Introduction to the Finnish Legal System and Dimensions of Law

The course is arranged by the Faculty of Law. Prior registration in WebOodi.

teachers: Melander, Nyberg, Mutanen, Hurri, Hupli

date time place

Tue 22.09.2009 14:00-16:00 P722

Thu 24.09.2009 14:00-16:00 SALI 8

Tue 29.09.2009 12:00-14:00 P722

Thu 01.10.2009 12:00-14:00 P673

Tue 06.10.2009 12:00-14:00 P722

Thu 08.10.2009 12:00-14:00 P673

Tue 13.10.2009 12:00-14:00 P722

Thu 15.10.2009 12:00-14:00 P673

Tue 20.10.2009 12:00-14:00 AUD IX Thu 22.10.2009 12:00-14:00 P673

exam 20.11.2009 PI 9.00 re-sit 3.12.2009 PI 9.00

Compensations

Basic studies.

Target group/Course level

This course is intended for exchange students at the Faculty of Law and at other faculties. Since the level is elementary, graduate students (LL.M., LL.Lic., LL.D.) may attend the course if they wish to but they cannot use the credits towards completion of their programmes.

Content

The course consists of introductory lectures to different aspects in the Finnish legal system as well as set literature. The course consists of lectures and an exam with additional literature. Lectures by Hupli and Yenkong Hodu Ngangjoh: sources of Finnish law, reasoning underlining judicial decisions, forms of court procedure and leave to appeal system, insolvency law, fundamental rights, contract law.

Additional literature: An Introduction to Finnish Law, Finnish Lawyers' Publishing, Helsinki 2002 (Juha Pöyhönen, ed.) An Introduction to Finnish Business Law I-II (Heikki Toiviainen), 2001

Completion

This course can be completed by attending to the lectures and taking the exam; it is not possible to have credits by only attending the lectures or by only taking the exam. The exam is based on the lectures and the additional literature.