PALESTRA EM INGLÊS

An Overview of the US Legal System

In this presentation, Toni Jaeger-Fine will introduce the U.S. legal system in three parts: 

• The Constitution of the United States
• U.S. judicial systems
• Sources of legal authority in the U.S.

Topics:

• Overview of the U.S. Constitution
• Constitutional Structural Foundations
• The Amendments
• Constitutional Interpretation 
• Introduction to and Overview of the U.S. Judicial Systems
• The Federal Court System
• State Court Systems
• Choosing a Court and Choice of Law
• Proceeding Through the Federal Courts
• Introduction to and Overview of U.S. Sources of Law 
• Precedent and Stare Decisis
• Synthesizing Sources of Law
  
  DATA DA PALESTRA: 10 DE JUNHO, DAS 19h ÀS 20h30.