Module Descriptions

Could someone describe each of the possible modules that are available with a law degree such as Tort Law, Commercial Law, Law of obligations etc.

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house badger

kirstinx

Could someone describe each of the possible modules that are available with a law degree such as Tort Law, Commercial Law, Law of obligations etc.

Ahhh *takes deep breath*... basically:

Typical compulsory modules:
- Criminal (speaks for itself)
- Public (Constitutional & Administrative - Concerns the legal structures of the country)
- Tort (Civil Wrongs - getting sued for negligence or similar, Claims Direct territory)
- Trusts/Equity (Wills and tax evasion)
- Contract (Erm... contracts speaks for itself but would cover a wider range of agreements than you'd expect)
- Land (Buying, selling, sharing, renting any land including buildings on it)
- European (The EU and all it's rules etc, mainly trade focused)

Typical optional subjects:
- Corporate (the legal structures behind companies/how they work)
- Commerical (lots of ships and international trade)
- Roman (Man sells sheep to centurion - what happens - teaches you about the basis of many modern legal systems)
- Criminology/Peneology/Criminal Justice (prison, stop and search, why people offend etc.)
- Tax (see trusts)
- Intellectual Property (patents etc.)
- Labour/Employment (how to get a job, how not to lose one)
- Jurisprudence (compulsory at Oxford - Legal philosophy)
- Comparitive law (how they do it in France, or wherever)
- Lawyers ethics (oxymoron)
- Family law (who gets the kids/who gets the house)
- International law (mainly trade)
- Public international law (international criminal courts/wars/war crimes)

I'm sure you're aware that this is a somewhat abbreviated summary and based more or less on what's on offer at my uni. There are many other wierd and wonderful variations available.