Introduction

1. To study legal systems: what, why, how?
2. The three major legal traditions: Civil Law, Common Law and Islamic Law

Part I: Introduction to the Common Law system

Chap. 1: Historical roots: Common law courts and equity courts

Chap. 2: The importance of precedent

Part II: The main Common Law countries: English law and USA law

Chap. 1: The continuity of Common law tradition in England

Chap. 2: Common law tradition and legal specificities in the USA

Part III: Nuances of the classic separation between Civil Law and Common Law

Chap. 1: Integration of indigenous laws in Common Law countries: Australia and South Africa

Chap. 2: Legal traditions mixing in Canada

Modalités pédagogiques : 20h lecture in English, with interaction with the students, who will be invited to do some preliminary research during the semester, to understand better the course

À la fin de cette UE, vous serez capable de :

• Understand the specificities of Common Law tradition
• Use the corresponding legal vocabulary
• Analyse the French legal system (Civil Law tradition) from a new perspective
• Have an overview of five legal systems from the Common Wealth and understand how the Common Law tradition has evolved in the course of time

Good English level

1ère session : Contrôle continu en présentiel

Contrôle continu: participation orale lors des cours, un contrôle de connaissances (avec possible étude d’un texte) durant le semestre (30 min – 1h), une recherche en petits groupes à rendre en fin de semestre

2ème session : Épreuve orale en présentiel