Universität Wien

030580 KU Private Law Theory (2023W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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

Details

max. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 09.10. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Monday 23.10. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Monday 06.11. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Monday 20.11. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Monday 04.12. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Monday 08.01. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Monday 22.01. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course sets out to disrupt students’ dogmatic conception of (private) law. Students will be introduced to important classic and new interdisciplinary Anglo-American scholarship on private law. Students will be able to familiarize themselves with the two most important interdisciplinary approaches for theoretical inquiry into private law: law & philosophy and law & economics. Accordingly (but not necessarily) the course will shift between efficiency-oriented, and morality-oriented texts.
The goal and purpose of the course is to provide students with the opportunity to read and engage with private law theory outside of the boundaries of Dogmatik (formalism).

Assessment and permitted materials

Students will be required to read one text before every unit. Students will email one question regarding the text before 6 p.m. on Sundays before class. Two times per semester students will write short response papers (3 – 4 pages), which are due on Saturdays before class.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grades will be based upon participation and the quality of the response papers.

Examination topics

Selected papers on law and philosophy, law and economics and law and social sciences with a connection to the core building blocks of private law: contracts, property and tort; selected papers on consumer law, competition law or data protection law.

Reading list

Downloadable resources on moodle.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Tu 05.09.2023 14:46