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Undergraduate Course: Civil Law: Law and Life of Rome (LAWS10102)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaLaw Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionLaw is a discipline which cannot exist without a specific context. Since legal rules are normally drafted in response to specific circumstances, they can only be fully understood when viewed in the context of the social reality from which they emerged. This course deals with the interaction between Roman law and society. Students will have the opportunity to explore selected passages from Roman legal and literary sources (in translation)to form of a better understanding of the dynamics in Roman society which gave rise to one of the most sophisticated legal cultures of the ancient world.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Students need NOT have taken Civil Law Ordinary. Knowledge of Latin/Greek is NOT required.
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesPlease 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 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralSeminar1-11 11:10 - 13:00
First Class Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Room L05, Old College
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This course is designed to provide students with:

1. Further insights into the historical origins of law in Western Europe while focusing on selected topics in Roman law;
2. A working knowledge of the sources and methodology of Roman legal history and its relation to similar disciplines such as Ancient History/Classics.
Assessment Information
Assessed essay (100%)
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
KeywordsRoman law, Civil law, Ius commune, Ancient History
Contacts
Course organiserDr P Du Plessis
Tel: (0131 6)50 9701
Email: P.Duplessis@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk
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