週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
第1週 |
02/23 |
Course Introduction |
第2週 |
03/02 |
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 |
03/09 |
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 |
03/16 |
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 |
03/23 |
*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 |
03/30 |
*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 |
04/06 |
Study break; no class |
第8週 |
04/13 |
*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 |
04/20 |
Midterm Exam (the scope of which includes reading materials, the movie and class discussion) |
第10週 |
04/27 |
*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 |
05/04 |
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 |
05/11 |
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 |
05/18 |
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 |
05/25 |
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)
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第15週 |
06/01 |
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 |
06/08 |
*Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015)
https://www.oyez.org/cases/2014/14-556 |
第17週 |
06/15 |
*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 |
06/22 |
Final Exam (the scope of which includes reading materials and class discussions after the mid-term) |