The course focuses on both the method and methodology of academic research and explains both how and why it is necessary to carry out academic research work. The method / methodology is the focus of this course.

This is an advanced corporate law course designed specifically for Master students. The course will discuss aspects of economic and legal policy of various issues in business law as well as their practical implications. It is designed to provide law students with analytical tools necessary to understand the financial and economic factors that underlie business structures in corporate law.

The course is designed to present a depth of knowledge on the basics of contracts and their typology, and to develop the negotiation period and study the liability of the parties in case of breach of contract. Moreover, this course allows students to assimilate the characteristics of the consumption contract, the franchise agreement, leasing, the electronic contract and, finally, the information technology contract.

This course covers highly discussed topics in criminal law and criminal procedure, such as the principle of criminal legality, the application of criminal law ratione temporis, actus reus and mens rea, criminal responsibility and irresponsibility, impartiality of the judge in criminal proceedings, public action and civil action, criminal evidence, secrecy of criminal proceedings, rights of the defense, etc.

This course explores one of the most fascinating and complex areas of the law: what do you do when legal problems transcend jurisdictional boundaries? What happens when more than one sovereign state (e.g., two countries like Lebanon and France) can apply its laws to a particular situation or transaction? Whose law applies? Whose law should apply? And how should one state treat the laws and judgments of another? The course will draw heavily upon close reading, case analysis, and problem-solving skills.