Programme Specification and Regulations 2011-2012 - EMFSS Old Regulations

Table of Contents

1. University of London International ProgrammesProgramme Specification and Regulations for Economics, Management, Finance and the Social Sciences (Old Regulations)
2. Important information regarding the Programme Specification and Regulations
3. Programme Specification
4. Detailed Regulations
5. Annex A: Structures - Degrees
6. Annex A: Structures - Diplomas for Graduates
7. Annex A: Structures - Diploma in Economics and Diploma in Social Sciences
8. Annex A: Structures - Selection Groups
9. Annex B - Syllabuses for Economics, Management, Finance and the Social Sciences
10. Annex B - Laws syllabuses
    1. LA1010 Criminal law
    2. LA1020 Public law
    3. LA1031 Common law reasoning and institutions
    4. LA1040 Elements of the law of contract
    5. LA3001 Law of tort
    6. LA3002 Law of trusts
    7. LA3003 Land law
    8. LA3004 Civil and criminal procedure
    9. LA3005 Jurisprudence and legal theory
    10. LA3007 Evidence
    11. LA3008 Administrative law
    12. LA3012 History of English law
    13. LA3013 Public international law
    14. LA3014 Conflict of laws
    15. LA3016 Succession
    16. LA3017 Commercial law
    17. LA3018 Labour law
    18. LA3019 Family law
    19. LA3021 Company law
    20. LA3024 EU law
    21. LA3025 Criminology
    22. LA3026 Intellectual property
    23. LA3028 Introduction to Islamic law
    24. LA3029 International protection of human rights
11. Annex C: Credits and accreditation of prior learning
12. Annex C: Table of Automatic Accreditation of Prior Learning 2011-12
13. Annex D: Scheme of award
14. Annex E: Assessment Criteria
15. Glossary of terms
16. Related documents and other sources of information
17. Corrections

LA3014 Conflict of laws

The nature of private international law

Fundamental conceptions: classification; renvoi; public policy; evasion of the law; the incidental question; time factor.

Connecting factors, in particular domicile and habitual residence; comparison with nationality.

The rules relating to the jurisdiction of English courts in cases involving a foreign element. Staying foreign actions: the forum non conveniens doctrine.

The principles of English private international law relating to the following matters:

• Persons: status and capacity; corporations.
• The family: validity and effects of marriage: divorce: nullity of marriage: maintenance obligations: legitimacy.
• Contracts: form; interpretation; illegality; discharge.
• Torts.
• Property: movables and immovables; transfer of tangible and intangible property. Intestacy; wills; administration of estates; Trusts.
• Procedure and evidence: proof of foreign law: recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and decrees.

A student is permitted to bring into the examination room the following specified document: one copy of each of the following: Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act1982; Family Law Act 1986; Contracts (Applicable Law) Act1990; Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act1991; Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 and one copy (or photocopy) of the Official Journal of the European Community of: Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on Jurisdiction and Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters.