Back for another semester (Suzanne)

… and falling behind already. I have 77 pages of reading for Dispute Resolution for tomorrow, gave up after 50. The dozen or so cases assigned for Torts scares me, but thankfully it’s [short] extracts and not the whole thing, so the total comes to about 20 pages, nice and light. No introductions in lectures anymore, straight into long discussions of theories of justice and aims and criticisms of tort law, which is actually kind of refreshing, because I find the intros and the study skills lectures awfully patronising in a course where everyone is obviously capable of looking after their own academic behinds. Big contrast to my first music history lecture, which, after a morning of law, was almost insultingly easy to digest, and there’s only 12 pages of reading + part of a nice and pleasant opera to listen to for the next seminar. Very fast paced, but mostly facts and not critical analysis of 15 different judge’s opinions, and mostly extra interesting detail rather than every minute detail being essential, and mostly in English rather than legal-ese, so a nice, engaging class which is not too taxing for a post-lunch lecture. I think I’ll enjoy this subject 🙂

I’d write more, but I value my sleep and sanity. Ciao!