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030525 KU English for Lawyers (USA) (2021W)

An Intoduction to the Anglo-American Legal System (s) and to Anglo-American Legal English

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften

Continuous assessment of course work

ON-SITE

Moodle

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 13.09.2021 00:01 to Mo 27.09.2021 23:59
Deregistration possible until Th 14.10.2021 23:59

Details

max. 52 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Tuesday
    12.10.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Seminarraum SEM10 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 1.OG
    
    Tuesday
    19.10.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Seminarraum SEM10 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 1.OG
    
    Tuesday
    09.11.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Seminarraum SEM10 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 1.OG
    
    Tuesday
    16.11.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Seminarraum SEM10 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 1.OG
    
    Tuesday
    23.11.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Seminarraum SEM10 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 1.OG
    
    Tuesday
    30.11.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Seminarraum SEM10 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 1.OG
    
    Tuesday
    07.12.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Seminarraum SEM10 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 1.OG
    
    Tuesday
    14.12.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Seminarraum SEM10 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 1.OG
    
    Tuesday
    11.01.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Seminarraum SEM10 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 1.OG
    
    Tuesday
    18.01.
    18:00 - 20:00
    Seminarraum SEM10 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 1.OG

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.

Englisch für Juristen (USA) (2 hrs, every semester)
will provide you with a general introduction into the subject matter.
• Case studies,
• video analyses and
• group discussions
will familiarize you with essential basics of the foreign legal system and the foreign legal language. The course is open to law students of all levels, students from other faculties may attend upon permission.

Assessment and permitted materials

oral exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

regular course attendance
active class participation
grade "genügend" or better on final test/exam

Examination topics

all topics covered in class

Reading list

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Th 05.05.2022 10:08