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2023/2024  KAN-CJURV1042U  Common Law and Contracts

English Title
Common Law and Contracts

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Full Degree Master
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Autumn
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Max. participants 50
Study board
Study Board for BSc/MSc in Business Administration and Commercial Law, MSc
Course coordinator
  • Pedro Telles - Department of Business Humanities and Law (BHL)
Main academic disciplines
  • Business Law
Teaching methods
  • Face-to-face teaching
Last updated on 08-02-2023

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Learning objectives
The course will contribute for the general and specific knowledge of common law and contracts, e.i. introduction to common law, operation of the common law, the impact of the common law on global legal systems and introduction to contract law under the common law regime. The student must be able to:
  • analyse primary sources of law and other materials relevant to the common law of contracts, including developing case analysis skills
  • understand origin, development and operation of common law of contract, as well as its ambiguity
  • develop knowledge of the relationship of common and civil law, understanding how to create value from these global connections
  • collaborate constructively to develop case analysis and presentation skills
Course prerequisites
BSC in business law and economics or bachelor in law
Examination
Common Law and Contracts:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Size of written product Max. 5 pages
Assignment type Written assignment
Release of assignment The Assignment is released in Digital Exam (DE) at exam start
Duration 24 hours to prepare
Grading scale 7-point grading scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Winter
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
In case the resit student numbers are low, making the resit an oral exam is a possibility.
Description of the exam procedure

The exam will be composed by a single question composed of multiple parts. Students will be given a case to comment based on the content covered throughout the semester.

 

The case comment structure will be detailed in advance and part of it will be trained in class via the case presentations.
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

The course will cover English contract law, in particular the common law element of it, that is the development of the law via a system of judicial precedent. In addition it will take a global outlook by comparing it at stages with civil law systems, including an EU perspective touching also more modern contract law issues such as smart contracts. 

 

This course is structured as a mixture of traditional lectures and case reading/presentation classes with the latter requiring a high degree of student involvement. Every week, one class will include group presentations about specific court cases by the students working in group in between the sessions. 

 

By the process of learning and teaching others about the cases, students will develop group working and presentation skills, allowing for constructive collaboration in the groupwork as well as when providing feedback. This will allow students to develop transferable skills and their growth by teaching others.

 

In addition, the case presentations contributes for students to prepare themselves for the exam which will include the analysis of a relevant court case.
Description of the teaching methods
The course teaching methods will be composed of a weekly in person session. This session will be composed of a mixture of lecture and practical elements. The practical elements will require the students to do the required readings and questions that are set based on the content covered.

In addition, each week one or more groups of students will be tasked with presenting a case from the content covered. These presentations will allow students to develop skills in case analysis and transferable skills in terms of their ability to work in groups and deliver presentations in class.

The case presentations are a fundamental tool for student learning and are mapped out clearly to the assessment of the course as it will include as well a case analysis.
Feedback during the teaching period
Feedback in this course will be provided via two mechanisms.

First, every week a set of readings and questions will be released to students. This will be covered in the following session with group discussion between students before feeding back to the main session.

Second, each weekly session wiill include group presentations about specific court cases by the students working in groups. For each presentation peer and teacher feedback will be provided using a simple feedback model of Start/Stop/Continue.

By the process of learning and teaching others about the cases, students will develop group working and presentation skills, allowing for constructive collaboration in the groupwork as well as when providing feedback.



Student workload
participation in classes 33 hours
preparations for classes 96 hours
home assignments during the quarter 44 hours
exam assignment 33 hours
Expected literature

The core textbook will be Jones, Introduction to Business Law (Oxford University Press) and additional materials will be linked to on Canvas.
Last updated on 08-02-2023