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Apr 28, 2024
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JS 720 - Comparative Law (3 units)
Comprehensive review of Anglo-American, Continental and Socialist legal systems. Historical and current comparative civil and criminal substantive law (torts and contracts) and procedural differences.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. explain the similarities and differences among the common law, civil law, and Islamic law traditions, their origins and their influence on how judiciaries are structured and legal interpretation is practiced in different parts of the world.
2. compare and contrast key features of the criminal law and of criminal procedure in major developed democracies, and identify important challenges for criminal justice systems in emerging democracies.
3. compare and contrast the three major models of constitutional review in the contemporary world (the U.S. model, the European/Kelsenian model, and the Commonwealth model).
4. apply concepts from comparative legal studies to the analysis of an independent research topic.
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