Course Description
Title I. Introduction.
1. The concept of comparative law and its neighbouring disciplines.
2. The history of comparative law.
3. The function and aims of comparative law.
4. The method of comparative law.
5. Legal formants.
6. Comparative law as a science.
7. The grouping of the legal systems into families.
Title II. Legal traditions of the world.
1. Civil Law:
a. History.
b. Structure.
c. Sources.
d. The French and German experiences of Codification.
e. The diffusion of the respective patterns.
2. Common Law.
2.1. The English Law:
a. History.
b. Structure.
c. Sources.
2.2. The American Law:
a. History.
b. Structure.
c. Sources.
3. Far East Law.
3.1. Chinese Law.
3.2. Japanese Law.
4. Religious Law.
4.1. Islamic law.
4.2. Hindu Law.
5. African law.
Title III. Introduction to European Union Law.
Pre-requisite: None
Intended Learning Outcomes
CILO-1: Students will be able to define, describe, debate and explain Comparative Law, especially regarding key concepts, methodology, history, taxonomies, functions, and other relevant contextual issues.
CILO-2: Students will be able to find out, describe and explain the main differences in the classifications of legal families as well as the so-called crisis of legal families’ classifications.
CILO-3: Students will be able to define and describe key concepts and classifications and apply them to the Macao legal system.