Torts (deLisle) - Sec 1
Faculty
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| Jacques deLisle Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law & Professor of Political Science; Director, Center for East Asian Studies jdelisle@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Expository Writing
Other Professional Skills:
Grading
100% Exam,
Other (In cases where a final exam score places a student on the border between two final grades, class participation will factor into the final grade.)
Exam
Multiple Choice,
Short Answer,
Essay,
In Class,
Partial Open Book (The multiple choice part of the exam is closed book.
The rest of the exam (essay and short answers) is partial open book. Students may bring course materials and non-commercially prepared materials [no commercial outlines])
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- Class sessions are regularly recorded. If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can send you an email with instructions for accessing the recording for the class session(s) you missed.
- I will make PowerPoint slides or other class materials routinely available on the course site to everyone in the class.
Meeting Times/Location
MTW 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Gittis Hall 1
Category
First-Year
Credits
4.0
This course examines the doctrinal, theoretical, institutional, and policy dimensions of non-promissory civil liability for harm to persons, property, and certain intangible interests. Topics covered include intentional torts, negligence, strict liability, and products liability.
Course grades will be based primarily on a final examination. A practice midterm is a required component of the course (i.e., students must take it in order to pass the class), but it will not be officially graded or factor into the course grade. Additional small, ungraded exercises will occur occasionally throughout the course. In cases where a final exam score places a student on the border between two final grades, class participation will factor into the final grade.
In-class instruction is mostly non-lecture / class discussion. The class discussion will rely on "cold calls," as well as volunteer participation.
Students are responsible for all assigned readings and materials introduced in lecture.
Class attendance is mandatory.
Computers are not permitted (except for students with approved accommodations). This means you will need to have hardcopy versions of assigned materials (whether conventional casebook or otherwise printed) for the day with you in class.
Recording class sessions without permission is prohibited. Recordings will be made available, upon request to the TAs or instructor, to students with medical, occasional scheduling conflicts, and similar reasons.
Skills Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the individual course skill; Demonstrate the ability to receive and implement feedback; Demonstrate an understanding of how and when the individual course skill is employed in practice.
Courts and the Judicial System Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of both substantive and procedural issues in the operation of our legal system; Perform legal analysis in the context of procedural issues and the judicial process; Communicate effectively on topics related to procedure and the judicial process; Demonstrate an understanding of how procedural issues and the judicial process affect all other area of our legal system.
Perspectives on the Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of how the law affects, and is affected by, the individual course topic; Perform legal analysis in the context of the individual course topic; Communicate effectively on the legal and other aspects of the individual course topic; Demonstrate the ability to use other disciplines to analyze legal issues relevant to the individual course topic, including economics, philosophy, and sociology, as appropriate.
Textbooks
"Cases and Materials on Torts" by Richard A. Epstein and Catherine M. Sharkey |