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OP | Curs: |
4 | Period: |
S semester |
ECTS Credits: |
5 ECTS |
Group | Teacher | Department | Language |
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Verona Tio Perez-Albert | Derecho | ENG |
5. Ability for continuous learning Ability to learn continually |
9. Autonomy, independence, initiative, pro-activeness |
1. I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS1. Introductiona) The concept of Comparative Law b) The functions and aims of Comparative Law c) The method of Comparative Law 2. What is to be compared? a) The problem of comparability b) The legal families c) The presumption of similarity |
2. II. COMMON LAW AND CIVIL LAW LEGAL SYSTEMS3. Common Law (I)a) Historical background of English Law b) Development of English procedural tradition c) English Law remedies d) Courts and Lawyers in England 4. Common Law (II) a) Precedent and legal reasoning b) Statutory interpretation c) American Law 5. Civil Law (I): The Romanistic Legal Family a) Historical background of Civil Law legal systems b) The Code Civil c) Courts and Lawyers in France d) Geographic spread of the French Civil Code 6. Civil Law (II): The Germanic Legal Family a) The German Civil Code (BGB) b) Courts and Lawyers in Germany c) The General Civil Code of Austria and the Swiss Civil Code |
3. III. SELECTED TOPICS7. Remedies for breach of contracta) The concept of remedy b) Specific performance c) Penalty clauses 8. Trust and fiducia a) The concept of trust in the Common Law b) Divergence among legal systems about trusts c) Recognition of Common Law trusts in Civil Law countries 9. Civil procedure a) Forum non-conveniens b) Pre-trial discovery of documents |
4. IV. HARMONISATION AND UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE LAW10. Common Law and Civil Law: convergence or divergence?a) Harmonisation of contract law b) Possibilities and obstacles to harmonisation c) Role of Comparative Law |
Description | % |
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Active class participation | 35 |
Final written exam | 65 |
Group | Teacher | Department |
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Verona Tio Perez-Albert | Derecho |