305356 The US-American Legal System - An Introduction

305356 The US-American Legal System - An Introduction

summer semester 2018 | Last update: 13.12.2017 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Department of Civil Law

Instructor:

Mag. Dr. Helmut Ortner, LLB LLM

Course number:

305356

Title:

The US-American Legal System - An Introduction

Type/hours:

VU 2

ECTS credits:

2,5

Period:

Block

Mode of repetition:

annually

Language of instruction:

English

Learning Outcome:

Basic understanding of the US legal system and its peculiarities

Contents:

Introduction to the US legal system with specific examples of the interaction of federal and state law

Methods:

Lecture, Q & A, discussion of reading assignments

Assessment:

written exam

Literature:

Reading materials provided via OLAT

Link:

http://www.uibk.ac.at/zivilrecht/mitarbeiter/koch

Start:

19.03.2018

Course allocation

Faculty of Law

Diploma Programme Law according to the Curriculum 2001

Field of Concentrations (§ 15) (26 ECTS-Credits, 15 h)

6. Foreign Law and Law Comparison (26 ECTS-Credits, 15 h)

Diploma Programme Business Law according to the curriculum 2003 (C 115)

Second Part of Studies (§ 6 and § 7) - First Part

Elective Subjects (§ 6 Para 3)

4. Introduction to foreign Laws (2 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)

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Date	Time	Location
Mon 2018-03-19	08.00 - 15.15	K061 Zeitschriftenraum K061 Zeitschriftenraum
Tue 2018-03-20	08.00 - 17.45	K061 Zeitschriftenraum K061 Zeitschriftenraum
Wed 2018-03-21	08.00 - 17.45	K061 Zeitschriftenraum K061 Zeitschriftenraum