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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
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第1週 |
3/3 |
Course Introduction |
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第2週 |
3/10 |
1. Introduction: The beginning of modern judicial review (Rm: p.1-31)
*Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803).
*Appendix: The How, Why and What to Briefing and Citing Court Cases
*Box: How to locate decisions of the Supreme Court
*Box: Constitutional history
*The United States Constitution and Amendments |
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第3週 |
3/17 |
Continue the discussion on Marbury v. Madison
3/20(Friday) before 4 pm: submission of your Case Brief on Marbury v. Madison |
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第4週 |
3/24 |
2. Common law, equity & the development of the Anglo-American judicial system
(Rm: p.32-53)
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
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第5週 |
3/31 |
*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）
*Introduction to legal database systems
(Rm: p.54-77)
After class: distribution of the scenario case on Stare Decisis |
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第6週 |
4/7 |
Class movie: Juror 8
4/10 (Friday) before 4 pm: submission of your answer to the scenario case on Stare Decisis |
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第7週 |
4/14 |
*GERALD MCALINN, DAN ROSEN AND JOHN P. STERN, AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW 31-58 (2005) [The Jury System]
*The fifth, sixth, seventh Amendments of the United States Constitution
(Rm: p.78-104) |
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第8週 |
4/21 |
Continue the discussion of the Jury System
*GERALD MCALINN, DAN ROSEN AND JOHN P. STERN, AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW 31-58 (2005) [The Jury System]
*The fifth, sixth, seventh Amendments of the United States Constitution |
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第9週 |
4/28 |
Midterm Exam (the scope of which includes reading materials, the movie and class discussion) |
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第10週 |
5/5 |
*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 129-144 (2nd ed. 2001)
(Rm: p.105-126) |
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第11週 |
5/12 |
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
*Article III of the U.S. Constitution
*Flast v. Cohen, 392 U.S. 83 (1968)
*DAVID M. O’BRIEN, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND POLITICS: STRUGGLES FOR POWER AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY100-125 (4th ed. 2000)
(Rm: p.127-136) |
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第12週 |
5/19 |
3.1.3 Ripeness and mootness
3.1.4 Political questions
*Lujan v. Defender of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
*DAVID M. O’BRIEN, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND POLITICS: STRUGGLES FOR POWER AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY100-125 (4th ed. 2000)
(Rm: p.137-141)
5/22 (Friday) before 4 pm: submission of your Case Brief on either Flast or Lujan |
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第13週 |
5/26 |
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:STRUGGLES FOR POWER AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY162-180 (4th ed. 2000)
4. The impacts of court decisions on the society: Watershed cases of the U.S. Supreme Court
*Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
(Rm: p.168-180) |
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第14週 |
6/2 |
*Class suspended due to the Instructor attending conference abroad |
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第15週 |
6/9 |
*Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
6/12 (Friday) before 4pm: submission of Case Brief on either Brown or Griswold |
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第16週 |
6/16 |
Final Exam (the scope of which includes reading materials and class discussions after the mid-term) |
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第17週 |
6/23 |
*LAWRENCE FRIEDMAN, AMERICAN LAW IN THE 20TH CENTURY 457-504 (2002) [Internal Legal Culture: The Legal Profession]
(Rm: p.187-234) |
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第18週 |
6/30 |
*No class meeting
*Recommended movies for students watching
Runaway Jury
https://ntu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991020738029704786&context=L&vid=886NTU_INST:886NTU_INST&lang=zh-tw&search_scope=MyInstitution&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,失控陪審團&offset=0
12 Angry Men
https://ntu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991035450009704786&context=L&vid=886NTU_INST:886NTU_INST&lang=zh-tw&search_scope=MyInstitution&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,12%20Angry%20Men |