An Introduction to the Anglo-American Legal System
� Readings and Cases
| Författare: | Bodenheimer Edgar , Oakley John B. , Love Jean C. |
| Titel: | An Introduction to the Anglo-American Legal System � Readings and Cases |
| Upplaga: | 3 uppl. |
| Utgivningsår: | 2001 |
| Omfång: | 232 sid. |
| Förlag: | West |
| ISBN: | 0314247335 |
| Ämnesord: | Utländsk rätt |
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 Innehållsförteckning:Introduction The Nature and Functions of Law A. Prefatory Comments B. Definitions of Law Chapter I Law and the Process of Classification A. The Meaning and Importance of Classification B. Some Basic Distinctions and Classifications of the Law 1. International Law and Municipal Law 2. Civil Law and Common Law 3. Public Law and Private Law 4. Substantive Law and Adjective Law 5. Legislation, Case Law, and Customary Law 6. Separation of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Powers Notes and Questions Further References Chapter II Common Law, Equity, and the Development of the Anglo-American Court System A. The Common Law Courts and the Writ System 1. Common Law Courts 2. Modes of Trial 3. The Writ System Examples of Early Writs Notes and Questions B. The Forms of Action at Common Law 1. Introduction 2. A Summary of the Chief Forms of Action at Common Law (a) Replevin (b) Detinue (c) Debt (d) Covenant (e) Trespass (f) Trespass on the Case (g) Trover (h) Special Assumpsit (i) General Assumpsit (j) Real Actions and Ejectment Problems 3. Illustrative Cases Notes and Questions C. Equitable Jurisdiction and the Court of Chancery 1. Equity and Justice 2. The Court of Chancery and the Development of Equity D. Establishment of the Common Law in the United States E. The Merger of Law and Equity F. Modern English and American Courts 1. Modern English Courts (a) Jurisdiction (b) Diagrams of Court Structure 2. Modern American Courts (a) Note on the Dual System of State and Federal Courts (b) State Court Systems (c) The Federal Court System i. Basic Structure ii. Basic Jurisdiction iii. Jurisdictional Diagrams Further References Chapter III Statutes, Case Law, and Judicial Precedent A. Overview B. Statutory Law and Case Law Notes and Questions C. The Doctrine of Stare Decisis Notes and Questions D. The Problem of Retroactivity Notes and Questions Further References Chapter IV The Ratio Decidendi of a Case A. Overview Note by the Editors: Reasonable Application of the Ratio Decidendi Problems B. The Evolution of Products Liability at Common Law in New York Further References Chapter V Logic and Policy in Legal Reasoning A. Theoretical Perspectives Note by the Editors: Types of Legal Reasoning Problems B. Logic And Policy In Judicial Opinions Question Note by the Editors: Duty of Care Owed by Landowners? Further References Chapter VI Fundamentals of Statutory Interpretation A. Overview Note by the Editors: The Hart/Dworkin Debate Problems B. Basic Approaches to Statutory Interpretation 1. Historical Introduction 2. Description of Three Basic Approaches (a) The Literal Rule (b) The Golden Rule (c) The Purposive Approach Note by the Editors: The Case of the Speluncean Explorers C. Intrinsic Aids: Canons of Statutory Construction? 1. Expressio Unius Est Exclusio Alterius 2. Noscitur a Sociis 3. Ejusdem Generis Note by the Editors: Thrust and Parry Note by the Editors: The Survival of the Canons D. Legislative History and Other Extrinsic Aids Note by the Editors: The Supreme Court's Use of Legislative History E. A Case Construing a Criminal Statute F. Cases Construing Civil Statutes G. Reasoning From Statutes by Analogy Note by the Editors: Analogical Use Of Statutes Further References Appendix |