Discipline ID
06a6acf3-73c3-4ed3-9f03-6e1dafb7e2cb
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REFUGEE PROTECTION
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies
International Studies
UCEAP Course Number
128
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
REFUGEE PROTECTION
UCEAP Transcript Title
REFUGEE PROTECTION
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course introduces the international regime of refugee protection and acquaints students with its origins and historical development. It provides an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol. The course highlights limitations of international refugee law, drawing on international human rights law and international humanitarian law as complementary bodies of law. It explores the role of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and sheds light on contemporary challenges to refugee protection.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DDRO 25A39
Host Institution Course Title
REFUGEE PROTECTION
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Seminar
Host Institution Department
Law
Course Last Reviewed
2021-2022
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PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
Country
France
Host Institution
Sciences Po Lyon
Program(s)
University of Lyon
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
Legal Studies
UCEAP Course Number
107
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
UCEAP Transcript Title
PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course covers the concept of law and its sources, purpose, modes of approach, and methods of interpreting legal texts. It also discusses the theories of legal argumentation, the role of logic in law, and the major theories of legal positivism and American realism.
Language(s) of Instruction
French
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
PHILOSOPHIE DU DROIT
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Sciences Po Lyon
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025
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HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURAL PRODUCTION IN ARGENTINA
Country
Argentina
Host Institution
University of Buenos Aires (UBA)
Program(s)
Human Rights and Cultural Memory
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology
Legal Studies
Latin American Studies
Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
162
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURAL PRODUCTION IN ARGENTINA
UCEAP Transcript Title
CLTRL PRODUCTN/ARG
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course discusses state terrorism during the military dictatorship and issues in the quest for truth and justice. It explores the concept of human rights as encompassing issues related not only to political repression but also ethnicity, nationality, socio-economic inequality, and gender. This course studies different cultural products that represent aspects of human rights including: literature; photography; painting; theater; film.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Social Sciences School
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Course Last Reviewed
2021-2022
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INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONAL LAW
Country
Netherlands
Host Institution
Utrecht University
Program(s)
Utrecht University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies
UCEAP Course Number
100
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONAL LAW
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTL & EUR INST LAW
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
The institutional law of international organizations comprises those rules of law that govern their legal status, structure, and functioning. This course explores core issues in this field, including international legal personality and the powers of international organizations, their decisions and decision making, and the control of and by international organizations, including dispute settlement. After a thorough study of the selected issues, those issues are analyzed more in-depth with regard to one or more international organizations, such as the UN and WTO. Whilst the first half of the course focuses on international organizations in general, the second half of the course focuses on the European Union. Both parts of the course address the same issues. In studying the selected topics, the courses explores the historical context and the societal forces that explain their existence. The tension between the intergovernmental and supranational method of cooperation serves as a leitmotiv throughout the entire course.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
RGBUIER011
Host Institution Course Title
INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONAL LAW
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Law, Economics and Governance
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Law
Course Last Reviewed
2020-2021
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OBLIGATIONS 1
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies
UCEAP Course Number
119
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
OBLIGATIONS 1
UCEAP Transcript Title
OBLIGATIONS 1
UCEAP Quarter Units
12.00
UCEAP Semester Units
8.00
Course Description
This course covers the formation of contracts and the content of contracts, as well as the inequality of bargaining power and exclusion and limitation clauses. It discusses the restrictions on contractual freedom (misrepresentation, and duress and undue influence) and reviews frustration and breach and remedies.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
LAWS10200
Host Institution Course Title
OBLIGATIONS I
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
University of Manchester
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
School of Law
Course Last Reviewed
2019-2020
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COMPARATIVE PRIVATE LAW
Country
Norway
Host Institution
University of Oslo
Program(s)
University of Oslo
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies
UCEAP Course Number
108
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
COMPARATIVE PRIVATE LAW
UCEAP Transcript Title
COMP PRIVATE LAW
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course focuses on the main features of the law of contracts in various legal systems of the world while examining their commonalities and main differences. Students develop a proper understanding of the relevant legal systems and gain insight into various other legal systems. Students analyze various legal systems with the correct method in order to look for corresponding rules in the foreign system. This course also draws attention to the most important instruments of harmonization of contract law on an international level. The course emphasizes the contract law of the common law and the civil law legal families, which are divided into Romanistic, Germanic, and Nordic systems, with references also to the system of the Former Soviet Union and the process that this is undergoing.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
JUR1240
Host Institution Course Title
COMPARATIVE PRIVATE LAW
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Law
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Law
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BUSINESS LAW
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of London, Queen Mary
Program(s)
University of London, Queen Mary
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
151
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BUSINESS LAW
UCEAP Transcript Title
BUSINESS LAW
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course explores the English legal system and the law of contract as they apply to business. The course focuses on the role of law in enabling the conduct of business generally, its regulation, and the achievement of commercial aims. Topics include the English legal system, sources of law, the system of courts and alternative dispute resolution, formation of contract law, misrepresentation, and breach of contract.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BUS205
Host Institution Course Title
BUSINESS LAW
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
School of Business and Management
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Course Last Reviewed
2025-2026
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COLLECTIVE LABOR LAW
Country
Ireland
Host Institution
Trinity College Dublin
Program(s)
Irish Universities,Trinity College Dublin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies
UCEAP Course Number
107
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
COLLECTIVE LABOR LAW
UCEAP Transcript Title
COLLECTIV LABOR LAW
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course examines the legal relationship between employers and workers acting collectively through unions and unions and their members. In relation to the employer/union relationship, students examine the law relating to collective bargaining, including statutory regulation of collective bargaining and the legal status of collective agreements, and the law on trade disputes, including liability for engaging in industrial action and legal immunities available to participants in such action. In relation to the union/member relationship, students examine how the law regulates the formation of this relationship, the legal incidents of the relationship, and the termination of the relationship.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
LA3429
Host Institution Course Title
COLLECTIVE LABOUR LAW
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Trinity College Dublin
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
LAW
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COMMON LAW SYSTEM AND METHOD
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Glasgow
Program(s)
University of Glasgow
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies
UCEAP Course Number
12
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
COMMON LAW SYSTEM AND METHOD
UCEAP Transcript Title
COMMON LAW SYSTEM
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
The course introduces common law systems, with a particular focus on the English legal system. It introduces students to the various forms of law-making found in these systems, and methodologies for legal reasoning. Attention is given to the development of legal skills that are foundational for the LLB program.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
LAW1028
Host Institution Course Title
COMMON LAW SYSTEM AND METHOD
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
University of Glasgow
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
LAW
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PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Cambridge, Pembroke College
Program(s)
Summer in Cambridge
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology
Legal Studies
UCEAP Course Number
113
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
UCEAP Transcript Title
PUBLIC INTL LAW
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course offers an exploration and overview of public international law, the legal system that aspires to order human affairs at the international level. It introduces students to methodologies and ways of reasoning that are relevant to those who are likely to encounter legal issues in their future endeavors.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
University of Cambridge
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Social ScienceS
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