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商法教案英文版

暨南大学

全日制本科课程教案

2006~2007学年第2学期

课程名称英美商法

课程性质专业选修课

教材名称American&BritishCommercialLaw

适用专业（方向）法学

学生类别内招生、外招生

开课单位法学院

授课教师朱义坤

职称教授

暨南大学教务处制

二00七年三月

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五、授课类型指理论课、讨论课、实验、社会实践、实习或见习课、其他等。

六、“教学内容”应具体，而不应只填写教材章节名称或讲授主题的题目。

英美商法课程教案

授课题目（教学章节或主题）：

UKandUSLegalSystem

授课类型　

理论课

授课时间

2007年3月9日

第1周星期五第3-4节

教学内容（包括基本内容、重点、难点三部分）：

Keyissues:

typesandsourcesoflaw,courtsystem

Difficultissue:

commonlaw

1Typesoflaw

1.1Substantiveandprocedurallaw

（1）Substantivelaw:

rightsanddutiesofeachpersoninsociety

（2）Procedurallaw:

protectionandenforcementofthem

1.2Publicandprivatelaw

（1）Publiclaw:

conductofgovernmentandrelationsbetweengovernmentandindividuals

（2）Privatelaw:

relationsbetweenprivateindividualsorgroups

1.3Civillawandcommonlaw

（1）continentalEurope;English-speakingworld

（2）rootsinRomanlaw,codification,passivejudge;precedent,judgemakeslaw

2Sourcesoflaw

2.1commonlaw:

lawmadebyjudges,judicialprecedent,staredecisis

（1）localcustoms,beforeNormanConquest;WilliamI,uniformlaw

（2）precedent;equitylaw,courtsofchancellor,courtsofequity;mergerofthetwoin1865

（3）commonlaw;statutorylaw

（4）commonlawsystem;civillawsystem

2.2statuteslaw:

（1）byparliament,stateorprovinciallegislature,ormunicipality

（2）Superiority:

overridescommonlawdealingwithsamepoint

（3）commonlawandstatutearenowcloselyrelated

（4）administrativelaw:

systemofgovernmentregulationsandsanctions

2.3EUlaw

2.3.1Primarylegislation:

TreatyofRome（1957）,TreatyofAmsterdam（1999）,treatyonEU

2.3.2Secondarylegislation:

（1）regulations:

directlyapplicable

（2）directives:

notimmediatelybinding,butrequiredomesticlegislationinreasonabletime

（3）decisions:

immediatelybindinguponthosewhoareaddressed

3Courtsystem

3.1UKCourtSystem

（1）singlegovernment;notfederalstructure

（2）courtsoffirstinstance:

originaljurisdiction

countycourt:

contractandtortcaselessthan£25000

highcourt:

overthan£50000;

sharedjurisdiction:

between£25000and50000

（3）appealtoHouseoflordsandleapfrog:

permissionneeded

3.2USCourtSystem

（1）Fullsystemoffederalcourts

（2）Three-tierstructure:

districtcourt（firstinstance）,courtofappeals,supremecourt

（3）Statelevel:

three-tierstructureingeneral,trialcourt,intermediateappellatecourt,andfinalappellatecourt

（4）Federaljudgesarecentrallyappointed;manystatejudgesareelectedbypopularvotes

3.3CanadianCourtSystem

◇4levelsofcourt:

○Provincialcourts,handlingthegreatmajorityofcases

○Provincialandterritorialsuperiorcourtsdealingwithmoreseriouscrimesandalsotakingappealsfromprovincialcourtjudgments.FederalCourtTrialDivisionisonthesamelevelresponsiblefordifferentissues.

○ProvincialcourtsofappealandtheFederalCourtofAppeal

○HighestlevelisoccupiedbytheSupremeCourtofCanada

◇Canadiansupremecourt:

appealsfromprovincialandfederalsystem

◇Alljudgesarecentrallyappointedandpaid

4Legalprofession

4.1UKandUS:

solicitorsandbarristers

（1）solicitors:

officelawyers

legalaspectsofbusinessandfamily

contracts,deeds,wills,incorporationetc.

preparationfortrial:

pleadings,interview,notes

appearanceinsomelowercourts

（2）barristers:

litigationlawyers

takebriefs;opinionsonpotentiallitigation

4.2Canada

（1）lawyersarebothsolicitorsandbarristers

（2）baronprovincialbasis:

amustforbarristertopracticelaw

membershipinoneprovincecannotpracticeinanotherautomatically

membershipinoneprovincemayappearbeforeSupremeCourt

教学手段与方法：

课题精讲＋案例讨论

思考题、讨论题或作业：

1、Discussdifferencesbetweencommonlawandstatutarylaw

2、Explaindifferentmeaningofcommonlaw

3、DiscussthedifferencesbetweenEnglishandAmericancourtsystem

参考资料（包括辅助教材、参考书、文献等）：

推荐教材：

Business&Law,FinancialTimesPitmanPublishing,2006.

主要参考书：

1.朱羿锟：

《中国商法》（英文版），法律出版社2003年版；

2.EvanMaclntyre：

BusinessandLaw，FinancialTimesPitmanPublishing,2002。

3.HBohlmanandMDundas:

Thelegal,EthicalandInternationalEnvironmentofBusiness,清华大学出版社，2004。

英美商法课程教案

授课题目（教学章节或主题）：

TheEffectofLawonBusinessOperations

授课类型　

理论课

授课时间

2007年3月16日

第2周星期五第3-4节

教学内容（包括基本内容、重点、难点三部分）：

Keyissues:

civillaw,criminallaw,tort,contract,legalliability

Difficultissue:

distinctionbetweencivilandcriminallaw

1Areasoflawaffectingabusiness

1.1Civillawandcriminallaw

Criminal

Civil

Purpose

Punishment

Compensation

Parties

Statevdefendant

Plaintiffvdefendant

Outcome

Guiltyornotguilty

Plaintiffwinsorloses

Conseq-uence

Ifconvicted,thensentenced

Ifhewins,obtainsaremedy

Courts

Magistrates,orCrowncourt

Countyorhighcourt

Costs

Legalaid;Ifconvicted,paycosts

Legalaid;Loserpaysallcosts

Facts

ByMagistrate

orjury

Byjudge

Law

Byjudge

Byjudge

StandardofProof

Beyondreasonabledoubt

Onbalanceofprobability

Example

Murder,theft

Contract,property

2.1.2ContractandTort

Contract

Tort

Liabilityisvoluntarilyundertaken

LiabilityisimposedbyCourts

Liabilityisstrict

Liabilityisbasedonfault

Puttheinjuredasifcontracthadbeenperformed

Puttheinjuredasiftorthadneverbeencommitted

1.3Consumerlaw

1.4Employmentlaw

1.5Propertylaw

（1）Realproperty

（2）PersonalProperty

2.1.6Financinglaw

（1）Loan

（2）Bond

（3）Shares

（4）Securityforloan

2Legaldutiesarisingfrombusinessactivities

2.1Civildutiesandcriminalduties

2.2Commonlawdutiesandstatutoryduties

（1）Mostofsuchrulesarestatutory

（2）Theyareappliedwithequalvigor

（3）Commonlawrulesshallnotcontradictstatue

2.3Limitedandunlimitedliability

（1）Unlimitedliabilityinusualcivilcases

（2）Ownerofcorporationmayhavelimitedliability

（3）Carrierundermaritimelaw

2.4Faultbasedliabilityandstrictliability

（1）Almostallcommonlawliabilityintortisfaultbased

（2）Consumerprotection,strictliability

（3）Employerliability

（4）Legaldutiesmayoverlap.

Casestudy1:

Smallbakery,supermarket,contract

Mainproblem:

loavesdonotfeedproperlythroughslicingandwrappingmachine;calledfittertothemachineseveraltimes,un-repaired;guardwasremoved;Operatorwasrequestedtomanuallypushtheloaf.

Operatorslips,hishandmakescontactwiththebladesofslicingmachine,badlyinjured;threefingerslost.

Unabletodelivergoodstosupermarket.Onlyhalfoftheorderwasperformed.

Oneloafcontainedametalboltfallingfromslicingmachine.Customerbrokeateethwhenhebitthebolt.

Legalduties:

（1）BakeryareliabletobeprosecutedunderCriminallaw

（2）Bakerytoemployee:

tortofnegligence

（3）Bakeryviolatedcontract

（4）Supermarketarestrictlyliable

（5）Bakeryarestrictlyliable

（6）Ifthebakeryispartnership,partnersarejointlyliable

3Legalrightsofgroupsaffectedbybusinessactivities

3.1Employees

（1）Collectivebargain

（2）Mandatoryworkercompensation

3.2Consumersandcustomers

3.3Shareholders

（1）Minorityprotection

（2）Derivativeaction

2.3.4Creditors

（1）Security

（2）Bankruptcy

2.3.5Community

（1）Tort

（2）Urbanplanning

2.3.6TheState

（1）Criminallawenforcement

（2）Frameworkfordisputesettlement

（3）Governmentregulationonbusinessaffairs

（4）Stateownsbigbusiness.

教学手段与方法：

课题精讲＋案例讨论

思考题、讨论题或作业：

Whatlegalliabilitiesarisefromthefollowingcases:

（1）Accountantstealsmoneyfromclient

（2）Companynewslettermistakenlystatedanex-employeehasbeenconvicted

（3）Companydrivertookashortcutacrossfarmer’slanddamagingcrops

（4）Self-employedtechnicianbuysavanwithstolencheque

（5）Partnersinpartnershipdrivefirm’svanwithouttaxingorinsuringit

（6）Companydirectorburnscompanydocuments.

参考资料（包括辅助教材、参考书、文献等）：

推荐教材：

Business&Law,FinancialTimesPitmanPublishing,2006.

主要参考书：

1.朱羿锟：

《中国商法》（英文版），法律出版社2003年版；

2.EvanMaclntyre：

BusinessandLaw，FinancialTimesPitmanPublishing,2002。

3.HBohlmanandMDundas:

Thelegal,EthicalandInternationalEnvironmentofBusiness,清华大学出版社，2004。

英美商法课程教案

授课题目（教学章节或主题）：

CharacteristicsofBusinesses

授课类型　

理论课

授课时间

2007年3月23日

第3周星期五第3-4节

教学内容（包括基本内容、重点、难点三部分）：

Keyissues:

formsofbusinessorganizationandtheirrespectivefeatures

Difficultissue:

Publicandprivatecompany

1Formsofbusinessorganization

（1）Soletraders,soleproprietorship

（2）Partnerships:

general,limitedpartnership

（3）Company:

unlimited,limited,stock

（4）Nonprofit-makingorganization

2Soletrader

（1）Unlimitedliability:

owner

（2）Noseparateexistence,notlegalperson

（3）Noformalityisrequiredforitsformation

3Partnership

3.1Therelationshipsubsistingbetweenpersonscarryingonbusinessincommonwithaviewtoprofit

（1）Relationshipsubsistingbetweenpersons:

nonewlegalperson

（2）Business:

everytrade,occupationorprofession

（3）Incommon:

jointlycarryonbusiness,forthebenefitofallpartners

（4）Viewtoprofit

3.2Characteristics

（1）Agency:

Eachpartneristheagentofthefirmandfellowpartners

（2）Unlimitedliability:

partners

（3）Jointandseveralliability:

seriousconsequence

（4）Maximumpartners:

20

3.3Disadvantage

（1）Disagreementleadstostalemates

（2）Dishonestyorincompetenceofonepartnerleadstoheavylossessufferedbyfellowpartners

（3）Timeconsumingintheaspectsofmajordecisions

3.4Doespartnershiphaveseparatepersonality?

Semi-legalperson?

（1）Firm’scredi