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Introduction to Anglo-American Law (2007/09/17)

Introduction to Anglo-American Law (2007/09/17). Dr Meng-Chang Yao 姚孟昌 博士 School of Law, Catholic Fu Jen University. Lesson One: New Era, New Challenges and New Lawyers. I: New Challenges and New Lawyers.

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Introduction to Anglo-American Law (2007/09/17)

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  1. Introduction to Anglo-American Law(2007/09/17) Dr Meng-Chang Yao 姚孟昌博士 School of Law, Catholic Fu Jen University

  2. Lesson One: New Era, New Challenges and New Lawyers

  3. I: New Challenges and New Lawyers

  4. “The Law, like the traveler, must be ready for the tomorrow. It must have a principle of growth.”– • Grand Justice Cardozo Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (May 24, 1870–July 9, 1938)

  5. Therefore, if you want to overcome any challenges in the new century, you must know what challenges are first.

  6. What Challenges We are Facing ! Challenge I- Globalization;

  7. Challenge II: Mulitpalization and Highly Professionalism

  8. Challenge III: Inter-disciplinarisation

  9. How to respond such serious Challenges stated above?- Perspective From Taiwanese Lawyers

  10. Challenge IV: Legal Education

  11. II: New Lawyers and New Skills

  12. What Goals a Lawyer Aims for! • To Know Law; • To Practice Law; • To Fulfill Law Justice Oliver W. Holmes, Jr. (1841 –1935)

  13. What a Lawyer should learn form the University? Ability to reason; Ability to think; Ability top evaluate and appraise material; Ability to Argument and Present;

  14. Now, Please let us rethink-What capacities we need to reinforce and what basic skill we need to develop more?

  15. III: Why we can develop the basic Skills from the studies of Anglo-American Legal Subjects?

  16. What are the Difference between Civil Law System and Common Law system? • What is the different legal thinking or legal reasoning between Civil Law System and Common Law system?

  17. 1. Language 2. Comparative Legal Thinking 3. To Think like a English Lawyer 4. Multiple Capacities of Arguments and Legal Thinking 5. Prepare for International law and Interdisciplinary Legal Courses 6. Study Abroad

  18. IV: How to set the Teaching Goals and Recognize the limitations in Anglo-American Legal Courses

  19. 1. Know the Limitations First! Marginal Courses? Difficulty of Comprehension Psychological Problems Thinking Method vs Knowledge

  20. 2 . How to set your Goals? • Know my Students First, • Encourage them to Overcome language difficulty Second.

  21. V: How to teach & how to Learn? Is Socratic Method Necessary?

  22. VI: Is it Possible to Study Anglo-American Law in the Non-English Specking World ?

  23. VII: The Teaching of Anglo-American Law in Fu Jen Catholic University

  24. Teaching Subjects: • Part I: Basic Issues • Part II: Case Studies

  25. Why Case Study is so Critical?

  26. Challenges and Solutions

  27. VIII: How to get a Sketch of Anglo-American Law in one week?That Could Be a Big Challenge!

  28. What are we going to do in the next five days? • 1. Introduction • 2. Know-how before Know-what • 3. History and Institutions of Anglo American Law • 4. Legal Methodology • 5. The Judicial System and the Adversary System

  29. 6. Constitutional Law and Judicial Review • 7. Civil Rights and Liberties • 8. Contract Law • 9. Torts Law • 10. Criminal Law • 11. Procedural Law • 12. Legal Education

  30. IX: References • 1. 英美法導論﹐ William Burnham 著﹐ 林利芝譯, 2005。 • Burnham's Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States, 3d (American Casebook Series and Other Coursebooks) (Paperback) • 2. 望月禮二郎 英美法，五南，2004。 • 3. 潘維大﹐劉文琦﹐ 英美法導讀﹐1998 • 4. 傅利曼﹐美國法導論。 • Friedman, L.M. American Law: An Introduction, 2nd edition (March 1998)

  31. 5.《元照英美法词典》 法律出版社2003年5月第一版

  32. 附記﹕ • 在英美法的教學中﹐教學最主要的目的是希望學生能夠像個真正的法律人﹐而什麼才是英語世界中法律人應有的形像﹖

  33. 在美國社會裡，一位理想的、受尊重且值得肯定的法律人經常被稱為--在美國社會裡，一位理想的、受尊重且值得肯定的法律人經常被稱為-- • A Lawyer/Statesman﹐ Why? • Statesmanship : the ability, qualifications, or practice of a statesman; wisdom, character and skill in the management of public affairs.

  34. 顧維鈞（Wellington Koo，1888-1985)1912年任袁世凱英文秘書，之後代表中國出席1919年巴黎和會。歷任中華民國北洋政府國務總理，國民政府駐法國、英國大使，駐聯合國首席代表、駐美大使，海牙國際法院法官及副院長。被譽為中國現代史上最卓越的外交家之一。 。

  35. John Bassett Moore (1860 – 1947) was an American authority on international law who was a member of the Hague Tribunal (1912-1938) and the first US judge to serve on the Permanent Court of International Justice from 1921 to 1928. From 1885 to 1886 he was a law clerk at the Department of State, then an Assistant Secretary of State. In 1891 he took the first full professorship of international law at Columbia University; he stayed there until 1924. • 他在哥倫比亞大學就讀時(1905-1912)曾受業於法學家 John Bassett Moore.

  36. Professor Moore強調法律系學生應該作好兩件事﹕ • 1、無論是研究或是求知，不需要讓自己花腦筋去記誦事實、日期、人名或數字。而是應該學會到那裡可以得到自己想要的資料與數據。 • 2、必須學會推理，隨時保持頭腦清醒。並養成理性地、獨立地思考習慣。

  37. 如果你已經具備這樣的能力。老師除了恭喜你外也要進一步與你相勉。是不是我們不應該自滿於只作一個Jurist or Lawyer 。而是應該作一個 Honorable Statesman 。 所以啊﹗是否我們預備好面對 the test of leadership, dependability and statesmanship?

  38. The End 謝謝您的聆聽

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