MVV62K American Legal System and Arbitration

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
George Finkle (lecturer), prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr.
Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Brzobohatá
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV62K/01: Tue 5. 10. 11:10–12:40 S71, Wed 6. 10. 9:35–11:05 S71, Thu 7. 10. 11:10–12:40 214, Tue 12. 10. 11:10–12:40 038, Wed 13. 10. 9:35–11:05 S71, Thu 14. 10. 11:10–12:40 214
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course the students should be able to understand the basic principles of American legal system to recognize selected issues of this system to wirk with information for the purpose of comparison to Czech legal system
Syllabus
  • Lecture 1 – Overview of the American Legal System, including the U.S. Constitution, Federal System of government, and Electoral College. Lecture 2 – Overview of the American Legal System (continued), including consideration of the federal/state judicial system and discussion of the history, role and mechanics of trial by jury in America in criminal and civil proceedings. Lecture 3 – The United States Supreme Court—Judicial Review and recent notable U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Lecture 4 – U.S. Immigration Law and policy; including visas and current issues. (Guest Lecturer, Robert Free, Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law, University of Washington and Seattle University Law Schools). Lecture 5 – Arbitration in the United States, including arbitration clauses, differences from U.S. court litigation; current issues. Lecture 6 – Arbitration in the United States (continued); current issues in the U.S. and E.U. legal systems.
Literature
  • Relevant legal regulations
Teaching methods
lectures class discussions
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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