Huvudområden och successiv fördjupning:
Rättsvetenskap: Grundnivå, har endast gymnasiala förkunskapskrav
Betygsskala: Tregradig skala
Ansvarig institution: Juridiska institutionen
Beslutad av: The Dean of the Department of Law, 2007-06-04
Reviderad av: Stefan Lidberg, 2010-01-15
Innehåll
Basic Course in Law consists of two parts, one concentrating on Swedish law and one concentrating on European Community law, with separate examinations. The two parts of the course are taught simultaneously. The content of the two parts of the course is described in more detail below.
All aspects of this course, including the examination, are conducted in English.
Förväntade studieresultat
Learning Outcomes of part I
After completing the course the student shall:
be familiar with basic central parts of the Swedish administrative and judicial system and procedure
-have knowledge of some substantive legal areas and the legal methods to solve problems in these areas
be able to identify, explain and analyse elementary legal rules concerning the mentioned legal areas
be able to apply that knowledge and those abilities to concrete ordinary situations
Learning Outcomes of part II
After completing the course, the student shall:
be familiar with the history and development of the European Union, the institutions of the European Union, the sources of Community law and the policy making process,
exhibit a basic understanding of the central areas of substantive Community law,
have knowledge of the extent and limits of the powers of the European Union, including central principles and the role of Community courts,
have knowledge of the position, reception and enforcement of Community law in the Member States, including central principles and the role of national and Community courts,
be able to identify, explain, analyze and evaluate Community law as it has developed in the case law of the European Court of Justice, and
be able to apply that knowledge and those abilities to concrete situations.
Behörighetskrav
General requirements for university studies
Undervisningens upplägg
Teaching Methods
The teaching consists of lectures and seminars.. The seminars will require the students to solve various theoretical and practical legal tasks and problems according to instructions given by respective teacher in conjunction with the lectures. The students will be divided into small study units of 2 to 6 students. These working groups shall together before the seminars prepare and discuss their assignments and present their findings in class. Some of the seminars are normally mandatory since they are to a large extent based on student activities before and during class; attendance at the lectures is optional but strongly recommended. A student who has been accepted and registered for the course has the right to teaching and guidance only during the term/academic year when he/she was accepted and registered.
Teaching methods of part II
The decisions of the European Court of Justice have played a pivotal role in the development of European Community law. Consequently part II consists mainly of seminars, where leading judgments of the European Court of Justice are analyzed and discussed. It is therefore necessary that students study assigned cases, along with relevant Community legislation and textbook chapters and/or academic articles before each class. Further instructions on the preparation requirements for each class will be handed out to the students at the beginning of part II. A student who has been accepted and registered for the course has the right to teaching and guidance only during the term/academic year when he/she was accepted and registered.
Examination
Examination on the course consists of two written tests and seminars specifically designated as mandatory. On the written tests, the grades awarded are Fail (U), Pass (G) and Pass with distinction (VG). For seminars the grades awarded are Fail (U), Pass (G). For the course as a whole the grades awarded are Fail (U), Pass (G) and Pass with distinction (VG). The grade for the course as a whole is based on the combined result of the two written tests. However, in order to receive a passing grade on the course as a whole, the student must also pass each of the two parts. In order to pass a part, the student must receive a passing grade on the written test for that part and complete all mandatory seminars.
The appointed examiner may decide to use other forms of examination if required by particular circumstances.
A student who has not received a passing grade on a test will be afforded an opportunity for re-examination. A student who has passed examination may not be re-examined.
A student who has taken two tests for a course or part of a course, without passing, has the right to have another examiner appointed, unless special reasons exist. A written request for change of examiner is submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Education.
Litteratur
Giltig från:
2010 vecka 3
Literature of Part I
Carlson Laura The fundamentals of Swedish law : a guide for foreign lawyers and students 1. ed. : Lund : Studentlitteratur : 2009 : 454 s. : ISBN: 978-91-44-05740-8 Se Umeå UB:s söktjänst
The Constitution of Sweden; The fundamental Laws and the Riksdag Act: Sveriges Riksdag (The Swedish Parliament, Stockholm 2004
Additional material will be distributed by the Department of Law.
Reference literature
Bogdan Michael Swedish law in the new millennium 1. ed. : Stockholm : Norstedts juridik : 2000 : 537, [6] s. : ISBN: 91-39-00628-X (inb.) Se Umeå UB:s söktjänst
Collin, Peter H. : English law dictionary Law : English- Swedish-English: engelsk-svensk-engelsk. Fisher, David I.; Wiman, Mikael
Stockholm : Esselte ordbok, cop. 1989 - [8], 340, [26] s.
ISBN: 91-7113-008-X (inb.)
Libris: 7604019
Literature for part II
Hartley, Trevor, The Foundations of European Community Law (6th ed., Oxford University Press, 2007)
Compilation of Cases and Materials distributed by the Department of Law
Consolidated versions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty on European Union
