Asian Law Concentration Track

Faculty Advisors

• Dongsheng Zang
• Clark Lombardi
• Xuan-Thao Nguyen

Program Requirements

GENERAL

Follow all of the steps outlined on the Concentration Tracks page.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

Successful completion of third-year college-level courses in an Asian language or language in which research on Asian and comparative law is possible (or satisfactory demonstration of an equivalent level of language ability).

WRITING REQUIREMENT

B557 Graduate Writing Seminar in Asia, Global Business & Development Law
OR E500 Advanced Writing Project paper on an Asian or comparative law topic (3 credits).

COURSE REQUIREMENT

Not all courses will be available each year.

1. At least one of the following:
   • B540 Japanese Law
   • B541 Chinese Law
   • B542 Korean Law
   • B556 Islamic Law
   • E560 Contemporary Muslim Legal Systems
2. At least one of the following:
   • A571 International Organizations
   • A574 International Law
   • A578 International Business Transactions
   • B516 International Contracting
   • B546 Comparative Corporate Governance
   • B552 Tutorial in Comparative Law
   • B596 Human Rights
   • E509 Introduction to EU Law
   • E510 US & International Banking Law
   • E526 Law Reform in Transition Economies
   • E538 International Civil Litigation
   • E539 US & EU E-Commerce Law
   • E545 International Trade Law
   • E546 International Commercial Arbitration
   • B599R Comparative Constitutional Law
   • B599 Cross-border M&A
   • A course deemed to provide an equivalent background in basic principles of international or comparative law (at least 3 credits)
3. Two other courses in Asian or Comparative law for at least 5 credits total.

Students may study countries other than Japan, China and Korea within this track, but to do so must have their course plans specially approved by the Asian Law Track advisor.

Asian Law Learning Outcomes

J.D. students electing to specialize in the International & Comparative Law Concentration Track should achieve the competencies expected of all J.D. students at the University of Washington. In addition, they should be able to:

1. In a non-U.S. legal system such as international, civil, or Islamic law:
   1. Identify sources of law and the use of legal materials; and
   2. Understand significant legal institutions and methods of dispute resolution; and
   3. Construct legal arguments and evaluate proposed solutions to problems.
2. Apply critical thinking in examining issues across legal systems.