(This is the suggested structure of this wiki.)
Sources of law[]
Arranged
- alphabetically (caselaw, international texts)
- by type (state-centered, international bodies, custom)
- by theme (e.g. slander, consumer law --> what sources of law apply to this area)
Containing
- An explanation of their status in law citing varied authorities.
example 1:
- treaties
- definition of implementation
- difference between ratified and unratified
- by jurisdiction and/or
- by legal tradition
- treaties between states
- contracts between states and transnational corporations
- treaties
example 2:
- a quick way to determine the legal status of various international or national bodies
- national courts (and explanation of their hierarchy by jurisdiction
- international bodies (structure of the WTO, WB, UN, WIPO, for example)
- a quick way to determine the legal status of various international or national bodies
Jurisprudence (Caselaw)[]
Adopt a limitative rather than expansive approach to this list of caselaw, with the idea of working towards a set of (100, maybe 300) cases of solid interest that can then be worked into a lightened legal curriculum (so a premium will be placed on cases of particular interest, whether it be for normative, historical, rhetorical or sociological, etc., reasons).
Arranged by
- jurisdiction
- legal tradition (common law, civil law, first nations, canon law, Roman law, cthonic, etc.)
- theme (consumer protection, trademarks, animals and the law)
- Judges
- Biographies
- Cases they've decided
- How they have decided them and why
- Based on the reasoning of the time
- Do we agree with this reasoning now?
- Comments
For brainstorming on possible cases, click here
Articles[]
Citations and summaries by:
- Author
- by generally-felt 'importance'
- by affiliated institution
- by jurisdiction on which they write, etc.
- Theme
- Jurisdiction
- Legal tradition
- Required reading for which class
- Suggested reading for which class
- etc. (categories can expand)
Fundamental concepts (including multi-lingual lexicon)[]
Fundamental Concepts (including Multi-lingual Lexicon) prep page
Arranged:
- alphabetically
- by jurisdiction
- by legal tradition (e.g.:'trust' means something different in the common law and civil law traditions, so a search by tradition would only give the meaning in that context, with linguistic translations)
- by level of complexity: introductory, medium-level, upper-level concepts and explanations (indicate this by color for ease of reading? (discuss))
Courses[]
- Lists of courses
- by exact title
- by themes contained in the course
- by jurisdictions and legal traditions covered
- by law faculty/college
- Syllabi
- same as above
- Abstract
- a summary of the themes in each course, in each faculty, etc.
- Class notes
- Reading lists
- by faculty
- by subject/theme
- by professor
- same as above
- Impressions/feedback
- Link to curricular development section
The point here is to
- enable students from different schools to contribute
- identify what is taught where, and how it is taught
Legal history[]
- by region
- by legal tradition
- by jurisdiction
- by school of thought
Approaches to law[]
- by school of thought
- by author
Culturally distinctive approaches to law[]
- Reflections on learning law from an outsider perspective
- Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to law
- Critiques of law
- with links to approaches to law
Student mentoring tools[]
- Legal methodology
- Help with writing essays and other documents produced in a legal education
- Tips for going further
- Personal reflections
- Hot legal topics (ideally with references to other sections of the wikia -- the idea is partly to instruct, partly to share knowledge, partly to make a student's workload lighter, partly so the student can focus on what she's really interested in)
- Sample documents, with grades and feedback attached
- Help with writing essays and other documents produced in a legal education
- Legal research skills
- How to cite legal literature
- Standard types of legal documents
- complete list (factum, memorandum, brief, notice)
- jurisdiction (U.S., state, province, etc.)
- Feedback on courses
- Feedback on approaches, learning methods & possibly professors
- Legal research skills
Curriculum development[]
- Designing an integrated legal education
- Blueprint on content
- ex: What would a module-based legal education look like?
- Sample 'improved' course assignments
- ex: 'Imagine you are wishing to incorporate as the Municipality of John. What tools would you need to be aware of?' (ex: Depending on jurisdiction, (!) gain support for private bill in parliament; (2) consider the location and existing infrastructure, and ascertain which authority pays for what, from what tax base; etc.
- Blueprint on content
- Inspirations