Emner: JUS278-2-A Comparative Private Law - Høst 2021
Studiepoeng
10.0Studiepoeng, omfang
10 studiepoeng
Studienivå (studiesyklus)
Master
Fulltid/deltid
Full time
Undervisningsspråk
English.
Undervisningssemester
Autumn. (Exam each semester.)
Undervisningsstad
Bergen Law Faculty
Mål og innhald
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the assortment of major European legal systems and the to different styles of law-making and interpretation within those systems.
Læringsutbyte
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
Understand the distinction between common law and civil law legal systems in Europe;
Understand the variety of legal traditions which are contained within the category of private law in Europe;
Identify legal sources (constitution; legislation; case-law) from selected civil law systems;
Operate comparisons among different legal solutions both orally and in writing.
Krav til forkunnskapar
Three years of university studies.
Tilrådde forkunnskapar
Three years of Law studies.
Studiepoengsreduksjon
In combination with JUS358 Comparative Private Law this course generates no new credits.
Krav til studierett
The course is available for the following students:
- Admitted to the integrated master programme in law
- Admitted to the two-year master programme in law
- Granted admission to elective courses at the Faculty of Law
- Granted additional right to study following completed master degree in law at UiB
- Exchange students at the Faculty of Law
The pre-requirements may still limit certain students' access to the course
Arbeids- og undervisningsformer
Lectures.
Obligatorisk undervisningsaktivitet
None.
Vurderingsformer
Exam each semester.
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
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 http://www.uib.no/en/jur/22852/supplementary-regulations-studies-faculty-law-university-bergenusual regulations (Section 3-5) about examination support materials.
Karakterskala
A - E for passed, F for failed.
Vurderingssemester
Litteraturliste
Emneevaluering
According to administrative arrangements for evaluating courses at the Law Faculty.
Emneansvarleg
Professor Berte-Elen Konow and Guest Professor Gianmaria Ajani.
Kontaktinformasjon
Course teachers: professor Berte-Elen Konow and guest professor Gianmaria Ajani
Administrative contact: elective-courses@jurfa.uib.no