Date | Subject | Casebook pages | Notes or comments |
Traditional approaches | |||
20 Jan | Torts, contracts | 1-19 | |
21 Jan | Property, public policy | 20-40 | |
Escape devices | |||
25 Jan | Renvoi | 41-52 | "Renvoi
discussion"
Diagram for use in class Copy of Powerpoint slides |
27 Jan | Characterization | 52-66 | |
28 Jan | Substance v. Procedure | 66-75 | |
1 Feb | Statutes of Limitation | 91-101 | Supp. pp 59-60 |
Modern torts | |||
3 Feb | Range | 103-129 | |
4 Feb | Neumeier, etc | 181-205 | Restatement 2d sec. 6 |
8 Feb | Is Neumeier the answer? | 205-225 | |
10 Feb | Professionalism Day | No class | |
Contracts - modern | |||
11 Feb | Choice of Law | 231-255 | Supp. pp 55, 57 |
15 Feb | Party autonomy | 256-277 | Supp. pp 44-54 |
17 Feb | Choice of forum | 290-311 | Supp. pp 57-58 |
18 Feb | no class | ||
22 Feb | No class | ||
Erie | |||
24 Feb | Erie
Virtual makeup class erieaa archives swiftaa archives |
431-454 | Supp. pp 61-64
Conformity Act |
25 Feb | Problems in applying Erie
Virtual makeup class |
454-481 | Supp. pp 65-76 |
1 Mar | No class | ||
3 Mar | Agreements to arbitrate | 312-336 | |
4 Mar | Midterm Review | ||
Jurisdiction | |||
8 Mar | World Wide Volkswagen | 531-558 | Supp. p 24 (Fed. |
10 Mar | International controversies | 559-577 | |
11 Mar | Property as basis (in rem jurisdiction) | 578-619 | |
15 Mar | European Community concepts | 620-635 | |
Constitutional restrictions on choice of law | |||
16 Mar | Makeup class
Time: 1145 to 1245 Obligation to provide forum for transitory actions |
367-380 | |
17 Mar | Allstate | 401-420 | |
18 Mar | After Allstate | 421-430 | |
Recognition & enforcement of judgments | |||
22 Mar | Full faith and credit I | 637-646 | Supp. pp 91-92 |
24 Mar | Full faith and credit II | 663-683 | |
25 Mar | Foreign country judgments | 684-717 | Supp. pp 93-95 |
[Virginia case finding Internet domain names subject to garnishment to enforce judgments] | |||
Family Law | |||
5 Apr | No class | ||
6 Apr | Makeup class
time: 1145-1345 Treaty bases for recognition Divorce
|
718-746
779-792 |
Supp. pp 98-1
Supp. pp 136-16 |
7 Apr | Child Custody | 825-844 | Supp. pp 170-18 |
8 Apr | International problems | 845-853 | Supp. pp 184-196 |
12 Apr | Same sex marriages - policy conflicts | 862-868 | |
International conflicts | |||
14 Apr | Basics | 869-892 | |
13 Apr | [potential makeup] | time: 1145-1345 | |
15 Apr | Public Policy | 893-907 | |
19 Apr | Jurisdiction to prescribe | 908-926 | Supp. p 197-200 |
20 Apr [makeup 1145-1245] | Jurisdiction to prescribe | 927-950 | |
21 Apr | NO CLASS | ||
22 Apr | Jurisdiction to prescribe | 950-971 | |
26 Apr | True conflicts | 971-end | |
28 Apr | Civil and criminal cases | securities
regulation
drug trafficking air piracy |
|
29 Apr | Pinochet | ||
3 May | Pinochet II | Materials linked | |
4 May | Final Review | ||
Casebook is Andreas F. Lowenfeld, Conflict of Laws (2d ed. 1998); "Supp." refers to documentary supplement to casebook.
You must come to class and be prepared. 20% of your grade will depend upon class attendance and the quality of your participation. Attendance and participation requirements apply to virtual classes as well as to traditional classes. Repeated absenteeism will result in exclusion from the class and a failing grade.
You should regularly consult the electronic syllabus, to be found at www.kentlaw.edu/perritt/conflicts
From time to time supplementary material and at least one "virtual" makeup class will be available through this Web site.
A three-hour final examination will be scheduled during the regular examination period. You may bring any materials, whether commercially prepared or not, and you may use a computer to write the examination, under the Chicago-Kent rules applicable to computer-administered exams.