Civil Law II: Family Law, Property Law, Succession Law
Course code
AKJ6300.YK
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Tsiviilõigus II: perekonnaõigus, asjaõigus, pärimisõigus
Course title in English
Civil Law II: Family Law, Property Law, Succession Law
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
- To give a thorough overview of the law that governs family law, namely, marriage, dissolution of marriage, spousal and child support and child custody.
- To give a thorough overview of the law that governs property, including real and personal property and intellectual property.
- To give a thorough overview of the law that governs succession/inheritance, including wills, estate and intestate statutes.
- To give an overview of court practice that is important to resolve family law, property law and inheritance law cases.
- To give necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills to understand and solve family law, property law, and inheritance law cases.
- To give a thorough overview of the law that governs property, including real and personal property and intellectual property.
- To give a thorough overview of the law that governs succession/inheritance, including wills, estate and intestate statutes.
- To give an overview of court practice that is important to resolve family law, property law and inheritance law cases.
- To give necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills to understand and solve family law, property law, and inheritance law cases.
Brief description of the course
This course will expose the student to the fundamentals of property, inheritance and family law through formal lecture followed by reading and analysis of actual cases. This course emphasizes the fundamental principles of property, inheritance and family law. The course employs the Socratic method wherein the students will read cases, prepare written briefs analyzing the case, present the brief orally and discuss the primary issues of law found in the case. The course emphasizes written analysis, oral argument and oral presentation.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- is able to explain the nature and elements of family and inheritance law;
- is able to explain the rights and obligations of parties;
- knows the roles of courts, notaries and other authorities in applying family and inheritance law;
- is able to apply his knowledge of inheritance and family law in practice;
- is able to explain the nature and elements of real, personal and intellectual property;
- is able to explain how property is acquired, transferred and protected;
- knows the role of courts and other authorities in protecting property rights on a national and international level.
- is able to explain the nature and elements of family and inheritance law;
- is able to explain the rights and obligations of parties;
- knows the roles of courts, notaries and other authorities in applying family and inheritance law;
- is able to apply his knowledge of inheritance and family law in practice;
- is able to explain the nature and elements of real, personal and intellectual property;
- is able to explain how property is acquired, transferred and protected;
- knows the role of courts and other authorities in protecting property rights on a national and international level.
Teacher
Haldi Koit, Steffen Schlinker
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