LAW6830

This course focuses upon both constitutional and ordinary judicial control over government administration from civil law and common law perspectives, in unitary and federal nation-states. Emphasis will be placed upon the emergence of divergent legal control mechanisms over government different national jurisdictions. The course will offer a comparative perspective in order that the U.S. students might better appreciate how the learning of a linguistic and conceptual grid of legal reference points up front, rather than an experiential learning of law through the case law method, can affect the way in which the differently trained legal professionals approach their work. Readings and discussion in class will be supplemented with guest lectures and other activities, providing the students an enriched exposure to different legal cultures. This course meets the international graduation requirement.