HS1713 Introduction to Swedish Law 15.0 credits

The areas of law that is covered in the course are legal method, the law of contracts, including sales and consumer protection legislation, the law of assocations, the law of torts, family law and inheritance law, real property law, the law of securities, the law of property, the law of intellectual property, market law and competition law, European Community law, labour law, penal law and procedural law.

After having taken the course the student shall, in writing or orally, be able to:

* Identify basic legal problems and find the applicable legal rules within a wide range of practically important areas of law.

* Apply the relevant legal rules when solving basic legal problems in these areas of law, and to explain the reasons for the application of the rules to the problems.

General and special requirements for the program Byggteknik och fastighetsförmedling.

Preliminarily the latest edition of the following litterature will be used:

Agell & Malmström, Civilrätt, Liber

Hemström, Bolag - Föreningar - Stiftelser - en introduktion, Norstedts

Grauers, Studiematerial för juridisk grundkurs, Juristförlaget i Lund

Carlsson & Persson, Processrättens grunder, Iustus

Nilsson, Juridiken - En introduktion till rättsvetenskapen, Jure Förlag

Nilsson & Lundberg, Europarätten - en introduktion till EG-rätten och Europakonventionen, Jure Förlag

Warnling-Nerep, En introduktion till förvaltningsrätten, Norstedts

Wennberg, Introduktion till straffrätten, Norstedts.

• ÖVN1 - Exercises, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
• TEN2 - Examination, 6.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 6.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• ÖVN2 - Exercises, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

TEN1 - examination, 6.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

TEN 2 - examination, 6.5 credits, grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

ÖVN1 - assignment, 1 credits, grade scale: P, F

ÖVN2 - assignment, 1 credits, grade scale: P, F

Jonny Flodin

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.