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17061-01 Vorlesung: Anglo-American Private Law: Selected Topics 6 KP

Dozierende	Corinne Widmer Lüchinger (corinne.widmer@unibas.ch)
Zeit	Dienstag, 16.15-18.00 Juristische Fakultät, Seminarraum S10 HG.45
Beginndatum	25.09.2012
Teilnahmebedingungen
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Intervall	wöchentlich
Angebotsmuster	Jedes 3. Semester
Anbietende Organisationseinheit	Fachbereich Privatrecht
Module	Modul Internationales Zusatzwissen (Master in European Studies 07) Vertiefungsmodul Transnationales Recht (Master Rechtswissenschaft 12) Vertiefungsmodul International (Master Wirtschaftsrecht 12)
Lernziele	The course aims to provide law students with a basic knowledge of Anglo-American tort and contract law and also to provide them with the opportunity to speak English in a legal context. By studying case law and discussing cases in class, we will find out about fundamental principles of common law systems.
Inhalt	In this class, students are introduced to English and American tort and contract law through the study and analysis of Court decisions. Students are also introduced to the characteristics of Anglo-American case law, the English and American court systems and procedural ?peculiarities? such as the jury trial and class actions. Students are expected to prepare for class in advance and to participate actively in class. Assigned readings will be listed in the course schedule on this web page at the beginning of the semester, along with a schedule of topics. Throughout the semester, additional reading materials will be provided in class or made available on this web page. Students are responsible for checking the updated list of assigned readings and for reading these assignments.
Literatur	The class is based on C. Widmer?s book ?A Civil Lawyer?s Introduction to Anglo-American Law: Torts?, Stämpfli 2008 and on additional reading materials provided in class or made available on this web page. ?Hörerscheine? entitling students to a 20%-discount will be distributed in class.
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Leistungsüberprüfung	Vorlesungsprüfung
Skala	1-6 0,5
Wiederholungsprüfung	eine Wiederholung, Wiederholung zählt
An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung	Belegen via MOnA innerhalb der Belegfrist
Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung	mündliche Prüfung
Zuständige Fakultät	Juristische Fakultät, studiendekanat-ius@unibas.ch
Wiederholtes Belegen	keine Wiederholung
Einsatz digitaler Medien	kein spezifischer Einsatz
Unterrichtssprache	Deutsch
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