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課程名稱	英美法導論 Introduction to Anglo-american Law
開課學期	110-2
授課對象	法律學院科際整合法律學研究所
授課教師	張文貞
課號	LAW2120
課程識別碼	A01E29100
班次
學分	2.0
全/半年	半年
必/選修	選修
上課時間	星期二8,9(15:30~17:20)
上課地點	霖1303
備註	本課程以英語授課。總人數上限：74人外系人數限制：10人

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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 13:30~15:00
指定閱讀	待補
參考書目	As shown in the weekly reading schedule
評量方式 (僅供參考)

課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第1週		Course Introduction
第2週		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
第3週		Continue the discussion on Marbury v. Madison 3/12(Friday) before 4 pm: submission of your Case Brief on Marbury v. Madison
第4週		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
第5週		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
第6週		*Movie in class: Runaway Jury #Recommended movies for students watching on their own #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 4/1 (Thursday) before 4 pm: submission of your answer to the scenario case on Stare Decisis
第7週		Study break; no class
第8週		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
第9週		Midterm Exam (the scope of which includes reading materials, the movie and class discussion)
第10週		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)
第11週		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)
第12週		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) 5/14 (Friday) before 4 pm: submission of your Case Brief on either Flast or Lujan
第13週		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)
第14週		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) Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
第15週		5. Common Law and Legal Culture: Discussions and Reflections 6/4(Friday) before 4pm: submission of Case Brief on either Brown or Griswold Brown v. the Board of Education - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g41X6_XY1rQ Thurgood Marshall and Brown v. Board of Education - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GBs8es4bqE Griswold v. Connecticut Case Brief Summary \| Law Case Explained - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_rFhjp0XdM Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) \| An Introduction to Constitutional Law - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRmjlS4ueMI Incorporation https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/incorporation_doctrine
第16週		*Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015) https://www.oyez.org/cases/2014/14-556
第17週		*Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 584 U.S. ___ (2018) 6/18 (Friday) before 4pm: submission of Case Brief on either Obergefell or Masterpiece Cakeshop(Optional) https://www.oyez.org/cases/2017/16-111
第18週		Final Exam (the scope of which includes reading materials and class discussions after the mid-term)