2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LAW2650 French Private Law
10 creditsClass Size: 20
Module manager: Dr Chloe Wallace
Email: c.j.wallace@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
Pre-requisite qualifications
A level French, or equivalent (at least B2 on the CEFRL).Discovery students should have taken LAW1250 French Pulic Law.
Pre-requisites
| LAW1250 | French Public Law |
This module is mutually exclusive with
| LAW2120 | French Law |
| LAW2125 | Droit Français |
This module is approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This module, which is taught partially in French, covers the basics of French private law. You will learn about the sources of French private law, the court system in France and the basic principles of contractual and non-contractual obligations.Objectives
The first objective of this module is to give students a critical understanding of the French private law system, as well as an introduction to the basic principles of contractual and non-contractual obligations in French Law.The second objective of the module is to develop French legal vocabulary and legal structures, and develop ability and confidence in both written and spoken legal French.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, the students will be able to:
- describe the various sources of law in the French private law system, and place them in hierarchy
- describe the French private law court system
- describe and critically evaluate the role and evolution of the French Civil Code
- describe and critically evaluate the place of jurisprudence in the French legal system
- analyse and apply the basic principles of the French law of contractual and non-contractual obligations
- understand and use, in both spoken and written French, appropriate vocabulary and linguistic structures relating to the French private law system.
Syllabus
1-3: Sources of private law in France, including the civil code and jurisprudence
4: The French private law court system
5-7: Principles of the law of contractual obligations
8-11 Principles of the law of non-contractual obligations
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
| Seminar | 4 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Independent online learning hours | 20.00 | ||
| Private study hours | 65.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 15.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Private study
Prior to each lecture, students will go through some online material in French (created using Articulate) to prepare for the lecture and allow them to develop their passive linguistic skills at their own pace. Each seminar will require approximately 8-10 hours of preparation, including a contribution to the seminar in French, which will be assessed. In addition, it is expected that students will spend 2-3 hours carrying out further reading after each lecture.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Student progress will be monitored by means of:- verification that they are completing the online material
- contribution to seminars
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Presentation | Verbal (in French) | 10.00 |
| Portfolio | two pieces of written work, one in English (1800 words) and one in French (700 words) | 90.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Verbal presentations: Students will make assessed contributions to at least 2 seminars out of 4, and the best mark of the two will be recorded – thus, a poor performance first time can be compensated for. Students who miss a seminar which they are supposed to contribute due to illness can contribute to another, later seminar. Where this is not possible, when a student misses multiple seminars due to illness, or when a student obtains fail marks in both contributions, a short oral examination can be held.
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 03/05/2016
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