Undergraduate Course: Property Law (Ordinary) (LAWS08133)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course aims to impart
(a) a knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles of the law of property and of their structural-relationship;
(b) an appreciation of the application of these fundamental principles in relation to the law of ownership and of the subordinate real rights in respect of both heritable and moveable property;
(c) an understanding of the location of property law within the legal system in general;
(d) a knowledge of the historical evolution of property law and an ability to consider the possibilities for its future development;
(e) an ability to apply the intellectual skills developed in earlier study in the Law School in the acquisition of knowledge and in the use and interpretation of primary sources, especially statutes;
(f) an ability to use problem-solving and diagnostic techniques in the application of legal principles to concrete facts;
(g) greater library and IT skills in relation to the acquisition of legal knowledge; and
(h) deepened skills previously learned in earlier study in the Law School and elsewhere, including communication skills; research skills and general skills relating to the organisation of work and time. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | This course is only open to visiting students coming through a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus students on a Law Exchange). |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 280 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 44,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
139 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to demonstrate a full knowledge and understanding of the following topics in the law of property:
¿ real and personal rights
¿ ranking of real rights and competition of title
¿ classification of property
¿ ownership, including joint and common property
¿ possession
¿ derivative and original acquisition
¿ land registration
¿ prescription
¿ the ECHR and protection of property rights
¿ the subordinate real rights. Including leases, real burdens, servitudes, and rights in security
¿ creation, variation, transfer and extinction of real rights
¿ public rights over land and water
¿ law of the tenement
¿ rivers, lochs and the sea
¿ execution of deeds |
Assessment Information
Degree examination (taken at end of year) ¿ 80% of final mark.
Multiple-choice test (taken at the mid-point of the year) ¿ 20% of final mark |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
¿ recognise, analyse and rank arguments and evidence in terms of relevance
and importance by:
o managing volume of legal sources and select key material to construct written or oral answers to a problem.
o identifying the legal problem from information provided.
o addressing problems by reference to relevant material.
o bringing together and integrating information and materials from a variety of different sources.
o acknowledging ranking of sources and relative impact in context.
o application of the law and problem-solving in a legal context.
o presenting arguments for and against propositions.
¿ be aware that arguments require to be supported by evidence, in order to meet legal requirements of proof by showing awareness of the need for evidence to support arguments
¿ apply knowledge and analysis
o in a legal context
o creatively to complex situations in order to provide arguable solutions to concrete problems by presenting a range of viable options from a set of facts and law.
¿ think critically and make critical judgments on the relative and absolute merits of particular arguments and solutions
¿ act independently in planning and undertaking tasks in areas of law which he or she has already studied
¿ reflect on his or her own learning, and to seek and make use of feedback |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
2 lectures per week, 10 tutorials |
| Keywords | Property Law Ord |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Ken Reid
Tel: (0131 6)50 2015
Email: kenneth.reid@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Susan Leask
Tel: (0131 6)50 2344
Email: susan.leask@ed.ac.uk |
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