Postgraduate Course: Comparative and International Trust law (LAWS11243)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting 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 | This course examines the essential nature of the trust, and also addresses specific issues in trust law, especially topical issues. It is not limited to any particular system of trust law, but is international and comparative in its approach. The mainstream trust jurisdictions are considered, including England. The 'offshore' trust systems are also looked at, as well as trusts and trust-like arrangements in traditionally 'civil law' systems.
This course does not require any previous knowledge of trust law. But it does presuppose a basic knowledge of the law of obligations, of property law, of insolvency law and of international private law.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 25 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarise students with the advanced study of the law of trusts, and to encourage them to analyse national solutions to the problems of trust law in comparative perspective. Students will be encouraged in seminars to discuss problem areas and to suggest and evaluate the theories by which they may be resolved. They will not only develop oral skills in class discussion but they will also be assisted in refining legal writing skills, in the form of essay-based assessments.
By the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate (1) a critical knowledge and understanding of the law of trusts; (2) an appreciation of the comparative approach to legal study; (3) an ability to comment critically and engage in debate on the issues examined; (4) problem-solving skills in formulating solutions to the problems considered.
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Assessment Information
| 100% 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 | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof George Gretton
Tel: (0131 6)50 2003
Email: G.Gretton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Amanda Mackenzie
Tel: (0131 6)50 6325
Email: amanda.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk |
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