Philosophy of Private Law (P02549)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LAW-P-P02549

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.

? Keywords : Private law; Contract; Delict; Unjustified Enrichment; property.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
13/01/2009	11:10	13:00			Room 331, Old College

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.