An Introduction to the Common Law (England and Wales, and the International and "Commonwealth" Legal System)
Course Level
intermediate - advanced / 3rd - 4th year
Course Language
The language of instruction will be English (British / United Kingdom), though your professor speaks a number of other languages and may occasionally refer to certain words, terms, or expressions in these languages for ease, understanding, and/or comparison.
Course Classification
This is a Themis course. It is also open to non-Themis students.
Contact Hours
4 hrs per week in the second half of the lecture period [tbc]
ECTS-credits
5 (if course has been attended regularly and exam has been passed)
Frequency
This course will probably be taught in the summer term each year.
Teaching Mode
online course with possible classroom teaching in the last week of the course [tbc]
Contact Hours
Students must be online during the dates and times provided in the course catalogue.
Time Schedule and Course Venue
please see our electronic course catalogue
Content of this Course
Please see the course outline [to be updated]
Restricted Enrollment
yes (that means that the number of participants is limited and that you might not get a place in this course)
Course Registration
Please sign up for this course under the module "Study Program for Exchange Students - Module [tba]".
registration period: 1 April 2025, 9 a.m. - 11 April 2025, 12.p.m. (noon)
In order to know if you have obtained a place in this course, please check out your course plan on Campus Management (tab "Stundenplan") from 12 April 2025.
As long as there are still seats available after the registration period has expired, they will be allocated according to the principle "first come, first served" if you sign up by 2 May 2025.
De-Registration from this Course
regular drop period: 1 April 2025, 9 a.m. - 2 May 2024, 12 a.m. (midnight)
After the regular drop period you can only drop this course with a valid cause until 14 days prior to the exam. Please contact the International Office at the Law Department if you have to use this option.
Type of Exam and Exam Period
The last two informal sessions (8 July and 12 July) will account for the revision session and examination.
One week will be allotted for your assessment, on the week commencing 8 July 2024, with a pre-examination revision class, and then an open book, online examination, allowing you the freedom to post your exam any time during the day of 12 July 2024.
[to be updated]
Registration for the Exam
Students will automatically be registered for the exam when they sign up for this course.
De-Registration from the Exam
Students who drop this course via Campus Management are automatically de-registered from the exam. Students who do not drop this course via Campus Management and do not take the exam, are going to finish this course with a non-passing grade (0 points).
Grade Release