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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My apologies at the outset, as this is a bit off topic, but can’t resist tapping the expertise on this list.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In the spring, I will be teaching a course in Comparative Law (course description below) for the first time. I suspect some of you have taught this course also and would greatly appreciate suggestions for a textbook and/or “must read” articles for the students. Many thanks, wil<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Comparative Law (3 units). </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>This course offers an introduction to the theoretical and practical issues of comparative law. It provides an overview of the main traditions of legal thought and traces the evolution of both civil and common law systems as they have been adapted and transplanted to jurisdictions around the world. Although the focus of the class is primarily methodological, the course will also include comparisons of substantive case law.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Wil Burns, Editor-in-Chief<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>1160 Regent St., Unit E<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alameda, CA 94501<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ph: 650.281.9126<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fax: 510.473.3731<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:williamcgburns@comcast.net">williamcgburns@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Journal home page: <a href="http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13880292.asp">http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13880292.asp</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>SSRN site (selected publications): <a href="http://ssrn.com/author=240348">http://ssrn.com/author=240348</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Skype ID: Wil.Burns<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Teaching Climate Law & Policy Blog: <a href="http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org/">http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>