Introduction to Finnish Law (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

1. To place the Finnish legal system within the Nordic and Continental families of law.
2. To give an overview of the Finnish legal system.

Execution methods

1 ECTS cr.: Lectures (10 h), lecture exam/learning diary.
2 ECTS cr.: Lectures (10 h), lecture exam/learning diary, essay.
4 ECTS cr.: Lectures (10 h), lecture exam/learning diary, required reading.
5 ECTS cr.: Lectures (10 h), lecture exam/learning diary, essay, required reading.

You can write essays with following framework: 1 ECTS = 1500 words, 2 ECTS = 3000 words, 3 ECTS = 4500 words. You can choose your topic from the topics below. You can choose more than topic. The number of words is counted together so there is no need for equal distribution of words between the themes if you choose more than one them. DEAD LINE FOR ALL ESSAYS IS TOLD DURING THE LECTURES. NO ESSAYS CAN BE RETURNED AFTER THAT DATE.

You are expected to find material for your own topic / topics by searching in the Internet. The study literature contains only a general framework.The topics are:
1. Scandinavian legal realism
2. Legal position of the Saami people as Indigenous People under Finnish Law
3. Unfairness of contracts according to Section 36 in Finnish Contracts Act
4. Main policies and principles of Nordic criminal law
5. CISG and the Nordic countries
6. Environmental protection in Finland
7. Nordic Legal Family and its main characteristics

Accomplishment methods

Lectures and lecture exam/learning diary, essay, required reading (see above).

Content

1. The Nordic legal systems (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden): historical background, foreign influences, similarities and differences, Nordic legal cooperation
2. Systematics, history, and basic concepts of the Finnish legal system.