The course focuses on family law issues in a comparative and international context and prior knowledge of family law or comparative law is not required. Topics include: property and maintenance on divorce; the grounds for divorce; the legal status of cohabitants/de facto relationship; legal regulation of adult relationships and changing family constructs; marital agreements (i.e. pre-nuptial, post-nuptial and separation agreement), the status and relevance of gender in family law (including the legal status of transgender, non-binary and intersex persons); the legal relationship of parents and children (including multiparenting, surrogacy, adoption and parenthood and parental responsibility).
All topics are covered from a comparative perspective.
This course will be taught as an interactive course, and active student participation is expected. For all sessions mandatory and voluntary additional reading will be set. Participants are expected to have done the mandatory reading for each session in advance to be able to participate and discuss the material.
This course will be of interest to anyone wanting to acquire an up-to-date understanding of current policy and issues in family law around the world and anyone with an interest in family law, comparative law and social policy. It is also of interest to those who have no intention of pursuing a career in family law, as advising commercial and corporate clients properly requires the knowledge and ability to spot family law issues/risks and then seek specialist advice.
Students are exprected to physically show up to class in order to participate in group and project work.
270 hours
Name of exam | Comparative Family Law |
Type of exam | Oral exam
20 minutes exam |
ECTS | 10 |
Permitted aids | Without aids |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Danish title | Komparativ familieret |
Module code | JUR-SM-59-23 |
Module type | Course |
Duration | 1 semester |
Semester | Spring
|
ECTS | 10 |
Language of instruction | English |
Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
Responsible for the module |
Study Board | Study Board of Law |
Department | Department of Law |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities |
Relevant materials that are mandatory reading will be taken from a wide range of books and journal articles.
NB: Literature is not final until 3 weeks before the start of
course.
The exact description of literature will be shown in the
lesson plan