Postgraduate Course: Philosophy of Private Law (LAWS11121)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course is structured as a discussion of the underlying justifications both of private law as a whole and of its most important institutions (specially contract, property, non-contractual liability and unjustified enrichment). In particular the course shall deal with the relation between, on the one hand, private law and its main institutions and, on the other hand, corrective justice, distributive justice, functionalist theories and theories of private law centred in the human will. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course will help students develop:
(a) the ability to think private law and its institutions on a more abstract level in such a way as to help both legal interpretation of positive law and the criticism of positive law
(b) conceptual tools that might help to bridge gaps in the private law of different legal systems and traditions
(c) a deeper understanding of the ethical implications and commitments of spending a professional life helping to enforce private law and its main institutions.
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Assessment Information
| One Essay |
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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| Keywords | Private law; Contract; Delict; Unjustified Enrichment; property. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Claudio Michelon
Tel:
Email: c.michelon@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lene Mccool
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: lene.mccool@ed.ac.uk |
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