What is a law? What is a custom? What is the case law? Readings: Honoré, About Law, Law and History, p. 1-7, 9-21.

Case law as a source of the law Readings: - Cownie, Bradney and Burton. English Legal System in Context. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010, p. 91-112. - Honore, Law, p. 23-34

Statutes as a source of the law Readings: - Cownie, Bradney and Burton. English Legal System in Context. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010, p. 113-136. NOTE: In addition, remind yourselves of the material discussed during our first session, namely, Honore, Law, p. 1 - 21.

Tort law 1 Readings: Honoré, About Law, Torts, p. 65 - 75.

Analysis of case - law related to Torts Reading: Honoré, About Law, Torts, p. 65-75

This topic focuses on the need for criminal law in society (a cause), the aims of criminal law (a goal), the type of behavior the state does and should make criminalize, and also when it is fair to hold someone guilty of a crime in a particular case. Readings: - Honoré, About Law, Crimes, p. 53-64; - Case Study Regina v Bentham (2005)

This topic focuses on case study and how to read and analyze the case according to IRAC method in the context of crime. Readings: Honoré, About Law, Crimes, p. 53-64

Case study and debate Reading: Please go back and refresh the material Honoré, Law, p. 53-75 and the case Regina vs. Bentham. These materials which we have discussed previously, will help you prepare for the impromptu debate that will take place in class.

This topic focuses on the various aspects of crime and tort law – comparative study. Reading: Honoré, Law, p. 53-75; M. Dyson, Tort and Crime (2013)

This topic focuses on the role of the constitutional law, the authority of the constitutional and supreme courts, and the role of the European Court of Human Rights of the Council of Europe in interpreting the European Convention on Human Rights. Readings: Honoré, Law, p. 23-34 and other materials marked as "required" on NEO.

Key historical moments of Common Law tradition. Typical characteristics of the Anglo-American legal system. Comparison of the world legal systems. Readings: Honoré, About Law, History, p. 9-21, and material distributed by the lecturer in class.

Key historical moments of Civil Law tradition, the typical characteristics of the legal systems in European Continental law and the influence of Jewish and Christian values on European law. Readings: Apple, James G., A Primer on the Civil-Law System (only pg. 23 - 39) and other materials marked as "required" on NEO.

Individual presentations and peer evaluation.

The exam will be open book, in the form of a hypothetical.