Undergraduate Course: Trusts and Succession Law (LAWS10096)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
Home subject area |
Law |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ |
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Course description |
This course is divided, approximately equally, between the Law of Trusts and the Law of Succession. The focus is on Scots Law but there will also be a comparative element. |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 26 |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | |
First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Room 331, Old College |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This course will build on the foundation laid in the ordinary part of the LLB curriculum and in particular on the work done in property law (ordinary), a pass in which is a prerequisite for this course. Students skills in the following areas will be developed:
- using legal materials; practical reasoning;
- appreciation of the law in its social, economic and historical contexts; evaluation and criticism of the law;
- research, gaining knowledge and understanding which may be applied and adapted in future;
- transferable skills such as: (a) communication skills, oral and in writing; (b) intellectual skills, of collecting, organising, evaluating, synthesising and presenting material and arguments, and including the ability to question assumptions, to frame and test hypotheses, to detect fallacies and to think autonomously; (c) general skills, in managing time, working independently, and taking responsibility for own work |
Assessment Information
Essay [5000 words] 1/3, exam [3 hrs] 2/3 |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Mr Gerard Porter
Tel: (0131 6)50 2023
Email: Gerard.Porter@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk |
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