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| semester I a | compulsory | RGBEE50010 | European Law | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| compulsory | RGPEE510BD | Law and Legal Skills - IT for Lawyers | Engels | 2 | |||
| compulsory | RGPAR510AD | Law and Legal Skills: the Dutch example | Engels | 10 | 8 | ||
| semester I b | compulsory | RGPSR50110 | Criminal Law | Engels | 10 | 8 | |
| compulsory | RGPRG50105 | Legal History | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| compulsory | RGBIR50010 | Public International Law | Engels | 10 | 6 | ||
| semester II a | compulsory | RGBEE50405 | Research seminar European Law | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| semester II b | compulsory | RGBIR50005 | Research sem. International law | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| 1 | Criminal Law | RGPSR50110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course Criminal law is divided into two separate parts. Part A is dedicated to substantive criminal law, whereas part B is dedicated to procedural criminal law. There will be one single exam. Half of the grade is based on questions about part A and the other half of the grade is based on questions about part B. Part A: substantive criminal law Comparative law research shows that criminal law systems around the world deal with similar subjects and thus more or less with the same issues. Although, at first sight, every country seems to follow a path of its own, to a great extent criminal law systems have the same foundations. The objective of this part of the course is to study these fundamental and universal principles and concepts. Hypothetical cases will be used to explain legal doctrines and to explore the moral foundations of legal rules. The following topics will be discussed: the legality principle, actus reus (commission versus omission, causation), mens rea (intent versus negligence), the classification of offences, defences (justifications and excuses), inchoate offences (attempt and preparation)and European criminal law. Part B: procedural criminal law National criminal justice systems differ substantially. The adversarial or common law approach has other roots than the inquisitorial or civil law approach. Nevertheless, all criminal law systems have to deal with similar subjects and/or legal questions, and thus more or less the same issues. In Europe, the case law of the European Court of Human Rights contains a standard that every Member State has to respect. In this course, the focus is on ECHR case law and the influence of this case law on national systems of criminal procedure. The following elements of criminal procedure will be discussed: preliminary investigations, preparation and representation at the trial, evidence, sentencing and appeal. The position and competences or rights of the different actors in criminal procedures will also be discussed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | European Law | RGBEE50010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| It is envisaged that this course will include the following topics although precise content and order may vary. Following a brief introduction into the history of European integration, the emphasis of the course will be on (a) the characteristics of the European Union legal order; (b) institutional structure; (c) the definition, importance, functioning and regulation of the internal market; (d) the development of non-economic values and competences and how they affect the EU and its Member States (values, human rights, environmental principles) (d) procedural law/remedies in the European Union legal order (including direct effect, state liability and national procedural autonomy; enforcement of European Union Law against Member States; actions for judicial review; references for preliminary rulings). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | Law and Legal Skills - IT for Lawyers | RGPEE510BD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This part of the Legal Skills module introduces important online legal resource tools needed when studying European and International law. Both publicly accessible tools (such as EUR-Iex, United Nations Treaty collection etc.) and those available through the RUG Law Library portal (such as Westlaw etc.) are used. Each workgroup session is interactive with students and lecturer discussing and examining the features of the online resources being used in that session, when and where they may be used and how to cite resources accessed. A number of tasks are assigned per session to practice skills learnt and/or reinforce skills gained in previous sessions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 | Law and Legal Skills: the Dutch example | RGPAR510AD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course Law and Legal Skills: the Dutch example (LLS) provides insight into the workings of a legal system by using the Dutch system as a point of reference. The LLS program explains general issues such as the nature of law, sources of law and the separation of powers. Furthermore, the course familiarizes students with the existence and main characteristics of various areas of law in order to provide them with the basic knowledge that is expected of them in subsequent courses. Constitutional law, Administrative Law, Criminal law, International and European law and Private law will be introduced. Within these fields of law, both substantive as well as procedural law will be discussed. In addition, LLS will help students acquire the skills necessary to analyze questions of law and legal problems, such as reading legislation, analyzing case law, solving cases and searching for source materials (among other things law reports and literature). Attention will also be given to presentation skills and in giving and receiving feedback. It is imperative for students to arrive on time in the Netherlands if they have to travel from abroad. Only then can they familiarize themselves with the city, our faculty and our enrollment and e-learning systems. In the first week of this course we expect students to have the necessary literature and readers available so that you can prepare for the lecture (study the literature) and prepare for the working groups/tutorials (answer the questions for the Law part as well as the questions for the Legal Skills part). This course is generally considered as a difficult course since students have to adjust in many ways while finding out which study method suits them best. Moreover, LLS is a 10 ECTS course with only 7 weeks. It is almost impossible to catch up on the material and assignments if students should arrive late in the Netherlands since they would either be ill-prepared or miss the first week(s) all together. For this course students must pass the Law part as well as the Legal Skills part on the exam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | Legal History | RGPRG50105 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course treats the legal history of selected European countries and the creation of their codifications, such as the French Civil Code, the German Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch and the Dutch Burgerlijk wetboek. Attention is paid to the influence of Roman law and natural law on the development of European law. Furthermore, attention is paid to English common law as alternative to codification. The module will be taught in English by way of lectures and work groups. The subject matter will be discussed during the lectures. During the work groups, students will practice the art of reading and understanding cases which illustrate the material. Therefore students are expected to study the book and textbook as well as prepare the questions in advance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 | Public International Law | RGBIR50010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In this module the main doctrines of public international law are discussed in lectures in which positive law and its historical background forms the basis for a discussion of the contribution of international law to the resolution of international conflicts and to managing (new) international challenges of an economic, ecological or humanitarian nature. In the working groups concrete situations will be addressed and students will be expected to discuss and argue the legally relevant aspects. Topics that will be discussed include sources, subjects, jurisdiction, immunities, state responsibility, international organizations, peaceful dispute settlement, the use of force in international relations, the law of the sea, international human rights law and international environmental law. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7 | Research sem. International law | RGBIR50005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sessions will be organized to deal with specific topics or problems, if possible in relation to current conflicts or controversies. Students will have to write various short papers and also at least once prepare a presentation about a legal subject or question, and active participation is required in the sessions. Attendance of all sessions is compulsory. This means absence from a session is only excused in case of exceptional circumstances in the nature of actual and proven (medical) emergencies. Absence from a session that cannot be excused in the manner indicated above will result in a deduction of points from your final grade. In addition, please register carefully for participation in a particular working group, as no switches will be allowed between working groups throughout the course. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 | Research seminar European Law | RGBEE50405 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| While following European Law classes you may have realised that various European Law doctrines are related. For instance, the effectiveness of European law, combined with the preliminary reference procedure, and the interpretation of the fundamental freedoms are inherently connected. In this course you will consider in more depth a number of these connections and learn to apply concepts to practical solutions in European law. The course is assessed by a mixture of assignments which will be carried out during the seven seminar weeks. The final grade for the course is a composite of the grades in the assignments. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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