Foundations of Comparative Law

*Recognition of ECTS depends on your home university.

Physical mobility

The Physical Mobility week (4-8 March 2024) is meant to complement the topics discussed during the course, especially those concerning law and art in comparative perspective, legal education and legal carreers in comparative perspective. Besides attending the lectures and the seminar sessions, students will have the opportunity to visit four institutions in Madrid: Museo del Prado, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Tribunal Constitucional and Senado.

*see the full schedule in the attached file

Virtual part

The virtual component will consist of 4,5 hours/ week (Mondays and Wednesdays, 18:15-20:30 CET) and will include:

1) online lectures given by the CIVIS lecturers;

2) seminar sessions, in which students of different nationalities will work in mixed, small teams.

The interdisciplinary topics chosen for the course and the class dynamics, following a student-centred approach, will contribute to foster among students a critical and crosscultural perspective of comparative law.

*see the full schedule in the attached file

Requirements

This course is open to Bachelor's students (both first-year and senior) at CIVIS member universities, with high interest in Law and Political sciences.

FCL is a student-centered course, which involves a dynamic classroom approach and a clear focus on the learning outcomes. The course’s contents have been deliberately chosen to stimulate cross-cultural awareness, critical thinking and an approach based on intersectionality. It has been inspired by Collaborative Learning, Project-Based Learning and Learning-Oriented Assessment (LOA).

The participants should have excellent English skills (B2). Some notions of Spanish language will be positively considered, although not necessary (useful for the institutional visits - Constitutional Court, Senate).

NB: Visiting Students - Erasmus Funding Eligibility

To be eligible for your selected CIVIS programme, you must be a fully enrolled student at your CIVIS home university at the time you will be undertaking the programme. Click here to learn more about the eligibility criteria.

Students from CIVIS’ strategic partner universities in Africa cannot apply for participation in this course.

Application process

Send your application by filling in the online application form by 7 November 2023, including:

• CV
• Motivation letter

• Level of english (According to CEFR)

Applications will be evaluated based on the knowledge of foreign languages, interest in the course topics and connection with future professional and academic perspectives.

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Assessment

In order for students to receive the certificate of attendance and the corresponding 6 ECTS, the following activities are mandatory:

• at least 80% lessons attendance during the virtual phase;

• elaboration of a Final Paper Project within small groups (4-5 students), to be both submitted in written form and orally presented;

• written examination based on a set of six recommended readings;

• at least 80% activities attendance during the physical mobility week. 

Blended Intensive Programme

This CIVIS course is a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP): a new format of Erasmus+ mobility which combines online teaching with a short trip to another campus to learn alongside students and professors across Europe. Click here to learn more about CIVIS BIPs.

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