Faculty & Scholarship at BU Law

Administrative law deals with the actions of the government’s administrative agencies, including rulemaking, adjudication, and regulatory enforcement.

This area of the law addresses government regulations of banks and the financial services industry.

The Civil Litigation Program focuses on civil matters, relating to employment, housing, disability, and family issues.

Civil Procedure encompasses the rules and standards of courts deciding civil lawsuits.

Civil rights are intended to ensure people’s physical and mental well being by providing protection from discrimination based on race, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or disability.

Constitutional law addresses the scheme of government that the Constitution establishes, the powers that it confers, and the rights that it protects.

This area of the law examines the doctrine of contract formation, enforceability, performance, defenses, and remedies.

Corporate, business, and transactional law pertains to the organization and governance of, transactions and other activities engaged in by, and the regulation of, business entities.

Criminal Law & Procedure examines laws that prohibit actions that threaten and harm public safety and welfare, punishment for engaging in these prohibited acts, and the process through which these laws are enforced.

This discipline focuses on the economic analysis of law and use of economic concepts to explain the effects of laws.

Employment Law include all areas of the law that touch upon the employee-employer relationship, including discrimination law and traditional labor law.

Evidence Law covers rules and legal principles governing the proof of facts in a legal proceeding and the type of proof needed to prevail in litigation.

Family Law encompasses laws, court decisions, and constitutional provisions that relate to family relationships, rights, duties, and finances.

The federal courts encompass the U.S. Supreme Court, federal appellate courts, and U.S. district courts.

This legal area looks at the federal government’s foreign relations powers and laws regarding national security and counterterrorism.

Health Law considers the regulation of health care, medical research, and the food and pharmaceutical industries, as well as legal issues relating to public health.

Immigration Law covers the administrative and regulatory framework of this country’s immigration laws, as well as deportation, naturalization, and citizenship.

Intellectual Property Law focuses on three core legal areas in patent, copyright, and trademark law, as well as the law of unfair competition and trade secrets.

This legal area includes laws governing the relations between nation-states, legal issues that arise in a variety of cross-border business transactions, and laws of countries outside the United States.

Jurisprudence is the theory or philosophy of law.

Legal Ethics are a code of conduct governing proper professional behavior by members of the legal profession.

Legal History examines events of the past that pertain to all facets of the law, including analysis of particular laws, legal institutions, individuals who operate in the legal system, and the effect of law on society.

The process of identifying and retrieving information necessary to support legal decision-making and the type of writing used by the legal community to express legal analysis, rights, and duties.

Legislative Process is the sequence of steps required for laws to move through the legislative system, from ideas to formally adopted legislation.

This area of the law pertains to statutes governing the issuance and selling of securities.

Tax Law is the body of laws governing taxation.

A tort is a wrongful act that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.

Trial Advocacy includes the skills that attorneys use in trial proceedings, including selecting jurors, examining witnesses, and delivering opening statements and closing arguments.

The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest federal court of the United States.