Universität Wien

030703 KU Anglo-American Legal English IV (2021S)

Labor Law, Real Estate/Land Law, Family Law US, UK, Austria

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
REMOTE
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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).

Details

max. 32 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 11.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Thursday 18.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Thursday 25.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Thursday 15.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Thursday 22.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Thursday 29.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Thursday 06.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Thursday 20.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Thursday 27.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Thursday 10.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Thursday 17.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital

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 VI (2 hrs, every other semester)
will provide you with a systematic introduction into the law and language of
* US / UK / Austrian labo(ur) law
* US / UK / Austrian real estate/land law
* US / UK / Austrian family 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. oral exam which can be replaced by a (joint) presentation

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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. oral exam which can be replaced by a (joint) presentation

Examination topics

all topics covered in class

Reading list

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

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12