Undergraduate Course: History of Scots Law (LAWS10072)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | A 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. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Please 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
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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.
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Hist of Scots |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof John Cairns
Tel: (0131 6)50 2065
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Course secretary | Ms Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
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