Philosophy of Private Law
Full course description
Philosophy of Private law introduces students to the philosophical underpinnings of private law and specific private law doctrines. It aims to enable them to use philosophical (especially normative) theories to critically reflect on and evaluate private law arrangements.
In this course, students will not only recapitulate and further reflect on the knowledge of philosophical traditions already studied in Foundations of Law and the private law doctrines studied in Introduction to Private law and Private Law: in addition, they will acquire knowledge of the most dominant philosophical traditions of justice that inform private law debates and acquire knowledge of normatively salient private law doctrines and their philosophical underpinnings.
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able to
- Describe and discuss various doctrines of private law;
- Describe and discuss the most dominant philosophical traditions of justice that inform private law debates;
- Discover and explain philosophical underpinnings of and in private law;
- Analyse and evaluate private law arrangements using philosophical (in particular normative) theories;
Prerequisites
Introduction to Private Law (PRI1201)
Foundations of Law (MET1201)
Recommended prior knowledge
Basic knowledge of private law (as acquired in Introduction to Private Law and Private Law) and basic knowledge of philosophical (normative) approaches (as acquired in Foundations of Law).
Recommended reading
Reader & other materials shared on Canvas