Last modified: 25 Mar 2026 16:46
The course provides firstly a map of private law as drawn from the Roman-law-derived institutional scheme. 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 in the Roman-law-derived civilian tradition and how they operate together as a system to solve every day legal problems.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Offshore | Sustained Study | No |
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An introduction to the substance, system and method of Private Law - working from the common core of institutions of the countries which follow the Roman-law-derived Civil Law 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.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Conceptual | Apply | To apply the civilian system of legal organisation to problem scenarios and to later private law courses. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To demonstrate an understanding of the interrelation of property, voluntary obligations and involuntary obligations as part of the overall civilian scheme of private law. |
| Factual | Evaluate | To demonstrate an understanding of the civilian system for organising, differentiating and distinguishing the varied branches and institutes of private law. |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply knowledge and analysis in a legal context by identifying legal disputes and applying the relevant legal doctrines in order to resolve the identified disputes according to civil law. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Think critically and make critical judgments on the relative and absolute merits of particular legal arguments and solutions, whilst demonstrating an ability to make allowances for ambiguity. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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Online, open book exam questions to be answered and submitted in 48 hours. Feedback to be provided via MyAberdeen within standard three weeks |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Apply | Apply knowledge and analysis in a legal context by identifying legal disputes and applying the relevant legal doctrines in order to resolve the identified disputes according to civil law. |
| Conceptual | Apply | To apply the civilian system of legal organisation to problem scenarios and to later private law courses. |
| Factual | Evaluate | To demonstrate an understanding of the civilian system for organising, differentiating and distinguishing the varied branches and institutes of private law. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To demonstrate an understanding of the interrelation of property, voluntary obligations and involuntary obligations as part of the overall civilian scheme of private law. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Think critically and make critical judgments on the relative and absolute merits of particular legal arguments and solutions, whilst demonstrating an ability to make allowances for ambiguity. |
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