Contract Law in Europe (Sem 1 only) (P03055)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LAW-P-P03055

This is an advanced comparative contract law course. The main focus of the course is fundamental concepts of the law of contract. The course focuses on certain national systems of contract law, namely Scots, English, French and German law. The course also considers many of the influential initiatives taking place in Europe at the moment, principally the Draft Common Frame of Reference (details of which are included in the bibliography section to this course guide), but also the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 2004.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : The course is principally intended for those students who have already studied the contract law of one European system. Those who have not studied one such system may still apply for a place in the course, although they may find the course more difficult than those students who have a background in European contract law.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

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

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate (1) a critical knowledge and understanding of the law of contract; (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) an ability to suggest practical solutions to the problems considered.

Assessment Information

Assessment is by way of an essay which is an answer to aseen problem. There is no examination.

Students have a choice of one problem from three problems on topics covered in semester 1.