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Undergraduate Course: History of Scots Law (LAWS10072)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryA general introduction to the history of Scots Law, including a more detailed study of particular topics selected each year. Particular topics studied have included Celtic Law in Scotland, Scottish jurists and Institutional Writers and areas of Substantive Law such as the constitution and dissolution of marriage, land ownership, succession, assythment and homicide.
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-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).
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should have (1) a sound understanding of the general history of Scots law (including its place within differing European legal traditions), (2) a detailed and specific knowledge of some particular areas of law examined within this broader framework, (3) an introduction to major historical issues and debates about Scots law, and (4) a basic grounding in research skills and techniques in legal history, along with more refined skills in research, writing and in the oral presentation and discussion of material.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsHist of Scots
Contacts
Course organiserProf John Cairns
Tel: (0131 6)50 2065
Email: John.Cairns@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk
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