The course will consist of a series of introductory lectures by various University of Alabama Law School staff members on various aspects of American Law, supplemented by field trips to, eg, the Civil Rights Museum in Birmingham, the Alabama Supreme Court in Montgomery, (forming an integral part of the course's class work and included in the contact hours). It will concentrate on non-common law subjects (eg, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Labor Law, Limited Liability Corporations, Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection, Environmental Law, Federalism, etc.).

• demonstrate an understanding of the basic features of the US legal system
• compare these with their knowledge of the Australian legal system
• comment critically on aspects of the legal issues studied.

Examination at the end of the Alabama Program.

The course requires attendance at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa throughout the 5-week intensive teaching period.  Details for reading will be available through the course home page.

Enrolment in the summer course is restricted to the students who have been accepted in the 5-week intensive ANU/UA Joint Teaching Program. Priority will be given to later year students (12 or less semester courses left to complete). Subject to this priority, students will generally be selected on a first-come first served basis, as enrolment will be strictly limited (10 students in 2010). Where appropriate, academic merit may be taken into account.

Completed or completing five LAWS courses at 1000 level.

To derive maximum benefit from the course, it is suggested that students undertake it in the latter part of their studies, when they have achieved a reasonable degree of familiarity with law in general. Taught at the University of Alabama Law School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in Jan-Feb. Applications must be submitted in early August of the preceding year.