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Department of Law
Dean:	Eiríkur Elís Þorláksson
Email:	ru@ru.is
Website:	http://www.ru.is/ld
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BA in Law
Semesters:	6
Years:	3
ETCS:	180
About major	Aðaleinkenni laganámsins við HR er hversu verkefnatengt það er. Nemendur læra að tileinka sér sjálfstæð og skipulögð vinnubrögð til að leysa úr álitaefnum með rökstuddum hætti. Nemendur takast á við fjölbreytt og áhugaverð viðfangsefni lögfræðinnar og byggja upp traustan fræðilegan grunn.
Learning Outcomes	View
Education cycle	1
Degree title	BA in Law

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	Mandatory course on major		Teaching language
	Optional course on major		Prerequisites for course

Research – theoretical writing – legal argumentation

L-000-UNDB

ECTS 0

Methodology

L-101-ADF1

ECTS 8

Constitutional Law

L-102-STSR

ECTS 8

Seeking solutions to legal problems

L-106-ÚRÁL

ECTS 6

Private Law I - Contracts and general laws of obligation

L-115-FJM1

ECTS 8

Independent Study

L-739-SJVE

ECTS 2

Exchange Studies

X-699-EXCH

ECTS 30

Vorönn/Spring 2024

Company Law

L-202-FELA

ECTS 8

Private Law II - General laws of obligation

L-205-FJA2

ECTS 8

Administrative Law

L-401-STJR

ECTS 8

Methodology

L-700-ADFE

ECTS 0

Entrepreneurship and Starting New Ventures

X-204-STOF

ECTS 6

Haustönn/Fall 2024

Civil Procedure

L-302-EMRF

ECTS 8

Private Law III - Torts

L-305-FJA3

ECTS 8

European Law

L-403-EVRO

ECTS 8

Family and Inheritance Law

L-505-FJER

ECTS 6

Vorönn/Spring 2024

Competition Law

L-303-SAKE

ECTS 8

Criminal Law

L-402-REFS

ECTS 8

Private Law IV - Property

L-406-FJA4

ECTS 8

Year

2. year

Semester

Spring 2024

Level of course

1. First cycle, introductory

Type of course

Core

Prerequisites

No prerequisites.

Schedule

5 lectures per week

Lecturer

Jóhann Fannar Guðjónsson

Þorsteinn Magnússon

Content

This course presents a survey of the basic principles of property law. It addresses both real property and personal property. However, emphasis is on real property. Amongst others, the course covers the following issues: the constitutional protection of property; the definition of real property; classification of real property; rules relating to joint ownership; demarcation of real property; ownership of natural resources; public regulation of ownership rights; nuisance law; expropriation; adverse possessions and land ownership (including the demarcation of private lands, public lands and the commons). Additionally, this course provides an overview of the principles and legislation applying to registration of title, i.e. protection of title to and of rights in real property by registration. Finally, a survey is provided over mortgage law, for instance the creation and characteristics of mortgages. The constitutional protection of property rights according to the European Convention on Human Rights.

Learning outcome - Objectives

On completion of the course students should: Have gained enough knowledge to be able to- describe the subjects of property law and explain the connections they have to other fields of private law. Analyse and define the key components of propert law. Present and explain the key topic points of the field with correct references to laws and regulations. Be able to analyse and compare the main theories of academics that touch on the subject at hand. Students should also have acquired the skills necessary to be able to define matters relating to property law and how they connect to the content of the course. Analyse those matters and explain the main legal arguments that might be applied to solving those matters. To be able to rationalise, both orally and in writing, the solution to the matters at hand with appropriate legal reasoning and quoting legal documents.

Course assessment

Practical assignment (40%) and final examination (60%)

Reading material

No reading material found.

Teaching and learning activities

Lectures and discussions.

Language of instruction

Icelandic

Private Law V - Project Based Course

L-407-FJA5

ECTS 6

Haustönn/Fall 2024