Key aspects of the general part of Law of Obligations of the German Civil Code - types of obligational relationships, the differentiation between contractual and non-contractual obligations, foundations of the general part of the law obligations (content of the obligational relationship, extinction of an obligational relationship, irregularities in performance).
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key principles of the Second Book of the German Civil Code;
Contrast and illustrate the main differences between German Law (Civilian tradition) and English Law (Common law tradition);
Present and assess critically German Civil Law legislation, cases and German academic writing;
Compose case studies and essays, using the technique of case-solving in this exemplary area of substantive Civil Law using the German language.
The assessment for modules 33846 & 33847 are linked. Assessment: 2 hour closed book in person (handwritten, centrally timetabled) examination (80%) 10 minute Oral Examination (20%) (locally timetabled)
