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Universität Mannheim: Jura (englisch)
Comparative Law I: European Legal Traditions (Vorlesung, englisch)
Dienstag (wöchentlich) 03.09.2019 - 03.12.2019 12:00 - 13:30 EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West
The course addresses compliance requirements in several fields of law. It will first introduce the different designs of law enforcement, most notably deterrence and regulatory cooperation. The importance of compliance programs will be demonstrated in light of corporate liability rules. The focus will then be on the operational and organisational structure of Compliance Management Systems (CMS) in different areas of law:
Students having completed the course will understand the importance of legal compliance for businesses and know the main methods of implementing and ensuring it. They will moreover be familiar with the most important legislation and be able to identify specific requirements of a CMS regarding different legal provisions.
Marija Turkovic
Donnerstag (wöchentlich) 05.09.2019 - 17.10.2019 13:45 - 17:00 EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West
EU Fundamental Rights (Vorlesung, englisch)
The European Union (EU) possesses strong regulatory powers that deeply affect individuals within the EU Member States. Despite this, it was not until the late 1960s that the European Court of Justice started “taking rights seriously”, by acknowledging fundamental rights as general principles of the then European Economic Community law. Since then the EU institutions’ concern for fundamental rights has grown dramatically and culminated in the entry into force of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU in 2009.
The course aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the sources of fundamental rights and the mechanisms for their protection in the EU legal order. After a brief historical introduction, it will focus on the instruments in EU law that ensure the protection of fundamental rights and that provide redress for their violation by both European and domestic authorities. Particular attention will be devoted to the complex interplay between the three main sources of fundamental rights protection in Europe (namely, national constitutions, the European Convention of Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU) and their respective courts.
Classes include both traditional lectures and the presentation and discussion of judgments and texts assigned in advance. Students will be encouraged to actively take part in the course and to contribute to a lively and thought-provoking atmosphere.
Historical development of the protection of fundamental rights in the EU
The role of the European Court of Justice and its interaction with national courts
EU fundamental rights and national fundamental rights
Current issues in fundamental rights protection in Europe
Montag (wöchentlich) 02.09.2019 - 06.12.2019 08:30 - 10:00 W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel
European Legal Thinking: Meet Savigny & his Peers (Vorlesung, englisch)
Continental European law strongly relies on written legal sources such as codes. Thus, theoretically, legal scholars from European nation states have similar approaches to handling the written sources when working on a concrete legal case. Still, the respective national legal tradition a lawyer first was trained in strongly influences the way she/he will interpret and apply the law to the facts of a case. To a significant extent this phenomenon can be attributed to different schools of legal thinking, which have found their way into the national codes and academic traditions. They lie between the lines of the respective sources and are often influencing unnoticedly the reasoning adopted. In order to understand these approaches of both lawmakers and lawyers it is very helpful to acquaint oneself with the thinking of those persons, which have had long-lasting influence on the formation of national law & legal thinking.
In order to grasp the context of the works of Europe’s – and Germany’s – keenest legal thinkers we have to go back to the roots and acquaint us with the more than two thousand year old tradition of ancient Roman law. Already a glance at the titles of the main works of Carl Friedrich von Savigny (1779-1861) History of Roman law in the Middle Age (1815-31) and The System of today’s Roman Law (1840-49) displays the everlasting impact on European legal tradition. Accordingly, also the course will follow a timeline, which starts in the age of classic Roman law and antique elocution – a powerful means of rhetoric –, then covers the renaissance of jurisprudence in the High Middle Ages and Early Modern Era and finishes with the capstone of this private law tradition, namely Bernhard Windscheid’s ‘Lehr­buch des Pandektenrechts’, which heavily influenced the German Civil Code. The selection of legal thinkers is either motivated by the outstanding quality of their works (cf. Cicero, Papinian, Accursius und Savigny) or their paramount influence on our understanding of law (cf. Svarez and Rabel) or a combination of both.
The Roman Foundations of Law: Cicero, Papinian and Tribonian
The Renaissance of Roman Law in the Middle ages: Accursius, Baldus and Zasius
The foundations of the common law: Edward Coke
The labyrinth of creditors: Salgado de Somoza
Legal concepts of the age of enlightenment: Thomasius
Early codification: Carl Gottlieb Svarez
The pandectist tradition: Friedrich von Savigny
The ‘Interessensjurisprudenz’: Rudolf von Jhering
The foundations of the German Civil Code: Bernhard Windscheid
From comparative to a uniform sales law: Ernst Rabel
Current private law methodology: Karl Larenz and Claus Canaris
Peter Stein: Roman Law in European History, Cambridge University Press, UK, 1999 (translated from: Peter Stein, Römisches Recht und Europa, Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt a.M., Deutschland, 1996)
Raymond Wacks, Understanding Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Legal Theory, Oxford University Press, USA, 3rd edition 2012
Eventually, further reading will be provided via ILIAS (Mannheim Online Ressources)
Freitag (Einzeltermin) 13.09.2019 13:45 - 18:45 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude
Freitag (Einzeltermin) 27.09.2019 13:45 - 18:45 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude
Freitag (Einzeltermin) 11.10.2019 13:45 - 18:45 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude
Samstag (Einzeltermin) 14.09.2019 08:30 - 15:15 W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel
Samstag (Einzeltermin) 28.09.2019 08:30 - 15:15 W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel
Samstag (Einzeltermin) 12.10.2019 08:30 - 15:15 W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel
Although continental European law strongly relies on written legal sources such as codes and thus in theory takes a similar approach, the respective legal tradition a lawyer first was trained in strongly influences the way he will interpret and apply the law to the facts of a case. To a significant extent this phenomenon can be attributed to different schools of legal thinking, which have found their way into the national codes and academic tradition. They rather lie between the lines of the respective sources and are often unknowingly behind the reasoning adopted. In order to understand these approaches of both lawmakers and lawyers it is very helpful to acquaint oneself with those persons, which have had long-lasting influence on the formation of national law & legal thinking.
In order to grasp the context of the works of Europe’s – and Germany’s – keenest legal thinkers we have to go back to the roots and acquaint us with the more than two thousand year old tradition of ancient Roman law. Already a glance at the titles of the main works of Carl Friedrich von Savigny (1779-1861) History of Roman law in the Middle Age (1815-31) and The System of today’s Roman Law (1840-49) displays the everlasting impact on European legal tradition. Accordingly, also the course will follow a timeline, which starts in the age of classic Roman law and antique elocution – a powerful means of rhetoric –, then covers the renaissance of jurisprudence in the High Middle Ages and Early Modern Era and finishes with the capstone of this private law tradition, namely Bernhard Windscheid’s ‘Lehr­buch des Pandektenrechts’, which heavily influenced the German Civil Code. The selection of legal thinkers is either motivated by their outstanding quality (cf. Cicero, Papinian, Accursius und Savigny) or their paramount influence on our understanding of law (cf. Svarez and Rabel) or a combination of both.
Current private law methodology: Karl Larenz and Claus Canaris.
The aim of the class is to illuminate the underlying structures of our legal orders by introducing a selection of renowned legal thinkers: their person and background, their main pieces of work and their methodological impact on our understanding of law. By this means methodological concepts and terms, such as the idea and structure of codification, the concept of systematic interpretation, the function of general clauses and – most importantly – the general notion of comparative law can be discussed and will contribute to the general understanding of comparative legal methodology.
Harry Potter and the Law (Seminar, englisch)
With her seven books on the adventures of the orphaned wizard Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling has created a magical universe that shows a lot of parallels to our everyday life. This is also true for legal topics: the books give a lot of information about what magical law is and how it functions. Examples are the Ministry of Magic or the criminal trials play a prominent part in books 4 and 5. In this seminar, we will look at legal questions arising in the Harry Potter universe and compare them to the law as we know it in our world (muggle law). Questions that might be asked are how differences between magical law and muggle law can be explained or whether magical law complies with universally acknowledged fundamental and human rights.
The seminar is open to all students who wish to participate. This includes foreign exchange students, Bachelor students, students who plan on taking the First State Exam and (future) PhD students who need extra credit. Please note that the overall number of places is limited. Students who wish to participate should be prepared to write an essay in English or German during term time and hold an oral presentation in English.
The seminar will take place as a bloc seminar at the end of November. Further information about the seminar and the application process will be given at a preliminary meeting in the first week of term (beginning of September). Please check the website of Prof. Schneider in August for the exact date and any further information (https://www.jura.uni-mannheim.de/schneider/).
Introduction to International Criminal Law (Vorlesung mit Übung, englisch)
Montag (wöchentlich) 02.09.2019 - 06.12.2019 10:15 - 11:45 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude
International Investment Law (Seminar, englisch)
Montag (wöchentlich) 02.09.2019 - 16.09.2019 08:30 - 10:00 W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel
Montag (wöchentlich) 02.09.2019 - 16.09.2019 15:30 - 17:00 W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel
Mittwoch (Einzeltermin) 25.09.2019 08:30 - 10:00 W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel
Freitag (wöchentlich) 04.10.2019 - 06.12.2019 15:30 - 18:45 W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel
Destroying ‘Marlboro’ for Public Health
The tobacco giant Philip Morris owns some of the world’s most recognisable trade marks, from the ubiquitous ‘Marlboro red’ to the ‘Marlboro man’. These trademarks draw consumers to Philip Morris’ products, but many governments argue that they also draw these same consumers to premature deaths. In an effort to avoid these outcomes, governments have begun to restrict the use of tobacco related trademarks, which in turn has hurt the value of tobacco companies. Should governments be able to avoid paying compensatory damages to private companies in the name of promoting public health? The answer to this question, and others like it, is found in international investment law.
Purpose of International Investment Law
International investment law is an area of law dealing with the regulation of one of the most topical global issues: foreign investment. Specifically, it contains the rules on how states may treat foreign investments within their territories. Those rules are principally concerned with identifying when a state action causes a devaluation or deprivation of a foreign investment, and then evaluating whether the state or the foreign investor should bear the cost of such devaluation or deprivation.
Aside from its currency in global affairs, three other reasons make International Investment Law an interesting and professionally valuable course to study.
Relevance of International Investment Law
First, it is intellectually stimulating because it straddles two legal tectonic plates: private rights and public obligations. Fairly resolving this friction is one of the great challenges of international investment law'.
Second, it is a genuinely international body of law. As such, the knowledge gained from 'International Investment Law' can be used in any jurisdiction.
Third, over the past 20 years, the number of foreign investment disputes has rapidly and consistently grown. With the expected continued growth of foreign investment disputes, the demand for jurists with knowledge of this area of law will increase.
- Part 1: Foundations of International Investment Law
- Part 2: The Legal Framework Applicable to Investment Disputes
- Part 3: Jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal
- Part 4: Admissibility of Claims
- Part 5: Liability
The assessment will take the form of participation in a moot court. To this end, students will be expected to write up skeleton arguments and take part in the oral hearings. Additionally, there are three online quizzes to be completed during class.
International Relations Law of the European Union (Vorlesung mit Übung, englisch)
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) 04.09.2019 - 16.10.2019 10:15 - 13:30 EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West
Introduction to German Constitutional Law (Vorlesung, englisch)
The course provides a general introduction to German Constitutional Law i.e. the constitution, its background and contents and methods to work with constitutional legal texts.
The German Grundgesetz (Basic Law) which up to this day forms the formal constitutional document of the Federal Republic of Germany has its roots in the allied occupation of Western Germany after World War II. It has proven to be a reliable foundation for the development of the German democratic system and the federal state. The provision of fundamental rights (Art. 1 – 19) puts the Grundgesetz in the tradition of European and North American human rights thinking. It has had an enormous impact on all German law.
Although experiencing some changes throughout the years – especially during the process of the German reunification – the general structure and main provisions of the Grundgesetz remained unchanged.
The course will cover the structure of the German Grundgesetz and its most important provisions while putting a particular focus on the first chapter containing the fundamental rights provisions. Additionally, students will learn about constitutional law in general, the federal structure and the fundamental constitutional principles of the Federal Republic as well as understand the function of the constitutional organs and the legislative process.
Students will be able to understand the basic principles and most important provisions of the Grundgesetz and solve simple cases regarding fundamental rights. They will be familiar with the structure of the federal state and its function as well as its most important constitutional, administrative and judicial organs. Students can assess by way of comparison similarities and dissimilarities in other legal systems.
No specific textbook is required. Additional non-mandatory literature recommendations will be given in the first lecture.
Emanuel Kollmann
Introduction to German Private Law (Vorlesung, englisch)
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) 04.09.2019 - 04.12.2019 13:45 - 15:15 W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel
Introduction to Public International Law (Vorlesung, englisch)
Montag (wöchentlich) 02.09.2019 - 06.12.2019 12:00 - 13:30 W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel
Cross Border Litigation & Arbitration (Vorlesung, englisch)
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) 23.10.2019 - 04.12.2019 10:15 - 13:30 EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West
E-Commerce & Internet (Vorlesung, englisch)
Donnerstag (wöchentlich) 24.10.2019 - 05.12.2019 15:30 - 18:45 EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West
E5060 Interdisciplinary Competition and Regulation Seminar (Seminar, englisch)
Jens-Uwe Franck , Volker Nocke
Montag (wöchentlich) 02.09.2019 - 06.12.2019 17:15 - 18:45
European Competition Law (Vorlesung, englisch)
Montag (wöchentlich) 02.09.2019 - 14.10.2019 17:00 - 20:15 EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West
European Infrastructure Law (Vorlesung, englisch)
The objective of the course is to impart a basic understanding of infrastructure regulation under European Law as well as to provide a deeper insight into the characteristics of the sectors energy, telecommunications and media. In this context, the course aims to create awareness for the relevant issues that imply the need for regulation.
Montag (wöchentlich) 02.09.2019 - 06.12.2019 13:45 - 15:15 W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel
The course imparts as a first step basic ideas and structures of European Infrastructure Law (inter alia common objectives of regulation, economic foundations, overview of the European legal framework) in order to provide a basis of understanding. As a second step, it takes a closer look at sector specific regulation involving e.g. the energy sector, the telecommunications sector and the media sector. With regard to the telecommunications sector the course addresses in particular market, access and price regulation as well as current issues such as the aim of a Digital Agenda for Europe. The consideration of the energy sector covers the EU energy policy including the goal of climate protection and discusses institutional power structures as well as legal issues of network access, network charges and unbundling. The characteristics of the media sector to be addressed include the differentiation between media types with regard to regulation in the light of convergence of media due to digitalisation. The course discusses the media related legislation and jurisdiction in particular under consideration of the field of tension between media as economic asset and cultural asset.
European Market Freedoms (Vorlesung, englisch)
Donnerstag (wöchentlich) 05.09.2019 - 05.12.2019 10:15 - 11:45 EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West
European Tax Law (Vorlesung, englisch)
Donnerstag (wöchentlich) 05.09.2019 - 05.12.2019 12:00 - 13:30 W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel
Quantitative Methods for Lawyers (Vorlesung, englisch)
Dienstag (wöchentlich) 03.09.2019 - 15.10.2019 13:45 - 17:00 W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel
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