It can also be taken as a separate course. The course aims at providing an introduction to studies of foreign law and comparative legal methods, as well as basic knowledge of the most important legal systems of the world today. Main issues are general questions and problems arising in connection with the study of foreign law and comparisons between legal systems. You are taught the fundamental features of Anglo-American, French, German, Chinese and Moslem law. The course includes a written paper, in which a particular legal problem is dealt with from the viewpoint of at least two legal systems.
Instructions are in form of seminars.
The main focus of the course will be on examining the theory and institutional structure of arbitration and the legal framework within which arbitral disputes are resolved. In addition to the general overwiew, special attention will be directed at some problem-areas specific to this particular field of law. The course is based on a series of seminars in addition to individual studies of advised materials. Examination is based on active participation at the seminars and an individual paper, written in English or Swedish. Although details may differ considerably between them, the introduction to Swedish law will nevertheless give the student a general picture of what could be described as the Nordic approach to law.