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| | Master of Laws Program (MSL) : FAQ - Academics - Pitt Law |
 | | Today, anyone who wants to learn about law, even if they don't want to practice law, must attend law school for three years or be satisfied with on-the-job acquisition of knowledge of their area of law. |
 | | CRIMINAL LAW (3 credits) Traditional and contemporary doctrines of substantive criminal law are analyzed, with focus on such issues as: theories of punishment, the formal elements of criminal culpability, the theory and degrees of homicide, criminal causation, inchoate crimes, accessorial and vicarious liability, conspiracy, and defenses of excuse and justification. |
 | | The course content varies from professor to professor, but all examine the concepts that illuminate what law means by the terms "property" or "ownership." Throughout the course, students will be asked to contemplate the nature of property; what rights follow from the identification of property interests; and how these interests are allocated, protected, and transmitted. |
| www.law.pitt.edu /academics/programs/msl-faq.php (3160 words) |
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