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| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
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| semester I | compulsory | RSDOS20A | Workshop Starting your academic career | Engels | 1 | ||
| semester I a | compulsory | RGPEE510BD | Law and Legal Skills - IT for Lawyers | Engels | 2 | ||
| compulsory | RGPAR510AD | Law and Legal Skills: the Dutch example | Engels | 10 | 8 | ||
| compulsory | RGPEX30005 | Legal and Academic English | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | compulsory | RGPSR50110 | Criminal Law | Engels | 10 | 8 | |
| compulsory | RGPRG50105 | Legal History | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| semester II a | compulsory | RGPPR50205 | Contract and Tort Law | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| compulsory | RGPIR50210 | Intr. to International and European Law | Engels | 10 | 8 | ||
| semester II b | compulsory | RGPST50110 | Comparative Constitutional Law | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
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| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | compulsory | RGBEE50110 | Law of the European Union | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| compulsory | RGBPR50305 | Property Law | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | compulsory | RGBPW50205 | Intr. to Political Science (repeaters) | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| compulsory | RGBIR50010 | Public International Law | Engels | 10 | 6 | ||
| semester II a | compulsory | RGBBE50210 | Administrative Law and Market Regulation | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| compulsory | RGBPR50205 | Commercial Dispute Resolution | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| compulsory | RGBEE50405 | Research seminar European Law -repeaters | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester II b | compulsory | RGBER10005 | Markets and Regulation | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| compulsory | RGBIR50005 | Research sem. Inter. law (for repeaters) | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
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| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I | Comp -(a) | RGDOS029 | Semester abroad | Engels | 30 | ||
| semester II | compulsory | RGBPW50110 | Research Colloquium | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | compulsory | RGBPW50305 | Decision making in the EU | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| semester II b | compulsory | RGBEO50010 | Economics of Int Trade & Int Finance | Engels | 10 | 4 | |
| compulsory | RGBIR50305 | The Contemporary Value(s) of Int. Law | Engels | 5 | |||
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| 1 | Administrative Law and Market Regulation | RGBBE50210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This new course offers students an introduction to administrative law and market regulation. It describes the evolution of administrative law in a number of countries and explains key concepts of administrative law (public body, administrative act/action, standing, judicial review of administrative decisions, deference, public contract). Moreover, this course reflects upon the shift from a traditional national model of public powers to a global or European model of intertwined public-private regulatory forces. In particular, the course introduces students to market regulation and explains how it affects the public/private divide and uses public and private law instruments and enforcement mechanisms to achieve its policy goals. Being comparative in essence, the course does not only discuss the developments within the European Union but also beyond. It also devotes attention to novel and more global phenomena such as the emergence of global administrative law and global private powers that exist parallel to traditional regulatory actors. Furthermore, the course combines the discussion of general and sector-specific aspects of the subject matter. This will allow students to apply the concepts learned in more general lectures to particular heavily regulated areas, such as consumer law and financial law and thus further develop their general knowledge of administrative law and market regulation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | Commercial Dispute Resolution | RGBPR50205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course is about commercial dispute resolution. Such disputes arise from substantive private (commercial) law. Traditionally, the civil procedure in (national) state courts fulfills the main function of dispute resolution. Regarding such court proceedings, the course will focus on the aspects of jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments. There are, however, alternative methods of dispute resolution: arbitration and mediation. In this course we will explore these three methods of dispute resolution from an international perspective and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | Comparative Constitutional Law | RGPST50110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This introductory course in the field of Comparative Constitutional Law deals with a number of topics related to the concept of the role and function of public authority (based on a constitution) in the modern, Western state. Furthermore, it discusses themes that are central to the different types of constitutional framework that characterize democratic states. Some of the topics:
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| 4 | Contract and Tort Law | RGPPR50205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contract and Tort Law addresses the major concepts, objectives and problems of contract law and of tort law. The contract law part includes topics such as party autonomy, formation processes, and remedies. Topics of tort law include fault and risk based liability and issues of damages. Where possible, the course will take the Principles, Definitions and Model Rules of European Private Law, DCFR (2009) as a point of departure. The course aims at providing the students with a general understanding of the main characteristics and functions of contract law and of tort law. Teaching method: This course consists of lectures and tutorials. In the tutorials the students practice by means of assignments which have to be prepared in advance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | 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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| 6 | Decision making in the EU | RGBPW50305 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A substantial part of national law and policy stems from legal instruments and policy measures of the European Union. This module aims to provide students with a thorough analysis of the political and administrative processes which result in these European legal acts and policies. Content: first, the historical development, nature and functioning of the EU's political and institutional system, which is fundamentally different from national political systems in a number of ways, will be discussed. The administrative and political decision making that takes place within these frameworks will be analysed with the tools of political science. The policy process can be divided into various phases, from initiation to implementation and monitoring, and for each phase a number of specific problems and characteristics will be introduced. Teaching method: lectures. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7 | Economics of Int Trade & Int Finance | RGBEO50010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The international economy is characterized by countless possibilities and uncertainties. The performance of national economies is influenced by variable factors such as exchange rates, trade barriers, constraints on international investment and the level of macroeconomic stability. If a country is to make its mark in the international economy, policymakers must be aware of these factors, how they will develop in the future, and why this is so. The module Economics of International Trade and International Finance discusses the most important economic theories that enable decision-makers, legal practitioners - and individuals in general - to (a) understand the international economy, and (b) assess national policy-making and enforcement. Motives behind and implications of trade barriers and international trade policy are explained, using classical trade theory, the Heckscher-Ohlin model, and elements from contemporary theories, such as economies of scale and imperfect competition. In International Finance, starting with the national available amount of money and the balance of payments, the interdependence of national income, national product, consumption, investments, imports, and exports between countries will be explained. A particular focus of the course is on the Mundel-Fleming model. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 | Intr. to International and European Law | RGPIR50210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Introduction to International and European Law module consists of two components. Half of the module is dedicated to Public International Law, and will focus on various theoretical and practical aspects of this area of the law, such as decision making at the international level, the role of international organizations, and the international protection of human rights. The other half of the module is dedicated to the study of the basic principles of European Law, such as the structure of the European Union, the compliance with European law and the significance of the internal market. This part of the course focuses on the EU institutional and procedural set-up and the manner in which EU law creates its effects in the national legal orders of the Member States. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9 | Intr. to Political Science (repeaters) | RGBPW50205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Politics is the process by which people negotiate and compete in making and executing shared or collective decisions. This course will introduce students to the key concepts, approaches and arguments in order to enable them to successfully compare the fundamentals, structures and processes of political systems across the globe. Taking full account of the institutions of government and the different political cultures that both influence and are impacted by political developments, analysis of democracies and authoritarian regimes will be offered. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 | Law and Legal Skills - IT for Lawyers | RGPEE510BD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 11 | 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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| 12 | Law of the European Union | RGBEE50110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course in EU Law will consist of two times two hours of lectures, and one tutorial of two hours. The 14 lectures will consist of the following, non exhaustive list of topics: - The concept of the Internal Market - Free movement of Goods - Free movement of Services and Capital - Free movement of Workers and Persons - Competition law and its place in the internal market - The EU's role on the world stage. - (The development of) non-economic EU law - Effects of substantive law in national legal orders - General principles and fundamental rights. These lectures can be supplemented by lectures and materials of specialists in specific sub-fields of EU law, as examples of the breadth of the subject and the effect of EU law in different areas of life. The tutorials will consist of weekly worksheets with a number of questions to be discussed in class, which will help the student in understanding the core material, and one or two essay style assignments, which will help students to reflect on what they have learned. Active participation in class discussion will be mandatory. Only through discussion and explaining your reasoning will you gain a greater understanding of the prescribed material. The examination will take place by way of on a digital exam, where you will need to answer four questions in essay form. Part of the grade can on a voluntary basis be supplemented by handing in an essay. The conditions for participation will be announced in the third week of the course. Enforcement of the law discussed in this class will be the subject of the follow up course EU Law of Judicial Protection. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 13 | Legal and Academic English | RGPEX30005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course aims to improve students’ academic writing skills. The curriculum aims to work with students at a CEFR C1 level. The course concentrates on written skills in a professional context. The focus includes English academic writing, writing exam training and argumentative essay writing. All writing assignments must be satisfactory in order to receive a course grade. Both 500-word essay under time constraint and 1,000-word term paper must demonstrate ability at CEFR level C1 or higher. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 | 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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| 15 | Markets and Regulation | RGBER10005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The central question of this course is: how to balance efficiency with the rule of law in the regulation of markets in an international and European context? The interactions between states as well as the cross-border market transactions between companies and individuals are regulated by means of international and European law. Examples will be discussed of laws and regulations that are efficient and those that are not. The examples will be international and comparative, based on economic theory and empirical research, ranging from Europe to Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Where politicians can help or hamper efficiency by changing the ‘rules of the game’, lawyers can propose legal changes and interpret the existing rules in such a way that efficiency is improved. Students will actively discuss whether and how lawyers should balance efficiency with the rule of law in international and European market regulations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 | Property Law | RGBPR50305 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property Law focuses on property law in a broad sense. It introduces the area of property law and covers principles of property law, different systems of transfer of property within Europe, production, commingling, combination, prescription, the limited rights in rem and land law. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 17 | 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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| 18 | Research Colloquium | RGBPW50110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The lectures deal with the various aspects of setting up and conducting research in general (like library use, citation styles, plagiarism etc.) and the set-up of this course in particular (like deadlines and assignments). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 19 | Research sem. Inter. law (for repeaters) | 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 | Research seminar European Law -repeaters | 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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| 21 | Semester abroad | RGDOS029 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LLB students are required to obtain at least 30 ECTS worth of credits. Courses are not allowed to be similar to courses that are already part of the LLB programme in Groningen. At least 25 ECTS should be law credits. The remaining credits can be non-law credits, though courses chosen should hold a link to the LLB programme (e.g. International Relations, Political Science, Criminology, etc.). It is the Board of Examiners who determines the character (law or non-law) of the courses. Students should always ask the Board of Examiners for approval of the courses chosen at the host university prior to their departure. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 | The Contemporary Value(s) of Int. Law | RGBIR50305 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Over time international relations scholars have developed different theories to explain the structure and functioning of international relations (IR) and international politics, including by means of different binding and non-binding instruments of international law. Each IR theory stresses distinct elements and the centrality of different underlying values to elucidate the motivation of various international actors in the approaches they take, the choices they make and the policy solutions they find. For students and practitioners of international law a thorough understanding of the values underlying these diverse IR theories is instrumental to grasping, in a structured manner, the different visions about the context in which their primary field of focus functions, and how international law interacts with and may influence international politics. In particular, different regulatory and value-based starting points and choices in varying substantive areas of international law can often be traced back to the dominance of one or more IR theories in the international legal sub-field in question. Moreover, developments, contradictions and problems in specific fields of international law are easier understood and foreseeable when it is acknowledged that they result from changes in the (most) dominant underlying IR theory, or tensions between different IR theories that underlie policy choices in parallel. Finally, international law itself, with its own logic, structure and principles as a sub-discipline of the general discipline of law, may at times determine or deter certain developments in international politics and IR. Trained sensitivity to all of these various forms of interaction between international law and its context helps lawyers to understand better the structuring and managing role that their own discipline plays, or can play – and also its inherent limits. This course aims to provide such training and equip students with said sensitivity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 23 | Workshop Starting your academic career | RSDOS20A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Students weekly address a new topic related to successful studies in the LLB programme International and European Law, inter alia coping with study materials, attending classes, drawing up study plans and schedules, sitting exams, but also address issues unique to the LLB programme International and European Law and living in an international setting such as intercultural communication. Students also practice skills which are important for class participation throughout the LLB programme, including debating/presenting, taking notes, or summarizing materials. The working groups consist of approx. 15-20 students, last 45 minutes each and are supervised by a mentor. Attendance for the working groups is compulsory for all students starting the LLB programme International and European Law and subject to the Binding Study Advice (BSA). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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