law5wlt comparative legal traditions
COMPARATIVE LEGAL TRADITIONS
LAW5WLT
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject offers an in-depth comparison of the actors (lawyers, judges, and lay judges and jurors) and of certain linguistic, philosophical, and methodological features of four jurisdictions: Germany, Sweden, England and Wales, and the United States. The approach taken is to compare these jurisdictions on the basis of their languages, their conceptions of law, their primary actors, and their methods of dealing with legal rules. In doing so, students will be asked to assess the usefulness of separating these four jurisdictions into two or more traditions or families, and to help predict likely future developments in these jurisdictions and globally.
SchoolLa Trobe Law School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorGordon Walker
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be enrolled in LMLC or LMGB or LMLGBL or LMLI or LMCL or LMIBL or LML or LMGBL or permission of Law School.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Charting the Divide between Common and Civil Law | Prescribed | Lundmark, T 2012 | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Be able to compare these jurisdictions on the basis of their languages, conceptions of law, primary actors and methods of dealing with legal rules.
- Activities:
- Lectures and problem solving activities.
02. Be able to describe four different legal systems (Germany, Sweden, England and Wales, and the USA).
- Activities:
- Lectures and problem solving activities
03. Describe the usefulness of separating these four jurisdictions.
- Activities:
- Team presentation/scenarios on Comparative Legal Traditions facilitated by lecturer.
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Melbourne, 2015, Week 03-03, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorGordon Walker
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 03 - 03
Five 8.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 03 to week 03 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
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class participation | 10 | 01, 02, 03 | |
one 6,000-7,000-word take home examination | 90 | 01, 02, 03 |