Undergraduate Course: Unjustified Enrichment (LAWS10053)
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 |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The structure of a claim for redress of unjustified enrichment. The scope of enrichment law. The internal organisation of enrichment law. Enrichment by transfer: condictio indebiti and error; void and voidable contracts; contracts terminated by frustration or rescission; compulsion; illegality and unenforceability. Enrichment by the act of the enriched or third party: delict or invasion of rights. Obtruding benefits: enrichment of another by improving his property; enrichment of another by payment of his debt. Defences. Measure of recovery. Third party enrichment: payment to wrong person; indirect enrichment. Unjustified enrichment and property law. Constructive trust and tracing. Negotiorum gestio. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Please note that you are very unlikely to get a place on an Honours Law course unless you are on a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus law exchange students). |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
No |
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: 27 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Seminar | | 1-22 | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Semester One (21/9-26/10) 3.11 Dugald Stewart Building |
| Additional information |
First seminar in 3.11 Dugald Stewart Building from 21/9-26/10 then from 2/11-30/11 at 2.37, 7 George Square. The second semester all seminars will be held at 2.12 Appleton Tower. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | 20 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| As in Course Guide |
Assessment Information
| See Course Guide |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| 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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