Undergraduate Course: Comparative Law (VS1) (LAWS10121)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Part-year visiting students only | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Law | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The techniques and principles of Comparative Private Law; unity and diversity in the world's legal systems; reception and unification of law; together with detailed study of selected topics in the field of Persons, Property, Succession or Obligations. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
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Assessment Information 
Assessed essay (100%) of up to 15 pages.  
Format of pages must be as follows: 
Paper: A4 size, portrait form 
Font: Times New Roman 
Font size: 12 
Margins: All 1 inch (2.54 cm) 
Line spacing: 1.5 
Footnotes/endnotes font size: 10 
Page numbering: All pages should be numbered in the following style: "Page x of y" where x represents the page number and y the total number of pages. Such numbering should appear either at the very top or very bottom of each page. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
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Additional Information 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Ms Elspeth Reid 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2002 
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Course secretary | Ms Krystal Hanley 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056 
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