YEP! I'm writing this blog entry and trying to kill two birds with one stone. This way I can just print the blog out, send it to you and I'll have both written in my blog and written a letter to you.
As Finals are approaching and I've found myself far too busy to write a blog entry during the regular part of the semester where I was theoretically studying and being quite diligent, I thought that I would take precious time away from the hustle and bustle of the finals study schedule (which is supposed to be every waking moment) and apply it in a less-productive manner. (That may have been a run-on sentence...oh well). In any case, here's the sum up. Life's crazy. Crim Law isn't much fun. Property has a great Prof. Con Law is con-fusing. Comparative law is unlike any class i've taken thus far. I've registered for courses next term, and I will be struggling through: Family Law, Environmental Law, Trafficking in Persons, International Organizations, and the mandatory Criminal Procedure.
Family Law: I'm very interested to learn how we legally define families and all of the influences that can affect a family.
Environmental Law: Didn't know I was going to be interested in until I met the staff in the environmental department here. Because the staff is engaging and impassioned, I thought that perhaps the courses will be as well. That being said, I don't know the professor teaching the course but it seems like a good introduction into the field.
Trafficking in Persons: It's going to look at how we see international trafficking of persons from an international and comparative perspective. I'm looking into specializing my courses into dealing mostly with family, children, and people, and the potential injustices they may face. So naturally, this course should cover some of those issues, and I'll get new perspectives, always a bonus. I think.
International Organizations and Multi-National Institutions: Wait, what did I sign up for?
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Criminal Procedure: I have to take this course. I'm interested, generally, in how the process works, but like so many before me if I have to take it then the class is naturally that much less interesting and compelling. (Because if it were REALLY good, i'd want to take it, non?)
Okay, Finals are coming. Con, Crim, Comp, Prop. Ready? Nope. Not at all. I have to learn and relearn all of the cases and facts that I missed throughout the term. It's okay, most people are just as confused (well maybe less so), but it was an overwhelming term. Though I'm scared, I'm going to go into the tests with the kind of overconfidence and hopes that have gotten me to where I am today... living in a French-American Family's basement in DC with spider crickets and, most recently, a new mouse roommate.
The final for Con Law, if the course is any indication, should be as clear and well communicated as a bell... without a tongue. Wish me luck and keep good thoughts, as I'll likely be working through the Commerce Clause which has hidden powers like Alex Mack, and the Equal Protection Clause which only applies to people that the court finds appropriate. Hypothetically speaking, I'm not looking forward to it. Basically, I just need someone to explain it all...
As for the Crim final, there R certain things that the prof doesn't want. She has certain PetPs that she said she could do w/out on the Xam. In a field of law that runs a gamut of misDs and flnys, we've really only covered H-cide. We've taken a couple of moments for burglary and robbery, and certainly touched on rape, but it's truly been an H-cide-centric course. Of course, at times it's also been slightly ego-centric, perhaps afro-centric (I'm sorry), but rarely edu-centric. All that aside, I'm going to prepare for the exam by grabbing my $17 latte (don't worry, I've got the Kreb Scout discount).
Comparative Law will be a breeze, once i understand the 1200 pages of reading from the term that I may, or may not, have actually done when it was assigned. That being said, most of comparative law was theory, so I suspect that I can work hard and come up with my own (well reasoned and supported ideas). Okay, I'm in a study group and it should go well.
Finally, I'll have a property final. This taste is really mine for the taking. Okay, not really, But if I hold onto it long enough I'm pretty sure it'll be mine. Though, someone is likely to be giving it to me on the condition that I give it back, so that might be an issue. Well, even if it isn't I think I'll do well, after all I have some interest in it. Maybe not an executory interest, but at the least there's some vested remainder left for me, unless I don't get the A, then I think B, in holding a FI in the EI and not a PI in the FSSEL, will get it...the test. Okay, I'm confused.
As a final What's What in your favorite Law Pal's life, I'm in.
I applied to the dual degree program here at school and I was accepted. That means that at this time next year I'll be...studying for finals. But shortly after that I'll be planning on how to get to France, and then studying there for TWO YEARS!
Yup, that's about it. I'll try and be more on top of it. When I have some time in a couple of weeks I'll let you know how Barrister's Ball went.
Love, Your baby brother,
Law Pal
PS. Bonuses for my theme of the day....
