JUS5903 – Supreme Courts, Politics and Rule of Law in Europe: Past, Present and Future
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
COVID-19: Teaching and exams autumn semester 2020
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The course will use the grading scale A-F.
Democracy and rule of law are two main pillars in the modern western state model. This state model has its origin in Europe in the middle of the 12th century, when ideas and structures concerning rule of law were developed. Ideas and structures concerning democracy were chiefly developed from the 18th century onwards. The relation between rule of law and democracy has since then been regularly debated, with the Supreme Court’s making of precedent and review of legislation as ever returning themes. The transnationalization of law has caused a shift in focus and of activity from the legislator to the judiciary, and more specific from Parliament to Constitutional and Supreme Court. By studying the development of European Supreme Court models, their role in politics and rule of law today, the analysis might – with acknowledged uncertainty – also be used to predict the future development of the relationship between democracy and rule of law, and the role of Supreme Courts in this development.
Learning outcome
Admission
You may register for this course if you have admission to a Master’s programme at UiO or the faculty's exchange programme. You can also register for this course if you do not have admission to any programme at UiO, but meet the formal prerequistites.
All students are required meet the formal prerequistites.
Have you met the formal prerequisites at another institution than the University of Oslo, and the results are not formally registered at UiO, you must apply for admission to courses at Master’s level . Students with admission to Master’s degree programmes at other faculties than The Faculty of Law must also apply for admission.
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Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Students must fill one of these requirements:
- Passed 1st - 3rd year of the 5-years degree Master of Laws (Master i rettsvitenskap at UiO) (or exams that qualify for exemption for these) or
- Hold a 5-years Master’s degree in Laws (Master i rettsvitenskap at UiO) or equivalent.
Exemptions from the formal prerequisites will be given to students with admission to the faculty's own exchange or master’s degree programmes. This rule does not apply to students with admission to other master’s degree programmes at the University of Oslo, unless otherwise agreed.
Recommended previous knowledge
Three years of law studies.
Teaching
Lectures.
Language of teaching for this course is English. This means that all communication during lectures/seminars will be in English, and all literature and auxiliary materials are in English.
Examination
Home-exam, paper with a maximum of 5000 words, papers with text exceeding the word limit will not be accepted.
Use of sources and rules for citing.
Be sure that you are familiar with the use of sources and the rules for citing/quoting from others work .
UiO uses a plagiarism checking tool as one of several instruments for detecting suspicion of cheating and attempted cheating.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take this exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
There are special rules for resitting a passed examination in the master's programme in Law.
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.
Evaluation
The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.
Other
The language for this course is English. Students enrolled in the Masterprogrammet i rettsvitenskap must pass one English subject as part of their degree, this course will meet these obligations.