3.0 credits
30.0 h
2q
Teacher(s)
Wijffels Alain ;
Language
Anglais
Main themes
1. General Part: a general survey of some major legal traditions of the world (chtonic law, religious laws: Hindu, Jewish, Islamic traditions, Western legal systems etc.).
2. Special Part: detailed studies of specific institutions of the Anglo-American legal system - these may vary from one year to another. This part of the course is taught following a case-method
Aims
The aim of the course is twofold: (a) introducing the student to some major legal systems and to a comparative approach combining several legal traditions; (b) assisting the student in becoming acquainted with the skills required for attending lectures and presenting a written examination in a foreign language (English), and specifically in the context of legal studies.
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Contents: (see also above, 2.)
1.General Part
2. Special Part
Teaching methods:
Part 1: systematic outlines of the major features of each tradition, including if possible each time a section on practical issues raised by the application of a non-Western legal rule in a Western forum.
Part 2: systematic outlines of selected topics (which may vary from one year to another), based on the analysis and discussion of cases.
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