JUR200 Contract Law II

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Bachelor's Programme in Law

Teaching language

Norwegian.

Recommended prerequisites

EX-100 Examen Philosophicum and JUR100 Examen Facultatum, JUR101 Legal Method I and JUR103 Contract Law I.

Course contents

The course addresses:

• commodity and service contracts with emphasis on purchase agreements

• review of the contract parties' obligations to each other

• interpretation and issues of contract termination, contract auditing and breach of contract doctrine

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:

• know and be able to explain the complex legal subject of contract law

• know and be able to explain the legal developments, especially the most important Supreme Court rulings from about 1990 and up until now.

• analyse and understand the non-statutory elements of contract law, including how legal regulations and principles are explained and considered in the on-going critical dialogue between theory and practice

• analyse and understand the basic principles for formulation of rules on breach of contract

• analyse and understand the interplay between international developments and Norwegian law, particularly in the purchase area

• interpret and apply the mandatory rules of law, with particular emphasis on issues where statute must be viewed in the context of any international legal foundation, wording and legislative history and judicial practice,

• interpret contracts in both consumer and industrial area and be-able to handle the interaction between statutory law and not statutory principles

• study and derive the right creative contributions from the courts, with particular emphasis on Supreme Court practice

• distinguish between safe and unsafe solutions and in the latter case to be able to argue legally justifiable

• reflect on ethical issues within the area of contract law to better be able to apply the regulations in a resposible manner.

Examination requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 75% participation in the mandatory work requirements. This includes participation in group work, writing and commenting on papers and participation in large groups/seminars. In addition, there will be a requirement of one approved written assignment. Students who fail to fulfill the mandatory work requirements cannot take the exam and will need to retake the course. Further information will be given in Canvas at the start of the semester.

Teaching methods

The teaching methods of this programme are based on the principles of problem-based learning and will include lectures, seminars and an extensive use of group work. In each course students will be divided into groups of about 10 people. Group work will include solving theoretical and practical issues related to the topics discussed in the course. There will be 3-6 written assignments for each course. For handing in and responding to written assignments the students use Canvas, UiA's learning management system.

Evaluation

The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.

Admission for external candidates

No

Assessment methods and criteria

4 hour written examination with letter grades.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course	Reduction of Credits
JUR302 – Law of Obligations	15