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Comparative tort law - S5

Code Cours
2324-FDL-LAW-FR-3051
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Établissement
Faculté de Droit - Lille et Issy-les-Moulineaux
Langue d'enseignement
FR, EN
Ce cours apparaît dans les formation(s) suivante(s)
Licence Européenne de Droit bilingue - Campus Lille - Crédits ECTS:
Responsable(s)
PIETER DE TAVERNIER
Période
S5

Présentation

Prérequis

The student must remember the basis they learnt in 1st year during the course General principles of English law.

Objectifs

Discovering the Tort Law and going further in its study, reminding what the student learnt in 1st year (it was a part of “Great principles of English law"), studying a foreign branch of law.


At the end of the course, the student should be able to solve cases on English Tort Law.

Présentation

Introduction to Tort Law and to the Tort of Negligence



  • The duty of care

  • Types of damages

  • Breach of duty and limiting liability for negligence – causation and remoteness


Tort of defamation



  • Specific defences for defamation

  • General defences

  • Revision

Modalités

Modalités d'enseignement

Study of case law to see how this law is implemented in practice. The courses and presentations of each subject rely on Powerpoint presentations. The slides are then sent to the students so they can use them to study for the exam.

Évaluation
Examen : coeff. 1

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