out (but not correct) all defects I find in
any rough drafts, and expect to work closely with authors to produce a
publishable quality paper.
The
Links Page
Please
review
the Links Page. It contains a number of links to military/legal
sites. In the course of writing your paper you must
contact at least one such site with a relevant written inquiry,
obtain a substantive response, and incorporate it in your paper.
If at first you don't succeed...
Questions
And Problems
Each
chapter contains questions and problems. You are expected to have
reviewed those items and thought about them before class, as
each chapter is assigned.
Office
Hours
I am
available in my chambers at the U.S. Court of International Trade
most afternoons. Please call my secretary, Linda Sue Sloane
(Phone 212 264-2237) between 9 am and Noon to make an appointment. I will also be
glad to speak to any student before or after class.
The
Library
I strongly
encourage you to use the law library in your research. I will
ask the law librarian to assist you in that work.
Absences
Given
the nature of the class (seminar), students will be permitted a
maximum of two unexcused absences. If you have any problem
requiring an excused absence, please inform me in advance if
possible. E-mail is fine.
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