January 25, 2011:  Culture of Bankruptcy Law

 Bankruptcy law as a reflection of society and culture; bankruptcy law as a benefit to society; bankruptcy law
 choices and consequences

 Lecturers:  Evan Flaschen and Renée Dailey

 ●    Role of History and Culture in Developing Bankruptcy and Insolvency Systems:  The Perils of Legal Transplantations

 ●    Bankruptcy Failures Are Good for the Economy

 ●    Generous Bankruptcy Laws

 ●    The Development of Insolvency Law as Part of the Transition from a Centrally Planned to a Market Economy
Text Box: U N I V E R S I T Y O F C O N N E C T I C U T S C H O O L O F L A W

Class Syllabus: Part I

 February 1, 2011:  Reorganizations in the United States

 The basics of United States corporate bankruptcy law

 Lecturers:  Renée Dailey and Katherine Lindsay

 ●    Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code

 ●    Bankruptcy Code §109

 ●    Bankruptcy Code §§ 361-365

 ●    Bankruptcy Code §§ 1101-1129

International and Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law

 January 18, 2011:  History of Bankruptcy Law

 The origins of bankruptcy law; bankruptcy law in the 18th century; psychology of American immigrants

 Lecturers:  Evan Flaschen and Renée Dailey

 ●    The History of Credit & Debt—Bankruptcy

 ●    Credit:  A Brief History

 ●    Republic of Debtors:  Imprisoned Debtors in the Early Republic

 ●    The Hypomanic Edge:  The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot of) Success in America