Comparative Law (LAW-619-001)
Ruskola
Meets: 06:00 PM - 08:40 PM (T) - Room 501
Enrolled: 20 / Limit: 20
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Description
An examination of various legal traditions (e.g., common law, civil law, traditional law, and religious law) through the identification of similarities and differences among them using inter alia, an approach that shows how common problems are solved in the practices of the legal cultures involved. Participants develop a general theoretical framework for comparison and a better understanding of their own legal culture.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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John Merryman, Civil Law Tradition, 2nd ed. (1985) Paperback ISBN# 0804712484
First Class Readings
For the first class, please read the introductory materials in the course supplement that are listed under the heading “Class 1” in the syllabus.
Syllabus
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