Unit information: Introduction to Comparative Law in 2009/10

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Unit name Introduction to Comparative Law
Unit code LAWD20026
Credit points 10
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director Professor. Giliker
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

Law & State and Constitutional Rights, Law of Contract and Law of Tort

Co-requisites

None

School/department University of Bristol Law School
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Description including Unit Aims

This unit is designed for second year law students preparing to spend their next year studying law in another European country. Elements include: functions and methods of comparative law; characteristics of different legal families; case law and statutory interpretation; introduction to the structure of public law; introduction to the structure of private law: the law of contract, the law of tort (or delict) and the law of unjust enrichment.