The aim of the course is to give students who are complete beginners or who have had very little contact with the language an opportunity to cover ways of...

The aim of the course is to give students who are complete beginners or who have had very little contact with the language an opportunity to cover ways of dealing with practical matters.  This includes the introduction and consolidation of vocabulary, grammar, morphology, syntax and phonetics.  

 On completion of the course students should be able to communicate in and understand Dutch on many practical everyday matters related to various aspects of Dutch culture. Cultural awareness will be developed.  Language learning skills, including autonomous learning and how to approach authentic material, will be enhanced.  Some transferable skills will also be covered.

 For full module details please see the CLIE language modules site at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/languages-international-education/study/modules.

This module is for those interested in the development and application of EU contract law and its interactions with the contract law of EU Member States.

This...

This module is for those interested in the development and application of EU contract law and its interactions with the contract law of EU Member States.

This course will introduce students to the body of contract law that has been developed by the EU. Students will explore the economic, political and constitutional reasons for why contract law was deemed necessary for the objectives of the EU and analyse the role of both the European court and the legislative institutions in its evolution.  The course will enable students to understand the interplay between EU contract law and the contract law of EU Member States and to appreciate the legal and political struggles at play in this interaction.

In learning about this body of EU (non-state) contract law, the course aims to stimulate broader thinking about the very nature of contract law and its centrality in the identity of the modern nation state. With this in mind, we consider such things as the role of contract law in contemporary society – for example, whether contract law should have a role to play in ensuring ‘social justice’ – and the extent to which processes such as ‘globalisation’,  ‘privatisation’ or ‘constitutionalisation’ may have an impact on private (contract) law.

In summary, this course will be enjoyed by all those keen to develop an appreciation of EU contract law as well as those wishing to gain insight into some of the key themes and challenges for contract law in the 21st century.