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課程名稱	英美侵權行為法乙 Law of Torts (b)
開課學期	110-1
授課對象	法律學院法律學系
授課教師	葉俊榮
課號	LAW3370
課程識別碼	A01E393B0
班次
學分	2.0
全/半年	半年
必/選修	選修
上課時間	星期一6,7(13:20~15:10)
上課地點	霖1304
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/1101LAW3370_
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課程概述	侵權行為法乃英美法的核心課程之一。晚近，美國在商品瑕疵、醫療傷害、環境保護、與新型技術訴訟日增的情況下，衍生出保險的危機(insurance crisis)，有關侵權行為的功能、法則、與實際運用都面臨重新檢討的地步。本學期課程除了對英美侵權行為法基本理論作討論外，尤其將著重制度上的改革方向。
課程目標	本課程在實質內容上將涵蓋以下幾項重點：（1） Tort Law 從英國令狀制度至美國晚近針對科技發展所引發的改革措施之間的演變軌跡及其衍生的問題。（2） 1870年以來美國法律思潮的演變（例如概念主義、法實存主義、以及晚近風行的「法與經濟」）對Tort Law的衝擊與影響。（3）以Common Law 為本的Torts在行政國家(Administrative State)的積極管制行為下，如何與行政措施(Admiinistrative Schemes)相調和。學期的下半部分則就現代工技社會所引發的新型損害賠償問題（醫療、藥物、公害、核能等）做較深入的討論，進而較深入地討論改革的方案與制度因應的方向
課程要求	本課程依課程大綱（課堂中發給）循序討論約三十個具有重大意義的判決。同學必須於上課前閱讀指定判決，課堂中參與討論。討論的重點將包括事實陳述、爭點探尋以及法理、背景與政策層面的分析。課程全程以英文進行。
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指定閱讀	本課程將有授課老師自行編纂教材，大綱如下： 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANGLO-AMERICAN TORT LAW: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 1.2. APPROACHES AND PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS 1.2.1. Legal Professionalization and Conceptionalism 1.2.2. The Lasting Impact of Legal Realism 1.2.3. Post-War Consensus Thoughts 1.2.4. Economic Analysis of Law 1.2.5. Critical Legal Studies 1.2.6. Legal Feminism 1.3. BETWEEN NORMS AND FUNCTIONS 1.3.1. Tort Law as a Body of Common Law Norms 1.3.2. Tort Law as a Regulatory Mechanism 2. THE ROLE OF FAULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORT LIABILITY 2.1. FAULT-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF TORT LAW 2.1.1. British Writs System and Procedural Pigeon Hole Morgan, Forms of Action, Introduction to the Study of Law, 79-81 (2nd ed. 1948) Case No.1. Scott v. Shepherd Case No.2. Brown v. Kendall 2.2. BASIS OTHER THAN FAULT FOR DECIDING LIABILITY 2.2.1. Legislative Activism Simth, Sequel to Workmen’s Compensation Acts, 27 Harv. L. Rev. 235, 344 (1914) 2.2.2. Administrative Intervention Report by Prime Minister Churchill to Parliament on the Progress of the War, Oct. 9, 1940. 2.2.3. Judicial Announcement Case No.3. Spano v. Perini Corp. 2.2.4. Interest Balancing Case No.4. Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Co., Inc. Case No.5. Spur Industries, Inc. v. Del E. Webb Development Co. 3. NEGLIGENCE 3.1. NEGLIGENCE BASED ON GENERAL DUTY OF DUE CARE 3.1.1. Standard of Conduct Case No.6. Baltimore & Ohio R.R. Co. v. Goodman Nixon, Changing Rules of Liability in Automobile Accident Litigation, 3 Law and Comtemp. Prob. 476, 477, 478 (1936). 3.1.2. Negligence or Causation? Case No.7. Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co. 3.1.3. Multiple Defendants Case No.8. Ybarra v. Spangrad Case No.9. Summer v. Tice 3.1.4. Scientific Basis of Causation Case No.10. Berry v. Sugar Notch 3.2. SPECIAL DUTY QUESTIONS 3.2.1. Statutory Obligations Case No.11. Ross v. Hartman Case No.12. Bishop v. City of Chicago 3.3. DEFENSES TO NEGLIGENCE 3.3.1. Contributory Negligence Case No.13. Koenig v. Patrick Const. Corporation 3.3.2. Assumption of Risk Case No.14. Brown v. San Francisco Ball Club., Inc 3.3.3. Comparative Negligence Case No.15. Li v. Yellow Cab Co. of California 4. GENDER, BODY AND LIABILITY 4.1. SEXUAL HARASSMENT Case No.16. Kerry Ellison v. Nicholas F. Brandy 4.2. BIRTH CONTROL, “WOMEN’S STUFF” AND LIABILITY 4.2.1. DES Case No.17. Sindell v. Abott Laboratories 4.2.2. Oral Contraceptives Case No.18. McDonald v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. 5. FREEDOM AND CONTROL: WINE, TOBACCO, FAST FOOD, AND GUN 5.1. ALCOHOL AND COUGH MEDICINE Case No.19. Thornton v. North Dakota State Highway Commissioner 5.2. TOBACCO AND SMOKING Case No.20. Dianne Castano v. The American Tobacco Co. 5.3. FAST FOOD Case No.21. Pelman v. McDonald's 5.4. GUN Case No.22. Ileto v. Glock, Inc. 6. TORTS INVOLVING INJURIES ARISING FORM THE WIDE-SPREAD USE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY 6.1. INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS 6.1.1. Asbestos Case No.23. Beshada v. John-Manville Products Corp. Cost of Asbestos Litigation 6.1.2. Agent Orange Case No.24. In Re Agent Orange Liability Litigations 6.1.3. Nuclear and Radiological Liability Case No.25. Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group Inc. 6.1.4. Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Case No.26. Poletti v. Syngenta AG 6.1.5. Internet and A.I. Case No.27. Kevin Low v. LINKEDIN Corp. Ignacio N. Cofone, Servers and Waiters: What Matters in the Law of A.I., 21 STAN. TECH. L. REV. 167 (2018) 6.2. MEDICATION AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 6.2.1. Vaccines Case No.28. Kearl v. Lederle Laboratories 6.2.2. Medical Diagnosis Case No.29. Herskovits v. Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound 6.3. EMERGING LIABILITY ARISING FROM EXTREME WEATHER IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE Case No.30. Kivalina v. Exxonmobil 7. REFORMING THE EXISTING LIABILITY REGIME IN THE AGE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY 7.1. DIRECT GOVERNMENT REGULATION Huber, Safety and the Second Best: The Hazards of Public Risk Management in the Courts, 85 Columbia. L. Rev. 277 (1985) 7.2. ECONOMIC INCENTIVES Pierce, Encouraging Safety: The Limits of Tort Law and Government Regulation, 33 Vand. L. Rev. 1281 (1980) 7.3. SETTLEMENTS O’Connell, Offers That Can’t Not Be Refused: Foreclosure of Personal Injuries Claims by Defendants’ Prompt Tender of Claimants’ Net Economic Losses, 77 Nw. U.L. Rev. 589 (1982) 7.4. SOCIAL WELFARE Henderson, The New Zealand Accident Compensation Reform, 48 U. Chi. L. Rev. 781 (1981) 8. CONCLUSION
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課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第1週		1. Purpose and format of the course 2. Administrative matters 3. General introduction to the origin and development of tort law in the common law context
第2週		1. Scott v. Shepherd 2. Brown v. Kendall 3. Spano v. Perini Corp.
第3週		4. Boomer v. Altlantic Cement Co., Inc 5. Spur Industries, Inc. v. Del E. Webb Development Co.
第4週		6. Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co. v. Goodman 7. Palsgraf v. Long Island R. R. Co.
第5週		8. Ybarra v. Spangrad 9. Summer v. Tice 10. Berry v. Sugar Notch
第6週		11. Ross v. Hartman 12. Bishop v. City of Chicago
第7週		綜合討論
第8週	11/29	13. Koenig v. Patrick Constr. Corp 14. Brown v. San Francisco Ball Club, Inc. 15. Li v. Yellow Cab Co. of California
第9週	12/06	16. Kerry Ellison v. Nicholas F. Brandy 17. Sindell v. Abott Laboratories
第10週	12/13	18. McDonald v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. 21. Pelman v. McDonald's
第11週	12/20	23. Beshada v. John-Manville Products Corp. 24. In Re Agent Orange Liability Litigations 25. Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group Inc.
第12週	12/27	28. Kearl v. Lederle Laboratories 29. Herskovits v. Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound 30. Kivalina v. Exxonmobil
第13週	22/01/03	Class Discussion
第16週	22/01/10	期末考週(Final exam)