Introduction to comparative law

Teacher(s)

Wijffels Alain;

Language

English

Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

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

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	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.

Bibliography

Manuel nécessaire :
P.H. Glen, Legal Traditions of the World (OUP, 2010).

Faculty or entity

BUDR