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Rebecca Moor

faculty

Rebecca Moor she/her

Assistant Teaching Professor / Director of Advocacy Programs

Law School / Faculty

Contact

508-985-1166

UMass School of Law 215

Education

2005Columbia Law School, Columbia UniversityJD
2006University of Nottingham School of LawLLM
1994Columbia College, Columbia University BA

Teaching

  • Legal Skills
  • Legal Writing
  • Legal Research
  • International Law

Programs

Courses

This course aims at developing student's legal research and writing abilities through writing exercises and research topics related to the drafting of memoranda.

Continues the development of students' legal research and writing abilities through writing exercises and research topics related to the drafting of memoranda, motions and other documents.

Continues the development of students' legal research and writing abilities through writing exercises and research topics related to the drafting of memoranda, motions and other documents.

Examination of five areas of international law in depth: the process by which international law is made and developed; the process by which international law becomes a part of the law of the United States, the international law doctrine of jurisdiction of states, the doctrine of sovereign immunity in United States law, and the application of international human rights law in the United States courts. The student should gain an ability to work with international law issues as they arise in the mainstream law practice.

Examination of five areas of international law in depth: the process by which international law is made and developed; the process by which international law becomes a part of the law of the United States, the international law doctrine of jurisdiction of states, the doctrine of sovereign immunity in United States law, and the application of international human rights law in the United States courts. The student should gain an ability to work with international law issues as they arise in the mainstream law practice.

Rebecca Moor received her JD from Columbia Law School in 2005 and her LLM (Master of Laws) in International Law in 2006. She is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts.

Prior to joining the faculty at UMass Law, Rebecca taught legal research and writing at New England School of Law and served as Associate Director of Professional Development at Boston University of School of Law. Before that, she was a Program Attorney at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), a Professional Development Advisor at Northeastern School of Law, and a Legal Skills Advisor at the University of Nottingham School of Law in England.

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