Common Law

CML5685S

Course Co-ordinator:
Dr A Ordor
 

Prerequisites:

See Rules for LLM and MPhil Degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas.

Course outline:

This course is designed to familiarise Comparative Law students who are not trained in the common law system with various aspects of:

• English common law including the origins and sources of common law.

• Principles of common law jurisprudence in various subjects such as contracts, torts and criminal law.

• The common law approach to business law with reference to law and development.

DP requirements:

None.

Assessment:

Class presentation : 10%

Assignment/research paper: 30%

Examination: 60%

The presentation will be on the chosen or given assignment/research paper.