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Missouri Law Review

O'Brien v. Cunard S.S. Co. Ltd.

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O'Brien V. Cunard S.S. Co., Limited Apr 1992

O'Brien V. Cunard S.S. Co., Limited

Missouri Law Review

This article talks about the O'Brien v. Cunard S.S. Co. Ltd. and the specific events that occurred in this case.


Introduction: Contrasting Perspectives On O'Brien V. Cunard S. S. Co. Ltd. Apr 1992

Introduction: Contrasting Perspectives On O'Brien V. Cunard S. S. Co. Ltd.

Missouri Law Review

This article gives five articles that present a pedagogical approach to O'Brien v. Cunard S.S. Co. Ltd.


Traditionalist's Approach To Teaching O'Brien And To Ideology In The Classroom, A, Richard W. Bourne Apr 1992

Traditionalist's Approach To Teaching O'Brien And To Ideology In The Classroom, A, Richard W. Bourne

Missouri Law Review

The goal of our program on "Ideology in the Classroom" initially was to explore the proper role of ideology in the classroom with the help of representatives of critical race theory, law and economics, feminist legal thought, and critical legal studies. From the perspective of the original planners of the program, the discussion of a case like O'Brien v. Cunard Steamship Co., were viewed simply as a means to that end. During the implementation of the program, a second set of goals began to emerge: each of the "representatives" saw participation in the program as a opportunity to "showcase" his …


Law & Economics Perspective On A Traditional Torts Case: Insights For Classroom And Courtroom, A, Robert H. Lande Apr 1992

Law & Economics Perspective On A Traditional Torts Case: Insights For Classroom And Courtroom, A, Robert H. Lande

Missouri Law Review

An analysis of O'Brien v. Cunard Steamship Co. readily demonstrates how economic concepts can help enlighten legal thought, enable judges and lawmakers to select optimal legal rules, and assist law students and others to understand the implications of alternative legal decisions. Because O'Brien has several aspects that can be explained quite well through the economic approach, the case also could be used to teach a number of important economic insights that often provide useful aids to legal analysis. O'Brien also contains issues for which economic analysis is less important. Because a complete study of O'Brien would involve both economic and …


Introduction: Five Approaches To Legal Reasoning In The Classroom: Contrasting Perspectives On O'Brien V. Cunard S. S. Co. , Richard W. Bourne Apr 1992

Introduction: Five Approaches To Legal Reasoning In The Classroom: Contrasting Perspectives On O'Brien V. Cunard S. S. Co. , Richard W. Bourne

Missouri Law Review

In late 1989 a small group of law teachers gathered at the University of Baltimore Law School to discuss "Ideology in the Classroom" with four panelists, each representative of a modern "school" of jurisprudence. The goals of the seminar were to explore what role a teacher's ideology should play in structuring the learning process for students, and to do so in a unique way, by having teachers with clearly defined ideological commitments" demonstrate how they would teach the same material.