Comparative Law and Comparative Institutional Analysis

 

Profs. Miguel POIARES MADURO and Neil KOMESAR (GGP)

Short seminar: 18, 19, 20, 23 and 24 April, 15.00-17.00, Cappella

Administrative Assistant: Rosanna Lewis 

3 credits

 

1. Introduction

 

2. Overview and Some Property Law

Boomer v. Atlantic Cement 

 - Lawyering Exercise 

 - Institutional Choice and Lawyering   

 - Another Lawyering Exercise    

 - Comparative Institutional Analysis and Law and Economics

 - The Essence of Economics

 

3. Constitutional Law

Finding the Limits of Judicial Review

Carolene Products 

 - Lawyering Exercise 

 - Clerking Exercise 

 - Comparative Institutional Analysis-2 Levels  

 - The Two-force Model of Politics 

 

Suspect Classifications: Majoritarian Bias and Judicial Limitations

Cleburne 

 - Lawyering Exercise

 - The Limits of the Adjudicative Process and the Reality of  Constitutional Rights    

 - The Real Story of Fundamental Rights

Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Township of Mt Laurel 

 - Lawyering Exercise

 - Clerking Exercise

 

Minoritarian Bias and Judicial Review

Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council

 

Takings

United States v. Causby

Batten v. United States

Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council