Learning outcomes of the curricular unit

Upon completion of this course, students will have/be:

• Acquired substantial skills in using technical English as lawyers;
• Capable of thinking about law in English;
• Capable of understanding and discussing a US court decision;
• Capable of applying legal reasoning in English to a set of facts;

We will be doing so by studying the area of TORT law.

Syllabus

1. English legal terminology and legal English;
2. Intentional Torts;
3. Defenses to intentional torts;
4. Negligence;
5. Damages;
6. Strict Liability;
7. Invasion of Privacy;
8. Torts to property;
9. Defamation;
10. Review of the course.