This document outlines an introductory course on Anglo-American law. The course will explain the common law legal system and compare it to other systems like civil law. It will cover sources of law in the US and UK, their judicial systems, and key legal topics like contracts, torts, property law and more across 12 chapters. The teaching will involve online discussion groups and assigning reading from the course textbook.
This document provides an introduction to Anglo-American law through a series of definitions and explanations of key concepts related to legal capacity, persons, sources of obligations, contracts, and their formation. It compares the Egyptian and American/UK approaches to various legal topics over multiple pages and sections. Students are assigned to research groups to write on topics related to comparisons of the Egyptian and American contract systems, offer and acceptance, or sources of obligations.
This document provides an introduction to Anglo-American law. It compares common law and civil law traditions, and outlines key aspects of statutory law and case law in the United States legal system. Case law originated from common law and equity law traditions, and relies on the principle of stare decisis whereby similar cases are judged based on precedents. Judges must refer to both statutes and case law precedents to resolve legal cases.
This document provides an introduction to Anglo-American law through a series of lectures. It discusses the sources of English law including case law, statutory law, and equity law. The history of the common law is examined along with how it has been modified by equity law and statutory law. The English judicial system is also outlined including the major courts such as the House of Lords, Court of Appeal, High Court, Crown Court, and Magistrates Court. Useful websites for further research are also provided. Students are assigned reading and presentation activities.
Este documento presenta una nota preliminar dedicada a Marta Morineau Iduarte in memoriam, destacando aspectos de su vida personal y académica. Luego introduce el tema de los restatement of the law en Estados Unidos, señalando las similitudes y diferencias entre el derecho inglés y el derecho estadounidense a pesar de pertenecer ambos al common law. Finalmente, reflexiona sobre la atenuación de las diferencias entre el common law y el civil law pese a compartir una matriz cultural occidental común.
This document outlines an introductory course on Anglo-American law. The course will explain the common law legal system and compare it to other systems like civil law. It will cover sources of law in the US and UK, their judicial systems, and key legal topics like contracts, torts, property law and more across 12 chapters. The teaching will involve online discussion groups and assigning reading from the course textbook.
This document provides an introduction to Anglo-American law through a series of definitions and explanations of key concepts related to legal capacity, persons, sources of obligations, contracts, and their formation. It compares the Egyptian and American/UK approaches to various legal topics over multiple pages and sections. Students are assigned to research groups to write on topics related to comparisons of the Egyptian and American contract systems, offer and acceptance, or sources of obligations.
This document provides an introduction to Anglo-American law. It compares common law and civil law traditions, and outlines key aspects of statutory law and case law in the United States legal system. Case law originated from common law and equity law traditions, and relies on the principle of stare decisis whereby similar cases are judged based on precedents. Judges must refer to both statutes and case law precedents to resolve legal cases.
This document provides an introduction to Anglo-American law through a series of lectures. It discusses the sources of English law including case law, statutory law, and equity law. The history of the common law is examined along with how it has been modified by equity law and statutory law. The English judicial system is also outlined including the major courts such as the House of Lords, Court of Appeal, High Court, Crown Court, and Magistrates Court. Useful websites for further research are also provided. Students are assigned reading and presentation activities.
Este documento presenta una nota preliminar dedicada a Marta Morineau Iduarte in memoriam, destacando aspectos de su vida personal y académica. Luego introduce el tema de los restatement of the law en Estados Unidos, señalando las similitudes y diferencias entre el derecho inglés y el derecho estadounidense a pesar de pertenecer ambos al common law. Finalmente, reflexiona sobre la atenuación de las diferencias entre el common law y el civil law pese a compartir una matriz cultural occidental común.
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This document appears to be written in a foreign script or language and contains repetitive symbols and characters with no discernible meaning that could be summarized in English. The document does not contain any essential information that could be captured in 3 sentences or less.