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INTRODUCTION TO PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW - THE LAW OF PROPERTY IN COMMON LAW - CONTRACT LAW IN THE CIVIL LAW, ROMAN LAW, AND COMMON LAW TRADITIONS - PRINCIPLES OF TORT LAW AND RELEVANT CASE LAW IN SOME OF THE MAIN TRADITIONS OF CIVIL LAW (FRANCE, GERMANY, AND ITALY) AND COMMON LAW (UK AND USA).

FALL 2008
SCHEDULE OF LESSONS
(MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, 8.30-10.00)

PRIVATE COMPARATIVE LAW
6 OCT. PROPERTY- GENERAL ISSUES.
READING MATERIALS: PGS. 1-33 INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMPARATIVE
LAW- VOL. VI STRUCTURAL VARIATIONS TO PROPERTY.
7 OCT. PROPERTY- PROPERTY AND OTHER RIGHTS .
8 OCT. PROPERTY- THE OBJECT OF PROPERTY.
13 OCT. PROPERTY- THE CONTENT OF PROPRIETAL RIGHTS.
READING MATERIALS: CASE LAW:
GERMAN BUNDESVERFASSUNGSGERICHT, 1971, "SCHOOL BOOK CASE";
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS: CASE OF IATRIDIS V. GREECE, 1999.
14 OCT. PROPERTY- RISE AND EXTINCTION OF PROPRIETAL RIGHTS.
15 OCT. PROPERTY- LEGAL PROTECTION OF PROPERTY.
READING MATERIALS: CASE LAW:
1)GERMAN BUNDESVERFASSUNGSGERICHT, 1968, "HAMBURG FLOOD CONTROL CASE";
GERMAN BUNDESVERFASSUNGSGERICHT, 1981, "GROUNDWATER CASE";
U.S. SUPREME COURT, 1978 PENN CENTRAL TRANSP. CO V. NEW YORK CITY.
20 OCT. CONTRACTS- GENERAL ISSUES.
READING MATERIALS: PGS.2-3; PGS.115-123 CASEBOOK ON CONTRACT LAW (H. BEALE ET AL. CONTRACT LAW. COMMON LAW OF EUROPE CASEBOOKS OXFORD-PORTLAND, 2002).
21 OCT. CONTRACTS- AGREEMENT V. PROMISE.
READING MATERIALS: PGS.96-108 CASEBOOK ON CONTRACT LAW.
22 OCT. CONTRACTS- FAIRNESS AND GOOD FAITH IN CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS.
READING MATERIALS: PGS. 238-243; 248-263 CASEBOOK ON CONTRACT LAW.
27 OCT. CONTRACTS-FAIRNESS AND GOOD FAITH IN CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS.
READING MATERIALS: PGS. 556-570 CASEBOOK ON CONTRACT LAW.
28 OCT. CONTRACTS- CONTENT OF CONTRACTS/INVALID CONTRACTS.
READING MATERIALS: PGS.296-326; PGS.335-347 CASEBOOK ON CONTRACT LAW.
29 OCT. CONTRACTS- CONTENT OF CONTRACTS/INVALID CONTRACTS
READING MATERIALS:PGS.335-347 CASEBOOK ON CONTRACT LAW.
3 NOV. CONTRACTS- NON PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS+ PROMISSORY ESTOPPEL.
READING MATERIALS: PGS.264-293 CASEBOOK ON CONTRACT LAW.
4 NOV. CONTRACTS- NON PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS+ PROMISSORY ESTOPPEL.
5 NOV. CONTRACTS-IMPOSSIBILITY OF PERFORMANCE AND FRUSTRATION.
READING MATERIALS: PGS.592-626 CASEBOOK ON CONTRACT LAW.
10 NOV. LECTURE BY VISITING PROFESSOR MADS ANDENAS (UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER).
11 NOV. LECTURE BY VISITING PROFESSOR MADS ANDENAS (UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER).
12 NOV. LECTURE BY VISITING PROFESSOR MADS ANDENAS (UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER).
17 NOV. TORTS- GENERAL ISSUES.
READING MATERIALS: PGS.13-73 CASEBOOK ON TORT LAW (W. VAN GERVEN ET AL. TORT
LAW. COMMON LAW OF EUROPE CASEBOOKS, OXFORD-PORTLAND, 2000)
18 NOV. TORTS- GENERAL ISSUES.
19 NOV. TORTS- PROTECTION OF LIFE, PHYSICAL INTEGRITY, HEALTH AND FREEDOM.
READING MATERIALS: PGS.78-139 CASEBOOK ON TORT LAW.
18 NOV. TORTS- PROTECTION OF LIFE, PHYSICAL INTEGRITY, HEALTH AND FREEDOM.
24 NOV. TORTS- PROTECTION OF OWNERSHIP AND PROPERTY RIGHTS.
READING MATERIALS: PGS.169-203 CASEBOOK ON TORT LAW.
25 NOV. TORTS- CAUSATION; PURE ECONOMIC LOSS.
READING MATERIALS: PGS. 643-645 MARKESINIS & UNBERATH "THE GERMAN LAW OF
TORTS", OXFORD-PORTLAND, 2002.
26 NOV.- CONFERENCE: CHINA AND LABOUR LAW.
1 DEC. TORTS-LIABILITY NOT BASED ON CONDUCT; PRODUCT LIABILITY.
READING MATERIALS: PGS.539-576; PGS.600-643 CASEBOOK ON TORT LAW
2 DEC. TORTS-REMEDIES.
3 DEC. EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW- GENERAL ISSUES.
9 DEC. EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW- HARMONISATION: EU LAW, PECL, EUR. CIVIL CODE.
30.10 DEC. EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW-EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW AND THE COU.
READING MATERIALS
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