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Introduction to Law - LEG101/1 Spring 2026
Course
Jiri Kasny
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Here is the course outline:
1. Introduction to Law
Jan 30
Fundamentals of law |
2. Presentations and Discussion
Feb 4
Fundamentals of law |
3. Constitutional Law
Feb 6
Constitutional law and government |
4. Presentations and Discussion
Feb 11
Constitutional law |
5. Attitudes Toward Law
Feb 13
The concept and the scale |
6. Presentations and Discussion
Feb 18
Attitudes toward law |
7. Property Law
Feb 20
Property |
8. Presentations and Discussion
Feb 25
Property law |
9. Contract Law
Feb 27
Agreements, contracts, and treaties |
10. Presentations and Discussion
Mar 4
Contract law |
11. Torts
Mar 6
Tort law and liabilities |
12. Presentations and Discussion
Mar 11
Torts |
13. Crimes
Mar 13
Law on crime |
14. Presentations and Discussion
Mar 18
Law on crime |
15. Crimes and Torts
Mar 20
Comparative study |
16. Presentations and Discussion
Mar 25
Crimes and Torts |
17. Procedural Law
Mar 27
Legal forms and procedures |
18. Presentations and Discussion
Apr 8
Legal forms and procedures |
19. European Continental Law
Apr 10
Civil law tradition |
20. Presentations and Discussion
Apr 15
Civil law tradition |
21. Anglo-American Law
Apr 17
Common law tradition |
22. Presentations and Discussion
Apr 22
Common law tradition |
23. Russian Law
Apr 24
Russian legal tradition |
24. Presentations and discussion
Apr 29
Russian legal tradition |
25. Compare Legal Traditions
May 6
Draft of Home Essay 3 |
26. Presentations and Discussion
May 13
Home Essay 3 due and Presentations |
27. Presentations and Discussion
May 15
Class presentations and discussion |