授業の目的 【日本語】
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | | The aim of the course is to provide an overview of the structure and semantics of legal systems and legal discourse, in preparation for further study within the curriculum. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | |
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到達目標 【英語】
Objectives of the Course | | | Students will read and analyze a series of US law cases, primarily but not exclusively on the law of personal injury and civil procedure, and develop and understanding of the structure of the US federal system of courts, the operation of common-law rulemaking, and of basic civil procedure. At the end of the course, students will be prepared to read court judgments independently and explore their meaning. |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | 1
Introduction
Introductions
Course overview
Hierarchies of authority
Personnel
Substance and procedure
Kerr, How to Read a Legal Opinion
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The negligence rule
Polemis v. Furness, Withey & Co. [1921] 3 KB 560
What is the simple rule of this case? Is it too simple?
Overseas Tankship v Morts Dock & Engineering [1961] AC 388
How does the rule in this case differ from that in Polemis?
Palsgraf v Long Island R.R. Co. 248 N.Y. 339 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1928)
What are the elements of "negligence?" What is the difference between the rule adopted by the majority and the rule proposed by the dissent?
Cunis v. Brennan 56 Ill. 2d 372 (1974)
What does this case add to the rule in Palsgraf?
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Defenses and relief
Li v. Yellow Cab Co., 13 Cal. 3d 804 (1975)
Anderson v. Ceccardi 6 Ohio St. 3d 110 (1983)
Davies v. Mann, (1842) 152 Eng. Rep. 588
Harrison v. Mont. Co. Bd. of Educ. 456 A.2d 894 (Md. 1983)
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Scope of duty
Amaya v. Home Ice, Fuel & Supply Co. 59 Cal 2d 295 (1963)
Dillon v. Legg 68 Cal 2d 728 (1968)
Sinn v. Burd 486 Pa 146 (1979)
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Product liability
Donoghue v Stevenson (1932) SC 31 (HL)
Escola v Coca Cola Bottling Co 24 Cal 2d 453 (1944)
Greenman v Yuba Power Products 59 Cal 2d 57 (1963)
Pemberton v American Distilled Spirits Co 664 SW 2d 690 (Tenn 1984)
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Statutory interpretation
Fitzgerald v Advanced Spine Fixation Systems, Inc. 996 S.W.2d 864 (Tex 1999)
Johnson v Star MacHinery Company 530 P.2d 53 (Or 1974)
Adickes v. SH Kress & Co., No. 79 (U.S. Jun. 1, 1970)
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Occupier liability
Erie R. Co. v Tompkins 304 US 64 (1938)
Smith v Smith-Peterson Company 56 Nev 79 (1935)
Rowland v Christian 69 Cal 2d 108 (1968)
Heins v Webster County 250 Neb 750 (1996)
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Personal and in rem jurisdiction
Pennoyer v Neff 95 US 714 (1878)
Grace v MacArthur 170 F Supp 442 (ED Ark 1959)
Freeman v. Alderson 119 US 185 (1886)
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Extending personal jurisdiction
International Shoe Co v Washington 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
Shaffer v. Heitner 433 US 186 (1977)
Rush v Savchuk 444 US 320 (1980)
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Mezzanine rules
Erie R. Co. v Tompkins 304 US 64 (1938)
Guaranty Trust Co v York 326 US 99 (1945)
Hanna v Plumer 380 US 460 (1965)
United States v Kwai Fun Wong 135 S Ct 1625 (2015)
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Jurisdiction in modern times
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp v Woodson 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
Internet cases
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Personal jurisdiction and the Internet
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Review session
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Final exam |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | There are no prerequisites. |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | Class participation: 40%
Coursework: 30%
Final exam: 30%
A passing mark requires demonstration of an awareness of course content through submission of all coursework and completion of the final exam paper. For further details please refer to the student handbook. |
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教科書・テキスト
Textbook | | The Indigo Book: An Open and Compatible Implementation of
A Uniform System of Citation (Public Resource, 2016) https://juris-m.github.io/indigobook/ |
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参考書
Reference Book | | |
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課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | | Case readings will be distributed via the CMS. |
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注意事項
Notice for Students | | |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | This course will be taught online. Sessions will be recorded for reference by students unable to attend in real time.
授業開講形態（対面遠隔併用で実施する授業一覧）は、名古屋大学大学院法学研究科ホームページの「NEWS ニュース」に掲載します。URL：https://www.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
※履修登録後に授業形態等に変更がある場合には、NUCTの授業サイトで案内します。
List of hybrid classes employing both face-to-face and remote teaching methods will be posted in the "News" of the homepage of the Graduate School of Law.
URL：https://www.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp
*If there are any changes in the teaching methods after the period of course registration, it will be announced on NUCT. |
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遠隔授業（オンデマンド型）で行う場合の追加措置
Additional measures for remote class (on-demand class) | | Depending on conditions, the course may be taught online using the standard tools adopted by the faculty.
遠隔授業はNUCTで行う。教員への質問方法、学生同士の意見交換の方法は次のとおりとする。なお、教員より別の指示がある場合は、その指示に従うこと。
・教員への質問は、NUCT機能「メッセージ」により行うこと。
・授業に関する受講学生間の意見交換は、NUCT機能「メッセージ」により行うこと。
（※担当教員が「フォーラム」機能を追加設定した場合は「フォーラム」も利用可。）
Remote classes are conducted via NUCT. Questions to instructors should be asked using the NUCT "Message" function.
Student discussions will be conducted using the NUCT "Message" function. (If the instructor has added the "Forum" function, the "Forum" can also be used.)
Follow your instructor's directions if your instructor has any other directions. |
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