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General principles of British law

Code Cours
2324-FDL-LAW-EN-1027
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Établissement
Faculté de Droit
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)
Michael Ottley
Période
S2

Présentation

Prérequis

Ability to work in English.


Knowledge of basic French Law to be able 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 should be able to :



  • Understand the basic functioning of English Law.

  • Spot the differences between French and English legal system.

Présentation

THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM:



  • Types of Law

  • Criminal

  • Civil

  • Sources

  • Common law mainly

  • Legislation

  • Court Structure

  • Legal Profession



CONTRACT LAW:



  • Formation, Terms and Remedies

  • Contracts for goods and contracts for services : differences

  • Exclusion clauses

  • Are they allowed?

  • Conditions

  • Exclusion and Exemption Clauses



LAW OF TORT: NEGLIGENCE



  • Definition

  • When is it recognized?

  • Consequences.

  • Remedies.



LIABILITY:



  • Types

  • Object

  • Sanctions



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

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