General principles of British law

Code Cours
1920-FDL-LAW-EN-1006
Langue d'enseignement
Français, Anglais
Ce cours apparaît dans les formation(s) suivante(s)
Responsable(s)
Michael Ottley
Période

Présentation

Prérequis

Ability to work in English


Knowledge of basic French Law to be ablse to compare it with English Law

Objectifs

Discovering and Comparing the English legal system to the French one


Being able to lead a Legal Reasoning following the rules of a foreign law


At the end of the course, the student shouble be able to:


Understand the basic functioning of English law


Spot the differences between French and English legal system

Présentation

o The English Legal System:


Types of Law


Criminal


Civil


Sources


Common law mainly


Legislation


Court Structure


Legal Profession


o Contract law:


Formation, Terms and Remedies


Contracts for goods and contracts for services : differences


Exclusion clauses


Are they allowed?


Conditions


Exclusion and Exemption Clauses


o Law of Tort: Negligence


Definition


When is it recognized?


Consequences


Remedies


o Liability:


Types


Object


Sanctions


o Introduction of Company and Employment law

Modalités

Modalités d'enseignement

Deals with a foreign law

Exercises at the end of each session: students can get trained and discover a foreign legal reasoning (Most of time: practical case to resolve)

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

Ressources

Bibliographie

MacIntyre: Essentials of Business Law (Pearson)|| Rush & Ottley: Business Law (Cengage)