Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Introduction to German Law and German Legal System II
School	Birmingham Law School
Department	Law
Module Code	08 33844
Module Lead	Sandra Ingelkofer
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-14 hours Seminar-4 hours Guided independent study-82 hours Total: 100 hours
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Description	This module is taught throughout in the German language. It covers the study of the structure of a constitutional complaint and familiarises the students with key aspects of German Basic Rights (Grundrechte). Students practice German legal methodology (Gutachtenstil).
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key principles of the German constitutional complaint, German Basic Rights and German legal methodology; Identify and contrast the main differences between the German legal system and the English legal system; Access and present critically German Constitutional Law legislation, cases and German academic writing; Compose case studies and essays using the German language.
Assessment	33844-01 : Take Home Exam : Exam (School Arranged) - Open Book (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessments: Take home exam (open-book) - 3hrs (100%) Reassessment: Resit failed component(s)
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