The course may only be attended by those law students who have already satisfactorily completed the JAPO-Pflichtkurs Introduction to English Legal Language.

If you have any questions regarding the content or the requirements - in particular if you have moved to Erlangen from another university or have had courses recognised from a period of study abroad, please contact us via Email: rewi-kontakt@jurasprachen.de

COMBINATION WITH OTHER ENGLISH COURSES
You may attend this course and other level 3 law courses and / or general English courses in the same semester.

REGISTRATION
Registration is obligatory for this course (by 10th October 2014 at the latest) online via StudOn

ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance and active participation are required in order to successfuly complete this course. Your teacher will inform you in the first session about any compulsory tasks that need to completed during the course as a prerequisite for being admitted to the final exam. Please be aware that not all materials relevant for the exam will necessarily be posted on StudOn and that participants are responsible for making sure that they catch up on any missed classes, acquire any additional materials and complete and/or submit any compulsory tasks.

ASSESSMENT
The final exam consists of a 90 minute written examination (approximately 80% of the grade) and a 45 minute listening exam (approximately 20%). The written exam will take place on Saturday, 24th January 2015 and the listening exam will take place during class time towards the end of the course.

REPEATING THE COURSE
We expect to offer this course again in the summer semester 2015. Students who fail the exam and wish to retake it may do so at the end of the next semester without having to retake the whole course, providing they obtain the grade 4,7. Students who fail with the grade 5,0 must retake the whole course before being allowed to attempt the exam again.

1. In inheritance law you will look at what happens to a person’s property upon that person’s death, what is required for a will to be valid, the different legal approaches when a person dies with/without leaving a will, and learn and use related terminology in this field of law. An examination and comparison of the relevant legislative instruments used in both England and Germany is also covered together with cross -boarder issues.

2. Family law covers the law relating to family matters and you will be examining this in the context of marriage, divorce, parental responsibility and the rights of children. You will examine the courts which have family law jurisdiction and the legislation which guides them, as well as relevant case law in this area.

3. Employment law deals with the rights and obligations of employers and employees before, during and at the termination of employment, the tribunal system in the UK, considers the various anti-discrimination legislation in the EU, England and Germany, and covers the terminology used in this area of law.

4. Property law encompasses the laws concerning the acquisition, sharing and protection of valuable assets in England and Wales. You will look at this in the context of the four areas which fall into this field of law; land law, also known as ‘real property’, trust law, personal property and intellectual property, as well as learn and utilise topic specific terminology.

The course will place equal weighting on all the four language learning skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Credits: 2,5