Admission requirements
None.
Description
The course on Comparative Tort Law aims at a deeper, comparative understanding of the mechanism of tort law in France, Germany, UK and The Netherlands.
Main topics will be: How to construct tort law; privacy and tort law; causation; liability for defective products.
objectives of the course:
- The course has the following objectives:
To be announced
Achievement levels:
- The following achievement levels apply with regard to the course:
To be announced
Timetable
See: http://www.leidenuniv.nl/rechten/osi/wg/
Mode of instruction
Lectures
Number of (2 hour) lectures:
Names of lecturers:
Required preparation by students:
Seminars
Number of (2 hour) seminars: Two per week
Names of instructors: Prof. Dr J.H. Nieuwenhuis
Required preparation by students:
Other methods of instruction
Description:
Number of (2 hour) instructions:
Names of instructors:
Required preparation by students:
Assessment method
Examination form(s)
- Written exam.
Submission procedures
Areas to be tested within the exam
The compulsory literature and topics that have been discussed during classes.
Blackboard
Not applicable
Reading list
Obligatory course materials
Literature:
Cees van Dam, European Tort Law, Oxford University Press 2006
Cees van Dam, European Tort Law, 2007, Paperback edition
Course information guide:
- none
Reader:
- Reader, available at Onderwijsmaterialen (KOG, room A.045)
Recommended course materials:
- to be announced
Registration
Students have to register for courses and exams through “U-twist”: https://ics06.leidenuniv.nl/tisweb/menu.
Contact details
Coordinator: Prof. mr. J.H. Nieuwenhuis
Work address: KOG, Steenschuur 25
Contact information: Through secretariat
Telephone number: +31 (0)71 527 7400
E-mail: j.h.nieuwenhuis@law.leidenuniv.nl
Institution/division
Institution: Institute of Private Law
Division: Civil Law
Room number secretariat: KOG, room C2.02
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9:00-17:00
Telephone number secretariat: +31 (0)71 527 7400
E-mail: burgerlijkrecht@law.leidenuniv.nl
Remarks
None