Module LAW3051 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3051: French Law of Contract
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The syllabus will usually include the following topics in the order indicated, although there may be some variation from year to year:
- General Introduction: Theory of contract;
- Different types of contracts;
- Formation of contract;
- Conditions of validity of contract (capacite, consentement, objet, cause);
- Effects of contract;
- Enforcement of contract and contractual liability.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
---|---|---|
65 | 235 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Learning and Teaching activity | 44 | Lecture |
Learning and Teaching activity | 14 | Tutorial |
Learning and Teaching activity | 7 | 7 x 1hr Individualised Feedback Sessions |
Guided Independent study | 90 | Pre lecture reading |
Guided Independent study | 52 | Tutorial preparation and essay Consolidation of lecture notes |
Guided Independent study | 90 | Independent study |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Code Civil, Lexis Nexis, Latest edition;
M. Fabre-Magnan, Droit des Obligations - Tome 1: Contrat et Acte Unilateral. PUF. Latest edition.