EUROPEAN CIVIL LAW
LAW5ECL
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this unit, students will examine the essential conceptual and substantive characteristics of the European civil law relating to trade and commerce using the common law as a reference point. First, students will consider the historical and conceptual origins and development of the civil law in Europe. Secondly, students will overview the law of contract, including voluntarily assumed obligations and consumer protection, and commercial and company law in Europe with a focus on the legal systems of France, Germany, and the European Community as sub-families within the family of the European civil law. Thirdly, students will study theories of convergence and divergence within the civil law and common law divide. The unit is taught offshore at Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid, Spain. Accordingly, students will have the opportunity to contextualise their studies in this unit through their exposure to the socio-economic reality of a European civil law country.
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: David Wishart
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Requires coordinator's approval
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | The Civil Law Tradition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Europe and Latin America | Prescribed | John Merryman and Rogelio Perez-Perdomo | STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 3RD ED, 2007 |