English Legal History

 

 

 

 

Professor Dan Klerman

dklerman@law.usc.edu

www.klerman.com

22 March.  About half way down this webpage, you will see my attendance and participation records.  Please email me to correct any errors you see.  As noted below, 25% of your grade is based on class participation.  In addition to attendance and participation, I will also take into account the quality of your comments in class.

12 March. Please note corrected date for the 9th class. 28 March, not 14 March.

 

 

Date

Time

Topic

Assignment
Slides
Recording
Handouts

1

T 13 March

11:15-13:45

Historical Background

None

Syllabus

Historical Chart

2

W 14 March

12:15-14:45

English Constitution

Magna Carta

Bill of Rights

3

F 16 March

10:30-13:00

Criminal Law I

Rex v. Hugh

Smith, De Republica

 LH03R

4

S 18 March

19:00-21:30

Criminal Law II

Throckmorton

5

M 19 March

12:15-14:45

Property

3 Early Property Cases

4 Novel Disseisin Cases
LH05		 LH05R

6

W 21 March

19:00-21:30

Contract & Tort

3 Assumpsit Cases

Winterbottom v. Wright

Donoghue v. Stevenson

 LH06H

7

Th 22 March

13:15-14:45

Women & Family

Ethelbert’s Laws

8

S 25 March

11:15-12:45

Serfs & Slaves

Somerset v. Stewart

9

W 28 March

09:15-10:45

Suing the Government

Wilkes v. Wood

10

Th 29 March

11:15-12:45

Legal Origin

Shleifer et al. article

Klerman et al. article

 

Attendance & Participation

 

 

T 13/3 W 14/3 F 16/3 S 18/3 M 19/3 W 21/3 Th 22/3 S 25/3 W 28/3 Th 29/3
AVGUSTINOV AELITA 1 2 2 2 1 2 E 2 E 2
INGBER NITZAN 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2
EPSTEIN MARC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BULLOG JACOB 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
BEELER BRETT E 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 0
BAREL DAPHNA 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 E
GOLDSTEIN GUY 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2
JOSLIN BENJAMIN 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
GINSBURG JOELLE 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
DRUCKMAN TAL ELIRAN 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2
HARRIS RACHEL 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
HAREL TOBI 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2
HASIN GERSHON 1 2 2 2 2 E 1 2 E 2
TABENKIN AMIR 1 1 E 2 2 0 0 2 2 2
COHEN NIR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MUCHNIK LEONID 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
MAHLUF MORE TSVI 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1
MESIKA MATAN 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2
METZGER JOANNA 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MATTHEW OH 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 1
SIEGAL CAROLINE 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SAAR MAAYAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OZERI EDEN 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
PAZ ZIV 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 E 2
KIDRON LIOR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
KALUZNY TAMAR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2
RAITSES OR 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SHAMOR SHIRA 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 2
LITVAYON YOSSI E E E 1 0 2 1 2 0 2

 

 

0 means absent without cause

1 means present, but did not participate

2 means present and participated

E means absent with cause

 

Grade.  Your grade in this class will be based on:

 

              Class participation (25%)

              Take home exam (75%)

 

No laptops. Laptops, iPads, cellphones and similar devices may not be used during class for notes or other purposes. While in class, you should focus on thinking, not note taking. To make most note taking unnecessary, I will distribute my PowerPoint slides and post an audio recording of each class.

 

Attendance.  Because I will be posting an audio recording of each class, as well as my PowerPoint Slides, it will be very tempting to skip class. To counteract that temptation, class attendance is mandatory. If you are going to miss a class, please email me in advance at dklerman@law.usc.edu.

 

Class Participation. Participation in class discussion is an essential part of the learning process. I may call on students randomly, whether they volunteer to answer a particular question or not. I will sometimes ask for volunteers. If you are unprepared for class, please e-mail me before class, dklerman@law.usc.edu. It is better for everyone if I do not call on someone who is unprepared. Because of the importance of class participation, it will be graded. 

 

Class materials.  Class materials, including audio recordings, are for the use of students in the March 2012 Tel Aviv University course only.  They should not be copied, shared, or distributed to anyone not in this year’s class without permission from Daniel Klerman.  Unauthorized copying, sharing, or distribution is a violation of copyright law.

 

Office Hours:

One hour after every class, except the two classes which end at 21:30

013 Zvi Meitar Center for Advanced Legal Studies

 

Contact Information:

Office: 013 Zvi Meitar Center for Advanced Legal Studies

Office telephone: 640 5856

Email: dklerman@law.usc.edu