Training Structure
School of Law and Political Science
Overview
E-learning training offered in English and/or French.
The program offers instruction in customary law, taught in English and/or French. It is primarily intended for students at the China University of Political Science and Law, as well as other participants, mainly from abroad (China, Africa, and Quebec).
It is open to students from French universities as well as legal professionals seeking specific information on the definition, normative force, and enforceability of customs. Courses will be delivered remotely via videoconferences and recorded video sessions. The program may serve as a platform for collaboration with foreign universities.
- 100% Online Training and Replay
- English and/or French
- 35h
- Period: June
Objectives
This course provides a framework for studying issues related to the formation, application, and termination of customs. It helps determine under what circumstances parties to a legal dispute may invoke a custom and identifies which customs apply in the event of a conflict between customs. It raises awareness of the legal risks associated with a lack of understanding of customs.
Expertise and Skills
Skills acquired upon completion of the course
• Be able to distinguish between practices that lack normative value and those that constitute customs with normative force.
• Identify the ways in which customs are formed and their effects (the effect of creating obligations or real rights; interpretive, evaluative, evidentiary, procedural, and standardizing effects, etc.).
• Understand the conditions under which customs may be invoked.
• Understand the relationship between customs and contracts.
• Understand the circumstances leading to the disappearance of customs.
Program
- General Customary Law (20 hours)
- Statutory Law vs. Customary Law (4 hours)
- Maritime Customary Law (4 hours)
- Environmental Customary Law (3 hours)
- Comparative Customary Law (4 hours)