JUR 3516 Legal methodology and contract law
JUR 3516 Legal methodology and contract law
Law I is a programme course in the Bachelor's Programme in Business Law, and is adapted to the learning outcome that is defined for this programme. The course is divided into four main topics that will give the students a useful introduction to the law discipline:
- Legal method
- EU and EEA law
- Contract law
- Law of sales
The students shall be familiar with legal method, shall have gained insights into the major sources of law, and have a good understanding of the structure of the Norwegian legal system. They shall be familiar with the legislative process, delegated legislation and the court system structure. On completion of the course they shall have gained an understanding of EU and EEA rules of law and their importance for Norwegian enterprises, as well as an understanding of the institutional aspects in the EU/EEA collaboration. The students shall be familiar with the rules on the conclusion of contracts, interpretation and invalidity. They shall also know the main rules for accomplishment of a sales contract as well as the regulation of breaches of such contracts.
The students shall be able to identify legal problems and be able to analyse issues associated with conclusion of contracts and the law of sales. They shall be able to account for the elements in legal argumentation in general and in particular evaluate contracts and sales disputes. The students shall be able to interpret laws and contracts based on fundamental interpretation theory. They shall also be able to place the Norwegian legal system and the Norwegian rules of law in an international context.
The students shall have developed the ability for critical reflection through practice in the use of legal methods. They shall have a conscious attitude to those assessments on which contracts and sales standards are based, and where these are linked to corporate responsibility directly or indirectly. Students will also be able to work internationally, as well as have an understanding of legal sources with international origin.
Legal method
- Review of sources of law
- Statutory interpretation
- Solving of legal disputes and variations in sources of law
EU and EEA-law
- Main features of European Community Law and the EEA Agreement
- The institutions in the EU and the EEA
- The four civil liberties in EU and EEA law
Contract law
- Mechanisms for the signing of contracts
- Power and representation
- Interpretation and completion of contracts
- Nullity and modification
Law of sales
- The obligations of seller/buyer in relation to the sales contract
- Breach of contract due to delay
- Assessment of defective performance
- Seller's and buyer's entitlements in a breach of contract
- The rules for consumer purchases
The duration of the course is 80 teaching hours consisting of lectures, seminars, webinars, videos etc. covering the four sub-courses. In the seminars the students are organized in study groups for discussions and solving assignments. The assignments that the students have worked on in the study groups will be reviewed in class in a plenary session. Students are required to take an active part in the seminars. Three voluntary hand-in assignments are set in the course. The students will be given a tentative grade and individual feedback on these hand-in assignments.
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.
Teaching
Information about what is taught on campus and other digital forms will be presented with the lecture plan before the start of the course each semester.
JUR 3420 Business Law or JUR 3631 Marketing Law or equivalent course.
| Assessments |
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Invigilation Weight: 100 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 6 Hour(s) Exam code: JUR35161 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 80 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 84 Hour(s) | Participation in group work and work on cases / assignments. |
Prepare for teaching | 80 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 150 Hour(s) | |
Examination | 6 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 15 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 400 hours.