Comparative Torts

SLN #: 30099
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: D02
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Klar
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
Method of Examination: Take home. Exam will be distributed on March 11 at end of class and will be due on Monday March 16 - exam time will be limited to two hours and 10 pages.

Course Materials: Materials prepared for this course will be available at ASU. No required texts. The materials will be available prior to the commencement of the series of classes.

Course Objectives:

This is an intensive thirteen hour course delivered over three days – Monday March 9, Tuesday March 10, Wednesday March 11, at 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. It is designed as a one credit course.

The principle objective of this intensive seminar is to familiarize the student with the basics of Canadian tort law and how it differs in certain important respects from U.S. tort law. This will assist students in dealing with tort litigation which has a cross border perspective. Foremost in this respect is product liability, defamation, and highway accident litigation.

Comparative law courses allow students to better understand their own systems by comparing them with other systems. Canada and the United States are extremely close in a number of respects. The two countries share a long border, with close commercial, cultural, and economic ties. Their tort laws derive from a common ancestor – English common law. Yet in some important areas, the tort laws and practices of the two countries diverge. Why is this? Which system has made the better choices?

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Torts
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: Take-Home
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.