The course will focus on the study of the laws, on the formation and the development of the state and the right, the social laws that determine the specific properties, characteristics and features of the state and the right, as well as their mutual influence. Studying the state and the right closely, this course addresses a number of their fundamental problems such as the origin of the state and the right, their social content, historical types of state and the right, their specific forms in the life of the society, principles of separation and unity of power, state bodies and their organization, sources of law, elements of the legal norm, interpretations of the legal norm, etc.
The Introduction to Law aims to examine the role and function of a legal system by considering why laws develop, how laws are created, interpreted and applied and the role that law plays in regulating and administering justice within a society. The course will introduce the students to the study of the constitution and the constitutional system of government. Analyzing on the key sources of law, basic concepts, the law of Contract, Property law, Constitutional law, Administrative law, Tax law, International law and Human rights.
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction of the Course and its Objectives |
| 2 | Laws root; This chapter analyzes what is law, and how it was created. Analyzing the role of law in the society. Wacks, R. (2023). Law: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press. Pg. 1-33. |
| 3 | Laws branches; The chapter dives into social life being transformed, the law is rarely far behind to invent and define new concepts and rules, and to resolve the disputes that inevitably arise. Wacks, R. (2023). Law: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press. Pg.34-65. |
| 4 | The supreme law of the land; Constitutional law. This chapter focuses on the Everything the government does is bounded by the Constitution. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023) Pg. 10-46. |
| 5 | The Courts and Lawyers; This chapter explains the role of the courts and the lawyers in the legal system of a state. Wacks, R. (2023). Law: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press. Pg. 92-122. |
| 6 | A Deal’s a Deal, Contract Law Part 1; This chapter dives into Contract law concerns all aspects of the making, keeping, and breaking of promises and agreements. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023). Pg. 179-190. |
| 7 | Midterm exam |
| 8 | A Deal’s a Deal, Contract Law Part 2; This chapter dives into Contract law concerns all aspects of the making, keeping, and breaking of promises and agreements. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023). Pg. 190-211 |
| 9 | A day in Court. The Litigation Process. This chapter analyzes the litigation which is the legal system’s mechanism for resolving disputes between private parties; civil procedure is the body of law that structures the mechanism. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023).Pg. 95-139. |
| 10 | You are what you own: Property Law . The chapter begins with some basic principles and then examines some of the most important issues in property law from medieval times to the present. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023).Pg. 213-233 |
| 11 | You are what you own: Property Law . The fundamental principle of property law seems obvious: If you own something it’s yours, and you can do what you want with it. But more than any other subject, property law is burdened with a thousand years of legal history and a plethora of technical distinctions.Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023). Pg. 234-249 |
| 12 | Crime doesn't pay: Criminal Law. Part 1 - Criminal law is a hot political topic that has immediate personal dimensions. But, as elsewhere in the law, the issues are more complicated than they seem. This chapter is designed to help you think in different, more broad- ranging ways about criminal responsibility. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023). Pg. 255 - 274 |
| 13 | Crime doesn't pay: Criminal Law. Part 2 - To define criminal law, we need to distinguish it from other bodies of law that do some thing like that and to distinguish the substantive criminal law from the process that applies it. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023).Pg. 275-300. |
| 14 | Recap of the topics, preparation and discussion in regard to the final exam. |
| Method | % Each | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Exam(s) | 35 | 1 |
| Final Exam | 45 | 1 |
| Attendance | 20 |
Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About American Law 6th Edition by Jay M. Feinman (Author) Wacks, R. (2023). Law: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press. (2023)