030092 KU Anglo-American Legal English II (2024S)

US/UK/Austrian Commercial law, Civil Prodecures, ADR, Labo(u)r law - eligible for Vienna LLP

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften

Continuous assessment of course work

Moodle

Tu 21.05. 08:30-10:15 Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Mo 12.02.2024 00:01 to We 28.02.2024 23:59
Deregistration possible until Tu 19.03.2024 23:59

Details

max. 40 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Franz J. Heidinger

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Tuesday
    19.03.
    08:30 - 10:15
    Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
    
    Tuesday
    09.04.
    08:30 - 10:15
    Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
    
    Tuesday
    16.04.
    08:30 - 10:15
    Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
    
    Tuesday
    23.04.
    08:30 - 10:15
    Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
    
    Tuesday
    30.04.
    08:30 - 10:15
    Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
    
    Tuesday
    07.05.
    08:30 - 10:15
    Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
    
    Tuesday
    14.05.
    08:30 - 10:15
    Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
    
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    Tuesday
    21.05.
    08:30 - 10:15
    Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
    
    Tuesday
    28.05.
    08:30 - 10:15
    Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
    
    Tuesday
    04.06.
    08:30 - 10:15
    Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
    
    Tuesday
    11.06.
    08:30 - 10:15
    Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
    
    Tuesday
    18.06.
    08:30 - 10:15
    Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The Vienna Model on Anglo-American Legal English is offering courses on Legal English and the English and American Law Systems in order to help legal and language professionals and students develop special legal language skills that will enable them to be successful in an ever demanding international legal environment. It is a unique opportunity to focus systematically on this issue by offering a set of lectures/courses that will allow you to develop excellence in this field.

Anglo-Amerikanische Rechtssprache II (2 hrs, every other semester)
will provide you with a systematic introduction into the law and language of
• US / UK / Austrian intellectual property law (patent, trademarks, copyright)
• US / UK / Austrian law of arbitration
• US / UK / Austrian tax law
• US / UK / Austrian accounting
• US / UK / Austrian insurance law

Assessment and permitted materials

Requirements for passing the course and obtaining a report:
1. regular course attendance
2. regular preparation for class (study aids will require at least as much time as class work)
3. active class participation
4. grade "genügend" or better on oral exam (student presentations may lead to an upgrade and/or replace exam)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

all topics covered in class

Reading list

Heidinger/Hubalek, The Practitioners’ Guide to Applied Comparative Law and Language Vol 1 (2021).

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Th 01.02.2024 18:05