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Undergraduate Course: Civil Law Ordinary (LAWS08104)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThis course is concerned with the historical foundations of Private law as well as the civilian tradition in its historical context. It deals with Roman Law and its influence on later legal systems, including Scots Law. By an examination of the Roman Law of persons, property and obligations - mainly by way of commenting on a number of original texts in translation - this course aims to give students experience of the close study of legal argument and classification, as well as to provide an introduction to the phenomenon of legal development and the relationship of law and society, all within the context of one of the world's greatest legal cultures. Comparisons with Scottish Institutional writing and modern law will be made throughout the course.

No previous knowledge of either Latin or History is requried for this course.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesThis course is only open to visiting students coming through a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus students on a Law Exchange).
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  108
Course Start Full Year
Course Start Date 15/09/2014
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 44, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 15, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 330 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 80 %, Coursework 20 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Essay (20%), Degree exam (80%).

Resit exam constitutes 100% of final mark in case of resit.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)3:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)3:00
Learning Outcomes
The primary aim of this course it to promote students' knowledge and understanding of contemporary legal concepts, philosophy, and rules of law from a historical perspective, and to aid students in developing skills in legal analysis.

Students are also introduced to primary source materials and the issues surrounding their interpretation. The compulsory essay assists students in developing their research and writing skills, while developing their practical skills in the library.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Tutorial: 1 hour per week for 15 weeks.
KeywordsCivil Law Ord
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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