LAW 210 - Bankruptcy.

This is a survey introducing students to federal bankruptcy law. The course will cover individual and corporate bankruptcies, the treatment of creditors, the rights of debtors, and the powers of a bankruptcy trustee. The course requires application of the Bankruptcy Code. Students will develop an understanding of the debtor-creditor dynamic in bankruptcy proceedings and will gain skills in applying code-based law through a combination of problems and cases. Students will obtain insight into the exceptional American bankruptcy system and its critical relationship to our economic system. Three hours. Chaplain