Postgraduate Course: Contract Law in Europe (LAWS11462)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is a comparative contract law course. Its main focus is fundamental concepts of the law of contract, which arise in all systems. The course compares national systems of contract law, principally Scots (a mixed legal system), English (a common law system), French and German law (both civil law systems). The course also takes account of harmonisation initiatives that have taken place in Europe, principally the Draft Common Frame of Reference (Principles, Definitions and Model Rules of European Private Law). |
| Course description |
Provisional Seminar Outline:
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Good faith
Week 3: Pre-contractual liability
Week 4: Formation
Week 5: Interpretation
Week 6: Third Party Rights
Week 7: Breach and Termination
Week 8: Withholding performance
Week 9: Enforcing performance
Week 10: Damages
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the defining characteristics of contract law in particular national legal systems;
- Engage in informed discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of harmonisation of contract law within Europe;
- Understand their own systems of contract law through discussion and comparison with students from other legal systems;
- Identify relevant areas of law and apply legal rules to problem-based questions.
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Reading List
| Please contact Course Organiser for further information on an indicative bibliography. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Critical and reflective thinking - Students will engage with different sources, jurisdictions and perspectives to understand how different legal systems respond to contract law issues. This comparative work will also allow students to reflect critically on how their jurisdiction deals with matters and whether the legal rules and principles with which they are familiar are based on a solid doctrinal foundation.
Outlook and engagement - This course introduces students to new jurisdictions and fosters an understanding of the different ways different legal systems and cultures deal with the same / similar issues in the law of contract. The need, desirability and likelihood of harmonisation of contract law rules and principles are critically considered.
Research and enquiry - Students will be able to conduct independent research in comparative contract law through the study of key primary and secondary sources and critically evaluating these sources.
Problem Solving ¿ Students will engage in problem questions / case studies each week and in the summative assessment for the course.
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| Keywords | Law,LLM,Commercial Law,Contract Law,Europe,Level 11,Postgraduate |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Laura MacGregor
Tel: (0131 6)50 2034
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Course secretary | Miss Hannah Ackroyd
Tel: (0131 6)50 2008
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