1. Lic. Antonio Guerra-Gómez Teaching of Civil Law Reasoning to Common Law Students

2. Lic. Antonio Guerra-Gómez Objectives Audience Audience Mindset Mindset Terminology Terminology Codes Codes Doctrine Doctrine Judicial Branch Judicial Branch Judicial Procedure Judicial Procedure Personal Experience Personal Experience

3. Lic. Antonio Guerra-Gómez Audience Service Service Identifying their needs Identifying their needs Background Background The Course is so Extensive The Course is so Extensive Students’ approach/think Students’ approach/think Diversity: the Best! Diversity: the Best!

4. Lic. Antonio Guerra-Gómez Mindset Reminder: new Legal System Reminder: new Legal System Tendency to think the “same way” Tendency to think the “same way” History: How and Why History: How and Why

5. Lic. Antonio Guerra-Gómez Terminology Regardless of the language Regardless of the language Different references Different references Civil Law/Civil Procedure Civil Law/Civil Procedure Discovery Discovery Amparo Amparo

6. Lic. Antonio Guerra-Gómez Codes Source of Law Source of Law Body of Law Body of Law Codes/Codes v. Cases/Cases Codes/Codes v. Cases/Cases Vast, extensive and detailed Vast, extensive and detailed Abstract/Concepts/Categories Abstract/Concepts/Categories General down to specific General down to specific Slow pace of changing Slow pace of changing

7. Lic. Antonio Guerra-Gómez Doctrine Source of Law Source of Law Legal Scholars Opinion Legal Scholars Opinion Deference Deference Writing/Researching/Citing Writing/Researching/Citing

8. Lic. Antonio Guerra-Gómez Judicial Branch Role Role “Stare Decisis” Doctrine “Stare Decisis” Doctrine Dynamism Dynamism Flexible Flexible Jurisprudence Jurisprudence

9. Lic. Antonio Guerra-Gómez Judicial Procedure Civil and Criminal Civil and Criminal Subject Matter Subject Matter Civil: main process in US Civil: main process in US Discovery Discovery

10. Lic. Antonio Guerra-Gómez Personal Experience Cultural shock Cultural shock Non US Students/Lawyers tend to know a little bit more of the US Legal System than the US to Civil Law System Non US Students/Lawyers tend to know a little bit more of the US Legal System than the US to Civil Law System Common Law knowledge helps Common Law knowledge helps Adjust/Adapt the teaching process Adjust/Adapt the teaching process