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LS1022: FOUNDATIONS OF PRIVATE LAW (2026-2027)

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Course Overview

The course provides firstly a map of private law as drawn from the institutional scheme of classical Roman law as still followed today in Scotland. It then progresses to an equivalent of the medical student’s study of anatomy in the sense that, concentrating on the law of property and obligations, it examines the main concepts of private law and how they interact and operate together so as to provide a sophisticated body of legal principles which can be used to resolve real-life disputes within private law.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Thomas Green

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme
  • Either Law (LS) or Legal Studies (Ma Honours) (LX)
  • One of Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2 or Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

An introduction to the substance, system and method of Private Law - working from the common core of institutions of the countries which follow the Civil Law (i.e. Roman law inspired) tradition, with special attention to the Scottish variant of this tradition. Emphasis is on the Law of Property and Law of Obligations, but some consideration is also given to the other branches of Private Law. Some time is devoted the teaching of the historical foundations of the Civil Law tradition and its reception in Scotland and world-wide.


Contact Teaching Time

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Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8 January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Exam

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Online Exam worth 60% of the overall grade.

Learning Outcomes
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Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

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Digital Multiple-Choice Questions exam worth 40% of the overall grade.

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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

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