LLM 610 LEGAL SYSTEMS
This course provides a comparative introduction to common law (used in DIFC), civil law, and international law, mainly from a contractual perspective. As the United Arab Emirates and neighboring GCC countries integrate more closely into the global economy, lawyers, legal consultants and other legal professionals (many of whom received training in the civil law systems prevailing in continental Europe and the Arabic-speaking countries) increasingly find themselves interacting with the common-law legal system that is used in the UK, the United States and other English-speaking countries. Closer to home, a 2011 Dubai law granted expanded jurisdiction to the DIFC Court – a court that operates according to common-law procedures and doctrines. Because the DIFC Court is now permitted to hear cases brought by parties outside the DIFC, lawyers in the Gulf region need to be prepared to advise their clients about whether to choose DIFC Court jurisdiction and need to be ready to handle cases arising in the DIFC Court.
Offered
Term 1