UnitLegalSystems.pptVIP

Unit 3 Legal Systems Text I Introduction to Legal Systems -To learn about the 4 major types of legal systems in the world Text II Introduction to the Legal System of Canada -To learn the legal system of Canada Text III Case Reading -To read a case concerning the liability of Internet Service Providers Text I Introduction to Legal Systems Terms: Romano-Germanic / civil / continental legal system, Common law / Anglo-American legal system, Socialist legal system, Islamic legal system, code, judge-made law, enacted / statutory law, collective ownership, state ownership Proper names: Code of Justinian, Napoleonic codes, Norman Conquest, Bolshevik Revolution Text I Introduction to Legal Systems Outline Ⅰ. (para. 1) Introduction: 4 types of legal systems their distribution Ⅱ. (para. 2-7) 4 types of legal systems 1. (para. 2-3) Romano-Germanic / civil / continental legal system 2. (para. 4) common-law / Anglo-American legal system 3. (para. 5-6) socialist legal system 4. (para. 7) Islamic legal system Questions based on part I What are the 4 major legal systems in the world? How are they distributed in the world and which countries are the representatives in each legal system? Representatives of the 4 legal systems Romano-Germanic / civil / continental legal system: France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Thailand, Turkey, Indonesia, Holland (the Netherlands) 2. Common-law / Anglo-American legal system: England, Ireland, USA, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), Burma, India Socialist legal system: China, Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam 4. Islamic legal system: Middle East countries: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq,… Questions based on part II What are the sources of law in each legal system? What are the 3 objectives of classical socialist law? What is the central notion of socialist law? Sources of law in e