Our long-time partner in Hartford, the University of Connecticut School of Law, offers FU Law students to participate in the online course "Comparative Law and Rights" taught by Professor Dr. Ángel Oquendo in the spring of 2025.

Course Level

intermediate - advanced / 3rd - 4th year

Course Language

English

Course Classification

This is a Themis course. It is also open to non-Themis students.

Teaching Mode and Frequency

This is a regular course at the University of Connecticut, and it will be available in the summer term of 2025. The course will take place online, via video conference, in the U.S. spring term. Teaching in the spring term starts on 21 January 2025 and ends on 2 May 2025.

ECTS-credits

5 (if course has been attended regularly and exam has been passed)

Time Schedule 

Class time (with mandatory online attendance) is on Wednesdays from 4 - 6:30 pm local time (Hartford, Connecticut), which translates to a 5- to 6-hour time difference in Berlin depending on the daylight saving.

Course Content

please see syllabus

Course Registration

Please write an e-mail to the International Office at the FU Berlin Law School international-office@rewiss.fu-berlin.de by Monday, 20th January, 2025 with the following information:

• your name(s)
• your FU student ID (in German: Matrikelnummer)

The International Office will forward your data (including your e-mail address) to Professor Oquendo.

It will technically not be possible to sign up for this course via Campus Management.

De-Registration from this Course

Please write an e-mail to the International Office at the FU Berlin Law School international-office@rewiss.fu-berlin.de if you have to use this option.

Grading and Type of Exam

For the most part, the grade will rest on a three-hour, open-book, in-person final exam (at Freie Universität Berlin) toward the end of the semester (most probably in May or June). It may climb up a notch (never down) on the basis of oral participation.

Grade conversion will follow the table for study abroad at the University of Connecticut School of Law as approved by the Examination Committee. The table is shown on the webpage https://www.jura.fu-berlin.de/international/studierendenaustausch/outgoings/partnerunis/uconn_double-degree/index.html under the headline "Grade Conversion".

Grade Release

Once successfully completed at the University of Connecticut, this course will be transferred to the student's records at Freie Universität Berlin.