Spring 2003
COMPARATIVE LAW:
PROFESSOR SUSANNA FREDERICK FISCHER
Welcome to our class Web site! Updates will be made throughout the term. You will be notified about updates in class.
Follow this link to access the Reading List.
More information about the class, including information on exams and grading may be found in the Course Outline.
Follow the links below to access PowerPoint slides for each class (these will be posted within a reasonable time after each class).
Follow this link to access Student Web Page Projects for this year's class and last year's class.
Slides for Class 2 (Jan. 9, 2003)
Slides for Class 3 (Jan. 14, 2003)
Slides for Class 4 (Jan. 16, 2003)
Slides for Class 5 (Jan. 23, 2003)
Slides for Class 6 (Jan. 30, 2003)
Slides for Class 7 (Feb. 3, 2003)
Slides for Class 8 (Feb. 6, 2003)
Slides for Class 9 (Feb. 13, 2003)
Slides for Class 10 (Feb. 20, 2003)
Slides for Class 11 (Feb. 25, 2003)
Slides for Class 12 (Feb. 27, 2003)
Slides for Class 13 (Mar. 13, 2003)
Slides for Class 14 (Mar. 18, 2003)
Slides for Class 15 (Mar. 20, 2003)
Slides for Class 16 (Mar. 25, 2003)
Slides for Class 17 (Mar. 27, 2003)
Slides for Class of April 3 2003
Slides for Class of April 8 2003
Slides for Class of April 10 2003
Slides for Class of April 15 2003
Slides for Class of April 24, 2003
Students have created web sites on the legal systems of a number of jurisdictions. To access the web sites, please click on the links below:
ARGENTINA: Argentina: The Legal System
AUSTRALIA: Australian Legal System
New in April 2003! BAHAMAS: Legal Traditions of the Bahamas
New in April 2003!! BELGIUM: Belgian Legal System
BRAZIL: Brazilian Legal System
CANADA: Canadian Legal System
NEW in April 2003!! CHILE: The Legal System of the Republic of Chile
CHINA: Legal System of China
New in April 2003!! THE CZECH REPUBLIC: Legal System of the Czech Republic
EL SALVADOR: The Legal System of El Salvador
New in April 2003!! GEORGIA: The Criminal Justice System of Georgia and the Process of Reform
New in April 2003!! GERMANY: An Overview of the German Legal System
New in April 2003!! GHANA: A Rich Past and an Optimistic Future
GUATEMALA: Guatemala: Legal System
New in April 2003!! INDIA: Legal System of India
New in April 2003!! IRAQ: The Legal System of Iraq
New in April 2003!! THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY: The Iroquois Confederacy Legal System: A Brief Look at the Haudenosaunee People
ISRAEL: The Legal System of Israel
JAPAN: The Legal System of Japan
New in April 2003!! JORDAN: Old World Customs and Emerging Modern Ways
KENYA: Kenya: A Case for Reform
MOROCCO: Kingdom of Morocco Legal System
NAMIBIA: Legal System of Namibia
NETHERLANDS: The Dutch Legal System
NORTHERN IRELAND: Legal System of Northern Ireland
PANAMA: The Panamanian Legal System
PHILIPPINES: The Philippines
New in April 2003!! PORTUGAL: Portugal's Legal Structure
RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Russian Federation Legal System
SCOTLAND: The Scottish Legal System
SLOVAKIA: The Legal System of Slovakia
SOUTH AFRICA: The Legal System of South Africa
New in April 2003!! TAIWAN: The Legal System of Taiwan
TURKEY: Turkish Legal System
VENEZUELA: Venezuelan Legal System
Many helpful resources on comparative law are available on the Internet. To get you started, here are a few links:
1. Collections of Foreign/Comparative Law Resources
Lyonette Louis-Jacques, the Foreign & International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago, has assembled a number of very useful collections of links to foreign materials. See in particular, "Foreign Law: Legal Research Resources on the Internet" at: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/foreignlaw.html and "Private International Law: Cross-Border Transactions or Transnational Law: International Conflicts of Law: Print and Electronic Sources of Foreign Law" at: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/pil.html; see also "Finding Foreign Law online When Going Global" (last updated July, 2001) at http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/global.html
FindLaw International Resources at: http://guide.lp.findlaw.com/12international/ and individual country resources at: http://guide.lp.findlaw.com/12international/countries/
Law Library of Congress "Guide to Law Online" at: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/index.html
2. Constitutional Law
Links to Constitutional Courts around the world at: http://www.coe.fr/venice/links-e.htm
Moss Byrett (Norway), "Supreme Court Decisions Around the World" at: http://www.globalcourts.com/decisions.htm
International Constitutional Law at: http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/law/
3. Case Law
Institute of Global Law, University College London Faculty of Laws, in cooperation with the Institute of Transnational Law, University of Texas School of Law, Database of translated German and French judicial decisions at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/global_law/cases/
You may also find the following books to be useful resources:
Manlio Bellomo, The Common Legal Past of Europe
Mary Ann Glendon, Michael Wallace Gordon & Christopher Osakwe, Comparative Legal Traditions (2d edition)
Catherine Elliott & Catherine Vernon, French Legal System
Justinian, The Digest of Roman Law
John Henry Merryman, The Civil Law Tradition (2d edition)
Peter Stein, Roman Law in European History
R.C. Van Caenegem, An Historical Introduction to Private Law
© 2003 Susanna Fischer. All Rights Reserved. Last Revised Thursday, May 22, 2003 02:31:41 PM