LibGuides: CJA641: Module 1

Module 1 Required Resources

Your course textbook can be accessed via the DART eBook link in the Getting Started module.

Your course requires a textbook that must be purchased from the NU Bookstore or any other resource of your choosing (for example, on Amazon).

International legal systems
International legal systems [Video]. (2021, January 28). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0MFtsUrG_g

This You Tube Video covers the major Legal Traditions around the world and provides color- coded maps showing where the systems are found.

Why Study Comparative Criminal Justice System?
Need for comparative criminal law. (n.d.). Legal Service India - Law, Lawyers and Legal Resources. https://www.legalserviceindia.com/legal/article-1489-need-for-comparative-criminal-law.html

This article discusses the need for comparative criminal law.

The Common Law and Civil Law Traditions
The common law and civil law traditions. (n.d.). Berkeley Law. https://www.law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CommonLawCivilLawTraditions.pdf

This pdf discusses traditions between both common law and civil law.

The U.S. Legal System
The U.S. Legal System [Video]. (2019, April 19). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JNVwyNgndY

An excellent review and overview of the structure of the American Court system.

Presunto Culpable
Diaz, C. (2012, January 28). Presunto Culpable [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw901iRgSh4&t=170s

YouTube. 1-hour 28 minutes. Subtitles. This is a real-time documentary produced by students at Berkeley. It covers their investigation and representation of a young man accused of murder in Mexico and is a great exposition of how criminal justice systems differ. If you choose this option compare the court and trial systems with those of the United States; the role of the judge and prosecutor in court; pretrial procedures, and the substantive and procedural rights of a defendant.