- Course Code
- LS 2532
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Professor P Beaumont
Pre-requisites
LS 2021 (Legal System); LS 1522 (Legal Method)
Available only to LLB students in Programme Year 2 or above and graduates on the 2 year degree, except with permission of the Head of School. It is not open to any students on any other degree programme.
Overview
The course seeks to achieve a balance between selected matters in jurisdiction, choice of law and recognition and enforcement issues, insofar as they relate to contract, delict and family law. The course will consider: Theory and Methods of Private International Law, with Specific Reference to the Role of Connecting Factors; Jurisdiction in Civil and Commercial Matters (Focus on Contract and Delict); Choice of Law in Contract; Choice of Law in Delict; Parental Responsibility and Child Abduction; Jurisdiction in Divorce; and Maintenance.
Structure
Structure: Three one-hour lectures per week (with some scheduled breaks for independent reading) and a total of 3 one-hour tutorials
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (75%) and a written assignment of 1,500 words (25%).
Resit: 1 two-hour examination (75%) with the result of the written assessment carried forward (25%).
Formative Assessment
Students will be required to make brief oral presentations in the first tutorial and will receive immediate feedback from the tutors.
Feedback
As noted above, students will receive verbal feedback on their oral presentation.
The students' work on the written assessment will be returned with written comments thereon.
Students who fail the final exam have the option to go over their first paper prior to the resit.
Feedback will be provided on an ongoing basis in tutorials in the form of tutors' responses to students' contributions in class.