LA 355: CONFLICT OF LAWS IN A COMMERCIAL CONTEXT: LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the module the
student should be able to:
How will the learning and teaching
methods enable students to achieve
this learning outcome?
Which assessment method will
measure the achievement of this
learning outcome?
Lectures, seminar discussions and
directed private study
Assessment and examination.
Have a detailed knowledge of
international documents and
supranational legislation in some areas of
private international law
Lectures, seminar discussions and
directed private study
Assessment and examination, seminar
discussion
Have a basic understanding of the basic
concepts of other European/US conflicts
rules
Lectures, seminar discussions and
directed private study
Assessment and examination
Have the ability to find, identify and
apply court decisions, domestic and
international statutory material
Lectures, reading primary sources and
directed private study
Assessment, Formative assessment by
exercises
Lectures, seminars discussions,
feedback, reading of secondary (articles
and text extracts) and primary materials
Assessment
Lectures, directed study, secondary
materials (articles, practitioner
handbooks) and drafting exercise
Formative assessment by exercises,
examination
Lectures, seminar discussions and
directed private study
Assessment
Analyse the impact of both EU statute
and case law on English law
Lectures, directed study of primary
sources (EU and English cases)
Assessment and examination
Analayse the impact of international
documents on English law
Lectures, seminars, directed private
study
Assessment
Seminar preparation (particularly in
preparation for a debate and exam), self
assessment
Assessment, seminar discussion
Ability to identify, get access to, and
analyse European and other international
material
Through lectures, library and www
exercises
Assessment, formative assessment by
exercises
Appreciate the role of primary research
and other sources in understanding the
conflicts process
Lectures, reading relevant materials,
seminar discussion and feedback
Assessment
Knowledge:
Have a detailed knowledge and
understanding of key aspects of English
private international law
Contextual Skills:
Have a detailed knowledge and
understanding of the cultural, historical,
economic and political context of key
conflicts rules
Have a good understanding and
knowledge of the ways to employ choice
of law in different socio-economic
environments, such as drafting of
contracts and setting up businesses
Application/Problem Solving:
Apply knowledge to problems to
demonstrate understanding of doctrinal
and conceptual difficulties and to provide
own solutions to unresolved debates
Sources and Research:
Identify and use primary and secondary
material relevant to the topic under study
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By the end of the module the
student should be able to:
How will the learning and teaching
methods enable students to achieve
this learning outcome?
Which assessment method will
measure the achievement of this
learning outcome?
Through lectures, seminar discussions
and directed private study
Assessment and examination
Identify and evaluate law in terms of
doctrinal coherence and in relation to
other policy perspectives.
Lectures, seminar discussions, reading
secondary material
Assessment
Evaluate primary source material such as
reports accompanying harmonized
legislation in terms of the scope and
quality of the research and its wider
applicability.
Lectures, reading primary source
material in preparation for seminars,
seminar discussions and feedback
Assessment
Argue pro and contra particular academic
and judicial approaches.
Seminar discussions
Assessment and examination
Compare different national regimes with
respect to both domestic and conflicts
rules
Lectures, seminar discussions, directed
private study
Assessment
Debate in seminars, particularly studentled
Assessment, formative assessment by
feedback to student-led seminars
Present materials in both written and oral
form
Seminars, particularly student-led,
feedback on written work
Assessment, formative assessment by
feedback to student-led seminars
Work in teams presenting arguments
Through seminar discussion, in particular
student working groups
Feedback from seminar teachers
Work in teams constructing decision trees
for seminars, and oral discussion thereof
in seminars
Preparation for seminars, particularly
student-led, seminar discussion and
feedback
Feedback from seminar teachers
Through seminar discussion and directed
private study
Assessment and examination
Preparation for seminars and working
groups
Assessment and examination
Through library and internet exercises
Formative assessment by exercises
Through seminars and working groups
Feedback from seminar teacher
Analysis/Evaluation/Critical
Judgement/Synthesis:
Identify and critically evaluate issues
Communication and Literacy:
Engage in academic debate
Autonomy:
Work independently in planning and
managing tasks, with limited guidance, to
gain a critical understanding of issues in
relation to legal systems, the conflicts
process, and sources of law without
explanatory lectures
Strong requirements to locate primary
and secondary material from both English
and foreign/international sources, in
preparation for class discussion and
debate
Other Key Skills:
Use information retrieval systems and
internet resources to locate and get
access to not physically stocked materials
Work in groups and participate in group
discussions effectively
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