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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Law |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| 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. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students also take
Legal Reasoning and Legal System (LAWS08106)
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Legal Reasoning and Legal System is a COMPULSORY co-requisite for Contract and Unjustified Enrichment - 'recommended' is in place as a work around to allow course enrolments to go ahead.
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students taking this course must also take Legal Reasoning and Legal System as a co-requisite. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
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: 295 |
| 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 |
| Additional information |
Lectures are held on Tuesday and Thursday at 10am in Appleton Tower LT 4. The first lecture is on Tuesday 21 September. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Contract and Unjustified Enrichment | 2:00 | 12 sides / pencils / rubbers | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | 12 sides / pencils / rubbers | |
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. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Martin Hogg
Tel: (0131 6)50 2071
Email: Martin.Hogg@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
Email: Heather.Haig@ed.ac.uk |
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