Law 313 - Conflict of Laws

Clyde S. Spillenger
J.D. History, Yale, 1987
M. Phil. History, Yale, 1988
This course deals with legal conflicts arising in multistate transactions, both within the federal system and in the international sphere. The emphasis will be on choice of law, but recognition of judgments will also be given substantial attention, as well as special topics such as conflicts in family law, the "Erie problem", and international conflicts.
By the end of this course, students:
1. Will be able to analyze problems of multistate conflict of laws using both "traditional" and "modern" methods
2. Will have learned important doctrines of vertical federalism
3. Will have had exposure to jurisprudential ideas underlying resolution of conflict-of-laws problems
4. Will have looked at some conflict-of-laws problems from an international perspective
Faculty | Term | Course | Section | Schedule | Units | Requisite | Satisfies SAW |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clyde Spillenger | 21S | 313 | LEC 1 | TWR 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM | 4.0 | No | No |
Textbook for Spring 2021 LEC 1 |
---|
Kay et al. Conflict of Laws: Cases, Comments, Questions 10th ed. ISBN: 9781683286530. West Academic Publishing. REQUIRED $243.00 |
Spillenger, Clyde. Principles of Conflict of Laws 3rd ed. ISBN: 9781642420999. West Academic Publishing. OPTIONAL $57.00 |