This advanced law course offers a detailed, hands-on exploration of the extraterritorial application of U.S. statutes, a critical and often controversial aspect of global regulation. The course focuses on the legal doctrines, statutory interpretation rules, judicial standards, and policy tensions that govern when and how U.S. laws may apply beyond national borders. Emphasis is placed on litigation strategy, compliance planning, enforcement risk, and cross-border legal conflict in areas such as antitrust, securities, anti-corruption, trade sanctions, and human rights.
Through interactive legal exercises, mock advocacy, and cross-border compliance simulations, students will learn how to advise multinational corporations, defend or assert extraterritorial claims, and anticipate global regulatory friction arising from U.S. legislative overreach.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Analyze and apply the presumption against extraterritoriality and related interpretive doctrines.
2. Evaluate the extraterritorial scope of major U.S. statutes including the FCPA, Sherman Act, ATS, and Dodd-Frank.
3. Design risk mitigation strategies for global businesses subject to U.S. legal exposure.
4. Navigate jurisdictional and enforcement disputes in international commercial and regulatory litigation.
5. Develop effective litigation and compliance strategies involving U.S. enforcement agencies.
6. Manage diplomatic, reputational, and operational risks in cross-border legal conflicts.
7. Engage in legal drafting, regulatory response, and advocacy related to extraterritorial enforcement.
