Undergraduate Course: Contract and Unjustified Enrichment (LAWS08094)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Law |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Law |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
An introduction to the law of contract and unjustified enrichment in Scotland, set in the wider context of the concepts of obligations and personal rights. The course covers formation, content, validity and breach of contract, and considers when enrichments by transfer, imposition and taking may be reversed as legally unjustified. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Lecture |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will acquire a basic knowledge of the law of contract and unjustified enrichment, and the leading authorities in these branches of law, together with a basic understanding of the legal concepts of obligation and personal rights.
The tutorial programme will develop legal reasoning skills in relation to problem situations, and students will be able to deploy these skills both orally and in writing. |
Assessment Information
One essay of 500 words [10%]
One in-tutorial mooting exercise [10%]
One 2-hour degree exam, of which half will take the form of MCQs [80%]
Resit exam consitutes 100% of final mark in case of resit. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Hector Macqueen
Tel: (0131 6)50 2060
Email: Hector.MacQueen@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
Email: Heather.Haig@ed.ac.uk |
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