Comparative Private Law - Bachelor
Lågaregradsemne
- Studiepoeng
- 10
- Undervisningssemester
- Haust
- Emnekode
- JUS2304
- Talet på semester
- 1
- Undervisningsspråk
- English
- Ressursar
- Timeplan
- Litteraturliste
Emnebeskrivelse
Mål og innhald
Students are introduced to comparative law as a method of legal enquiry, which is significant to the cosmopolitan lawyer who requires knowledge of more than one legal system. They will consider the practical aims and theoretical underpinnings of the comparative legal method and examine how the process of comparing laws has moved from a pure descriptive analysis into a normative evaluation.
Emphasis is placed on the current use of the comparative method by global actors such as the International Financial Institutions (World Bank, IMF, EBRD) to promote national legal reforms for a better and sustainable economic performance based on the Rule of Law.
Læringsutbyte
Knowledge
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- understand the main aspects of the distinction between common law and civil law legal systems
- analyze the impact of comparative law from comparative and international perspectives, and in the context of social and cultural diversity-understand the reasons for pursuing, and the factors of resistance against, legal harmonization of private laws
Skills
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- identify the different role played by judicial interpretation in the civil law and common law based legal systems
- understand the reasons supporting the process of harmonization of private laws in Europe
- cooperate with law students from other countries, and gain perspectives on common legal challenges from students from a legal background different than their own
- contribute with perspectives from their own country and legal background.
General competence
On successful completion of the course students should be:
- able to participate in discussions concerning the role of comparative law in the making of legal reforms
- familiar with the use of comparative law made by international institutions to propose best models for updating private and commercial laws
- able to present and evaluate legal analyses and points of view in English, both orally and in writing
Studiepoeng, omfang
Studienivå (studiesyklus)
Undervisningssemester
Undervisningsstad
Krav til forkunnskapar
Tilrådde forkunnskapar
Studiepoengsreduksjon
In combination with JUS358 Comparative Private Law, JUS278-2-A Comparative Private Law or JUS3504 Comparative Private Law this course generates no new credits.
The course combines well with
Krav til studierett
The course is available for students:
- admitted to the five-year master programme in law
- exchange students at the Faculty of Law
The pre-requirements may still limit certain students' access to the course
Arbeids- og undervisningsformer
Obligatorisk undervisningsaktivitet
Vurderingsformer
Four-hour digital school exam.
Information about digital examination can be found here:
http://www.uib.no/en/education/87471/digital-examination.
Exam language:
- Question paper: English
- Answer paper: English
Karakterskala
Vurderingssemester
Autumn
Students who do not pass the examination may re-sit in the following semester provided that the mandatory activity has been approved and when the examination result is due to
- legitimate reason for non-attendance (see Section 3-4, paragraph 3 b ii in the Supplementary Regulations)
- failed result
For rules regarding voluntary re-sit, see Section 3-4, paragraph 1 c.
Litteraturliste
Emneevaluering
Hjelpemiddel til eksamen
Support materials allowed during the school exam:
Students may bring their own copy of a bilingual dictionary to/from English and any other language, in one or two volumes.
For further info see section 3-9 of the Supplementary Regulations for Studies at the Faculty of Law at the University of Bergen.