LIGN 87, Freshman Seminar, Winter 2004

Professor Sanford Schane

Ambiguity and Misunderstanding in the Law

Schedule of Reading and Homework Assignments

(B) = Background reading

(C) = Court case

Meeting
Reading
 
Homework
I
Introduction
 
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II
(B) Nilsen & Nilsen, "Investigating Meaning"
 
III
(C) Frigaliment Importing v. International Sales
 
IV
(C) Raffles v. Wichelhaus
 
V
(B) Jespersen, "Proper Names"
 
VI
(C) Interstate Commerce Commission v. Krobler
 
VII
(B) Taylor, "Categorization"
 
VIII
(C) California v. Brown