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Postgraduate Course: Commercial Agency Law: International Perspectives (LAWS11154)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaLaw Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course will focus on the concept of agency or representation as it is applied in commercial contexts throughout Europe. The course is a comparative course: many of the seminars focus on the manner in which difficult issues are tackled by the national laws of different European Member States, principally France and Germany. The analysis will also take place at a supra-national level, involving the study of the agency provisions of the different international codes, for example, the Principles of European Contract Law or the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts. Early seminars will provide students with an introduction to theoretical analyses of agency law in common law and civilian legal systems. A particular focus will be the problems caused when an agent acts in an unauthorised manner. Although the Commercial Agents Directive (EC Council Directive 86/653 (OJ L 382, 31.12.86, p17)) will be analysed in detail, it should be noted that this course covers more than simply that Directive, analysing agency in many commercial contexts and not simply sale of goods.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Contract (LAWS10078)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
? Discuss the leading theoretical analyses of agency law;
? Assess the different approaches of European countries to the law of agency, and in particular, the approaches to direct and indirect agency;
? Draw their own comparative conclusions on the differences between the civilian and common law approaches to agency law;
? Discuss the challenges to the law of agency presented by the problem of the unauthorised agent;
? Have a working knowledge of the Commercial Agents Directive and be able to assess how effective it has been in achieving the goals pursued in its enactment;
? Assess the terms of the various international and European codes and identify whether the approach of the common law or that of the civil law has been influential in the drafting of those codes;
Assessment Information
One Essay
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
KeywordsCommercial, agency, Europe, International, PECL, UNIDROIT
Contacts
Course organiserMs Laura Macgregor
Tel: (0131 6)50 2034
Email: L.Macgregor@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lene Mccool
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: lene.mccool@ed.ac.uk
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