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264.75 sec. 001 - Introduction to Comparative Law (Spring 2024)
Instructor: Laurent Mayali (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
M 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 107
From January 08, 2024
To March 04, 2024
Course End: March 04, 2024
Class Number: 32723
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 10
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 23
As of: 07/30 03:46 PM
“Comparative Law” is a perplexing expression. It does not refer to any particular branch of law nor to the existence of a specific body of rules. It is most of all, the study of the relationship between legal systems in order to observe how similar socio-cultural, political or economical issues receive distinct or similar legal solutions within diverse societies. It thus provides us with a better understanding of how legal rules and legal institutions are established and implemented in our own legal system.
This basic course on comparative law is an introduction to the method and concept of comparative law as well as a study and a comparison of different legal traditions and legal systems with their distinctive components and internal relations (Civil Law, Common Law, Religious Law). In particular, we will read and discuss a series of short scholarly papers (1 or 2 per week) published on various legal issues in both private and public law including legal education and the legal profession in various countries.
Requirement: A final research paper (8-10 pages) or in-class presentation outlining a legal issue of your choice in one or more foreign countries of your choice.
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
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Exam Notes: (P) Final paper
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: International and Comparative Law
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