Requisites: AND Pre-requisite: Obligations 1 and 2; Family Law; Legal Profession Dispute Resolution and Ethics; Law of Succession and Trusts AND Pre-requisite: [Module LAW07110] Obligations 1 AND Pre-requisite: Law 09136 Foundations of International Private Law

To enable the students to understand the key concepts and relevance of international private law norms and to critically analyse the concepts of jurisdiction and connecting factors and areas of substantive Scots international private law including topics such asThe Key Concepts of International Private Law in Scotland and its purpose; basic concepts and issues: stages of an IPL case;Civil and Commercial Jurisdiction;Choice of Law in Contract;Choice of Law in Delict; Choice of Law in Marriage and Civil Partnership;Jurisdiction in Divorce and Annulment of Civil Partnership;Jurisdiction in Parental responsibility;Choice of Law and Enforcement in Parental Responsibility (including civil aspects of international child abduction); andJurisdiction and Choice of Law in Property and Succession.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Explain the concept and apply the content of the main areas of Scots international private law to advanced, contemporary and emerging issues affecting cross-border relationships.

LO2: Analyse different approaches taken by Scots private international law, international conventions and EU law where applicable to the use of certain connecting factors in the key areas of jurisdiction, choice of law and recognition and enforcement of judgements, to advanced, contemporary and emerging issues affecting cross-border relationships.

LO3: Critically evaluate the theory and practice of international private law in Scotland as it applies to advanced, contemporary and emerging issues affecting cross-border relationships.

LO4: Conduct independent research that applies and integrates an understanding of international private law principles and the substantive law, and to communicate complex ideas in writing, focussing on advanced, contemporary and emerging issues affecting cross-border relationships.