Undergraduate Course: Comparative Law (LAWS10066)
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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | The techniques and principles of Comparative Private Law; unity and diversity in the world's legal systems; reception and unification of law; together with detailed study of selected topics in the field of Persons, Property, Succession or Obligations. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
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? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
|
Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
|
WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 0 |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
No Classes have been defined for this Course |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this course successfully should be able to:
&· understand the methods and purposes of comparative law;
&· identify the main legal families of law in the world and evaluate the significance of perceived similarities and dissimilarities between them;
&· find and apply selected areas of law in selected countries (e.g. Germany and Brazil);
&· demonstrate understanding of current comparative law debates on issues such as the harmonisation of European law and the viability of legal transplants in law reform;
&· apply comparative law methods to research in relation to both foreign and domestic law.
|
Assessment Information
Essay (1/3) and exam (1/3)
|
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
Not entered |
Syllabus |
Not entered |
Transferable skills |
Not entered |
Reading list |
Not entered |
Study Abroad |
Not entered |
Study Pattern |
Not entered |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Ms Elspeth Reid
Tel: (0131 6)50 2002
Email: Elspeth.Reid@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk |
|
© Copyright 2011 The University of Edinburgh - 16 January 2012 6:20 am
|