Undergraduate Course: Comparative Law (LAWS10066)
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 | 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. |
| Course description |
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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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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 38,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
351 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
67 %,
Coursework
33 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Essay (1/3) and exam (1/3)
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this course successfully should be able to:
¿ understand the methods and purposes of comparative law;
¿ identify the main legal families of law in the world and evaluate the significance of perceived similarities and dissimilarities between them;
¿ find and apply selected areas of law in selected countries (e.g. Germany and Brazil);
¿ demonstrate understanding of current comparative law debates on issues such as the harmonisation of European law and the viability of legal transplants in law reform;
¿ apply comparative law methods to research in relation to both foreign and domestic law.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Comparative hons |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Eric Descheemaeker
Tel: (0131 6)50 2054
Email: eric.descheemaeker@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Susan Leask
Tel: (0131 6)50 2344
Email: susan.leask@ed.ac.uk |
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