Spanish Private Law from an International Perspective (2017)

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• Spanish Private Law from an International Perspective (2017)

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  Teaching Faculty Sonia Martín Santisteban Private Law Department

  The purpose of this course is to cover the main issues of Spanish Contract Law and Property Law, from the perspective of a neutral observer, comparing the solutions given under Spanish law to those followed in other European civil law countries (mainly France, Italy and Germany) and in the common law systems. This objetive requires a preliminary overview of the main differences between civil law systems and common systems and some general information on the Spanish legal system.
  

     

  Keywords Contract Law, State of Autonomies, Private Law, Legal English, Leases, Common Law, Civil Law Systems, Real Property, Comparative Law, Spanish Legal System.

• Course Details

  

    

   

  Course Information Course title: Spanish Private Law from an International Perspective Code: G967 Department / Unit: Private Law Degree / Master’s: Degree in Law Faculty: Faculty of Law ECTS credits: 6 Language of instruction: English Course director: Sonia Martín Santisteban

   

   

    

      Course structure    
  

      

  • Topic 1. Comparative law and legal systems in the world. The spanish legal system.
  • Topic 2. Contract law.
  • Topic 3. Real property.

• Readings

  

    

   
  

      Required reading list    

   

  • Zweigert, K. & Kötz, H.: «An introduction to comparative law». New York. Last edition. Ed. Oxford University Press.

  • Bergel Sainz-Barranda, Y. (2011): «Handbook on spanish civil patrimonial law». Madrid. Ed. Tecnos.

  • Sjef Van Erp, S. & Vaquer, A. (2006): «Introduction to spanish patrimonial law». Granada. Ed. Comares.

  • Rodriguez De Las Heras Ballell, T. (2010):«Introduction to spanish private law». London/New York. Ed. Routledge Cavendish.

• Lecture Notes

  

   

   

  • MC-F-001. Topic 1. Comparative law and legal systems in the world. The spanish legal system.
  • MC-F-002. Topic 2. Contract law.
  • MC-F-003. Topic 3. Real property.

• Assessment

  

   

   

      Sample multiple choice exam    
  

   

  • PE-F-001. Multiple choice exam.

    
  

    

    

      Assessment criteria    
  

      

  ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA "PRIVATE SPANISH LAW FROM AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE"
  Description	Type	Final assessment	Retake option	%
  Written exam	Written exam	Yes	Yes	60%
  Minimum mark: 5.00. Date: At the end of the term. Comments: The Final Exam represents 60% of the grade. The remaining 40% of the grade will be obtained by work done in class through Continuous Assessment.
  Assessment activities	Other	No	No	40%
  Minimum mark: 5.00. Date: during the course. Monthly.
  TOTAL				100%
  COMMENTS: The Final Exam represents 60% of the grade. The remaining 40% of the grade will be obtained by work done in class through Continuous Assessment.
  COMMENTS for part-time students: Part-time students are not exempt from the obligation to carry out the Assessment Activities on the designated days.

• Syllabus

  

   

   

  •   Here you can download the Syllabus in PDF format.

• About the Professor

  

   
  

   

  Sonia Martín Santisteban   Private Law Department UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA   Additional information