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課程名稱

英美法導論
INTRODUCTION TO ANGLO-AMERICAN LAW

開課學期

97-2

授課對象

法律學院法律學系

授課教師

張文貞

課號

LAW2120

課程識別碼

A01E29100

班次

學分

全/半年

半年

必/選修

選修

上課時間

星期一3,4(10:20~12:10)

上課地點

社法11

備註

本課程以英語授課。
總人數上限：60人

Ceiba 課程網頁

http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/972anglo_american

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課程概述

This course is designed to provide students with an introductory understanding of Anglo-American law. It starts with a rather detailed discussion of the establishment of modern judicial review and the workings of the United States Supreme Court. Next, general features in common law development and procedures will be taught. The third part of this course is devoted to an understanding of how judicial power exercised in common law jurisdictions (particularly in the American federal legal system). Lastly, some of the important developments in Anglo-American legal culture and education will be discussed.

課程目標

Based upon the Socratic teaching method, this course requires student participation in class discussion. Students must read assignments before coming to the class. In order to facilitate class participation, students will be divided into groups with scheduled assignments. In addition, students must submit case briefs or reflective notes in English several times as required in the course syllabus. It should be noted that all of the instructions, class discussions and the writings of mid-term brief and final exam will be conducted in English, which has been the tradition of this course in NTU law department. This requirement is by no means to discriminate students with rather poor capacity in English, but, instead, is intended to be a better way to provide students with an accommodating learning environment, in which they feel comfortable in learning and making legal arguments in English.

課程要求

Class participation is not only required but also evaluated. Students who take this course for credit must be well prepared for each class and participate in class discussion. Class participation & reflection note (35%), mid-term exam (35%) and final exam (30%) would be included accordingly into final evaluation and grades.

預期每週課後學習時數

Office Hours

每週一 13:20~15:10

指定閱讀

參考書目

評量方式
(僅供參考)

No.	項目	百分比	說明
1.	Class participation & reflection note	35%
2.	Mid-term exam	35%
3.	Final exam	30%

課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第1週	2/16	Course Introduction
第2週	2/23	1. Introduction: the beginning of modern judicial review Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803). Appendix: The How, Why and What to Briefing and Citing Court Cases
第3週	3/2	Continue the discussion on Marbury v. Madison Box: How to locate decisions of the Supreme Court Box: Constitutional history *The United States Constitution and Amendments ----------------- 3/2 before 4pm: submission of case brief on Marbury v. Madison
第4週	3/9	Weeks Four to Eight: 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30 & 4/6 2. Common law, equity & the development of the Anglo-American judicial system 2.1 The Common law courts and the writ system 2.2 Equitable jurisdiction and the court of chancery 2.3 The development of modern English and American Courts 2.4 The distinctive procedure in civil & criminal actions of modern American courts Peter Shears & Graham Stephenson, James’ Introduction to English Law 23-29 (13th ed., 1996). C.H. Beck & Manz Stampfli, Introduction to Anglo-American Law & Language 206-208 (2nd ed., 2001). Bodenheimer et al., An Introduction to the Anglo-American Legal System: Readings & Cases 60-68 (4th ed., 2001). Figure: The two main routes of the Supreme Court *Figure: The judicial map of the U.S. courts of appeal and U.S. district courts
第5週	3/16	Margaret Z. Johns & Rex R. Perschbacher, The United States Legal System: An Introduction 92-97 (2002). [Reading: Two Features of the United States Judicial Process] Case: scenario case on Stare Decisis *Sources of law and reference aids #Introduction to Blue Book (美國法學術論文引註格式) -----------3/16 before 4pm: submission of answer to the scenario case on Stare Decisis
第6週	3/23	Movie: Runaway Jury (127 mins) *Gerald McAlinn, Dan Rosen and John P. Stern, An Introduction to American Law 31-58 (2005). [The Jury System]
第7週	3/30	Class Debate on Whether to Adopt the Jury System in Taiwan *Gerald McAlinn, Dan Rosen and John P. Stern, An Introduction to American Law 31-58 (2005). [The Jury System]
第8週	4/6	JOHN J. COUND ET AL., CIVIL PROCEDURE: CASES & MATERIALS 1-17 (7th ed., 1997). [An outline of the procedure in civil action] C.H. Beck & Manz Stampfli, Introduction to Anglo-American Law & Language 129-133 (2nd ed., 2001). *The fifth, sixth, seventh Amendments of the United States Constitution
第9週	4/13	Midterm Exam
第10週	4/20	Weeks Ten to Thirteen: 4/20, 4/27, 5/4 & 5/11 3. Judicial process of modern American courts 3.1 The power of judicial review and its limits 3.1.1 Case or controversy 3.1.2 Standing to sue 3.1.3 Ripeness and mootness 3.1.4 Political Questions 3.1.5 Stare Decisis Doctrine Article III of the U.S. Constitution Flast v. Cohen, 392 U.S. 83 (1968). *Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc., 454 U.S. 464 (1982).
第11週	4/27	*Lujan v. Defender of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555 (1992).
第12週	5/4	*David M. O’Brien, Constitutional Law and Politics Vol. I: Struggles for Power and Government Accountability100-125 (4th ed., 2000). ---------- 5/4 before 4pm: submission of one case brief on any case from Flast, Valley Forge and Lujan
第13週	5/11	3.2. The docket and proceedings of the U.S. Supreme Court 3.2.1 The Rule of Four 3.2.2 Oral arguments in the Supreme Court 3.2.3 Conference deliberation 3.2.4 Writing opinions *David M. O’Brien, Constitutional Law and Politics Vol. I: Struggles for Power and Government Accountability162-180 (4th ed., 2000).
第14週	5/18	4. The impacts of court decisions on the society: Watershed cases of the U.S. Supreme Court 4.1 Griswold v. Connecticut: The right of privacy and the revolutionary role of the court to the society *Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 470 (1965).
第15週	5/25	Movie: If These Walls Could Talk (97mins)
第16週	6/1	4.2 Roe v. Wade * Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973). ----------------- 6/1 before 4pm: submission of a case brief on Roe v. Wade
第17週	6/8	5. A modern view of judicial system and American legal culture 5.1 Judges and courts 5.2 The organization of bar and the culture of lawyering 5.3 Legal education and modern law schools 5.4 Legal academia, law reviews and American legal thoughts 5.5 Social change, popular culture and the rise of litigation 6. Conclusion *LAWRENCE FRIEDMAN, AMERICAN LAW IN THE 20TH CENTURY 457-504 (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002). [Internal Legal Culture: The Legal Profession]
第18週	6/15	Final exam