Comparative Private Law - Bachelor
Lågaregradsemne
- Studiepoeng
- 10
- Undervisningssemester
- Haust
- Emnekode
- JUS2304
- Talet på semester
- 1
- Undervisningsspråk
- English
- Ressursar
- Timeplan
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
General competence
On successful completion of the course students:
- will be able to participate in discussions concerning the role of comparative law in the making of legal reforms
- will be familiar with the use of comparative law made by international institutions to propose best models for updating private and commercial laws
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
- JUS2313/3513 Human Rights and Welfare Policies
- JUS2321 Introduction to Chinese Law
- JUS2317/3517 Comparative European Constitutional Law
- JUS2307 Introduction to European Human Rights
- JUS2308 Constitution, Courts and Politics
- JUS2320Comparing Legal Cultures in Europe
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
Litteraturliste
Emneevaluering
Hjelpemiddel til eksamen
Support materials allowed during school exam:
See section 3-5 of the Supplementary Regulations for Studies at the Faculty of Law at the University of Bergen.
Special regulations about dictionaries:
- According to the Regulations for Studies, one dictionary is permitted support material during the examination. Bilingual dictionaries containing for example both Norwegian-English and English-Norwegian are considered as one dictionary.
- Bilingual dictionaries to/from the same two languages - for example Norwegian-English/English-Norwegian - in two different volumes are also considered as one dictionary (irrespective of publisher or edition).
- Dictionaries as described above cannot be combined with any other types of dictionaries.
- Any kind of combination which makes up more than two physical volumes is forbidden.
- In case a student has a special need for any other combination than the above mentioned, such combination has to be clarified with/approved by the course coordinator minimum two weeks before the exam. Students who have not been granted permission to have a special combination minimum two weeks before the exam will be subject to the usual regulations (Section 3-5) about examination support materials.