(in Polish) Introduction to the U. S. legal system

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Course ID:	WP-PR-MON-IUSLS
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	Introduction to the U. S. legal system
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Law and Administration
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Subject level:	elementary
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Short description:	(in Polish) This course will introduce you to the legal system in the United States, including the structure of the U.S. Government. The course will cover common law, statutory law, and other sources of legal rules in the United States, and will also introduce you to how law is studied in U.S. law schools.
Full description:	(in Polish) Unit 1. INTRODUCTION TO THIS COURSE/THE U.S. LEGAL SYSTEM Session 1: Monday, December 3. Overview and Expectations for the Course. How to Read a Case. Introduction to the U.S. Legal System. Reading: Abernathy Chapter 1 pp. 3-21. Filarsky v. Delia Preiser v. Rodriguez Unit 2. THE NATURE AND SOURCES OF UNITED STATES LAW Session 2: Tuesday, December 4. The Constitution. Reading: Abernathy Chapter 1 pp. 33-44. United States v. Jones Tennessee v. Garner Session 3: Wednesday, December 5. The Common Law. Reading: Abernathy Chapter 1 pp. 44-52 Chapter 2 pp. 53-60, 91-98. Li v. Yellow Cab Seixas v. Woods Thomas v. Winchester East River Steamship v. Transamerica Delaval Unit 3. THE DIVISION OF GOVERNMENTAL POWER Session 4: Thursday, December 6. The Judiciary. Reading: Abernathy Chapter 3 pp. 99-123. U.S. Const. Art. III Republican Party of Minnesota v. White Erie Railroad v. Tompkins Howlett v. Rose Session 5: Friday, December 7. Judicial Review of Constitutional Issues. Reading: Abernathy Chapter 5 pp. 143-165. Marbury v. Madison Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections Session 6: Monday, December 10. Federal Executive Power. Reading: Abernathy Chapter 6 pp. 193-205, 212-227, 248-255. Youngstown Sheet & Tube v. Sawyer United States v. Nixon Harlow v. Fitzgerald U.S. v. Curtiss-Wright Export Co. Writing Assignment Due Session 7: Tuesday, December 11. Administrative Law. Executive Lawmaking. Congressional Control of the Executive. Reading: Abernathy Chapter 6 pp. 228-237. Chapter 7 pp. 265-279. Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council Bowsher v. Synar INS v. Chadha Unit 3. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. Session 8: Wednesday, December 12. The 1st Amendment: Free Speech. Reading: Abernathy Chapter 12 pp. 531-542 NY Times v. Sullivan In-Class Oral Assignment. Session 9: Thursday, December 13. The 14th Amendment. Reading: Abernathy Chapter 10 pp. 405-411, 431-443, Chapter 11 pp. 483-496 Lochner v. New York Roe v. Wade Brown v. Board of Education Session 10: Friday, December 14. Final Exam. The lecturer of this course is prof. Jessica Vapnek* *Global Programs Advisor and Lecturer, The University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Professor Vapnek may be reached at vapnekjessicas@uchastings.edu
Bibliography:	(in Polish) C. Abernathy, Law in the United States: Cases and Materials 2d edition (West Academic Publishing 2016) You may wish to use a legal dictionary in this course. Black’s Law Dictionary is recommended. A bilingual dictionary, in print or online, may also be useful.
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:	(in Polish) The expected learning outcomes for this class are: 1. Students will understand the role of the U.S. Constitution in the operation of the legal system in the U.S., including separation of powers and allocation of authority between federal and state governments. 2. Students will understand the common law system and the role of the judiciary in the United States in resolving legal disputes and creating law. 3. Students will understand the scope of authority of the legislative branch of the federal government including the checks and balances that limit Congress. 4. Students will be able to identify the power and limitations of the executive branch of the federal government, including the regulatory process exercised by federal agencies. 5. Students will understand the common law system by reading and discussing U.S. case law. 6. Students will learn the skills to apply an appropriate analytical structure to new fact situations in: (a) a written assignment, (b) an oral assignment, and (b) the final exam. Students will do this by identifying the issue(s), stating the rule(s) accurately, and explaining the reasoning necessary to resolve the legal questions presented.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	(in Polish) Your final course grade will be based on the following distribution: Writing assignment 20% Oral assignment 20% Class participation 10% Final exam 50% The assignments will be distributed to you. The final exam will be 120 minutes.

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