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030525 KU English for Lawyers (USA) (2017S)

An Intoduction to the Anglo-American Legal System (s) and to Anglo-American Legal English

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

Persönliche Anmeldung: www.lexandtax.at/studenten (ab 9h)
ab 13.02.2017

Details

max. 60 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Dienstag, 7. März 2017 18:00 (c.t.) – 19:45 Uhr Zulassung/ Orientierung
Samstag, 11. März 2017 09:00 (c.t.) – 14:00 Uhr Ersatztermin f. 14.3. – 28.3.; 2.5.
Dienstag, 21. März 2017 18:00 (c.t.) – 19:45 Uhr
Dienstag, 4. April 2017 18:00 (c.t.) – 19:45 Uhr
Dienstag, 25. April 2017 18:00 (c.t.) – 19:45 Uhr
Dienstag, 9. Mai 2017 18:00 (c.t.) – 19:45 Uhr
Dienstag, 16. Mai 2017 18:00 (c.t.) – 19:45 Uhr
Dienstag, 30. Mai 2017 18:00 (c.t.) – 19:45 Uhr
Dienstag, 13. Juni 2017 18:00 (c.t.) – 19:45 Uhr Schlussveranstaltung/ Prüfung

  • Tuesday 14.03. 18:00 - 19:45 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 21.03. 18:00 - 19:45 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 28.03. 18:00 - 19:45 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 04.04. 18:00 - 19:45 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 25.04. 18:00 - 19:45 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 02.05. 18:00 - 19:45 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 09.05. 18:00 - 19:45 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 16.05. 18:00 - 19:45 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 23.05. 18:00 - 19:45 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 30.05. 18:00 - 19:45 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 13.06. 18:00 - 19:45 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 20.06. 18:00 - 19:45 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1

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.

Englisch für Juristen (USA) (2 hrs, every semester)
will provide you with a general introduction into the subject matter.
• Case studies,
• video analyses and
• group discussions
will familiarize you with essential basics of the foreign legal system and the foreign legal language. The course is open to law students of all levels, students from other faculties may attend upon permission.

Assessment and permitted materials

oral exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

regular course attendance
active class participation
grade "genügend" or better on final test/exam

Examination topics

all topics covered in class

Reading list

a script will be provided in class

Association in the course directory

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