Procedural Law

The functions of procedural law and how it relates to substantive law are treated. In civil procedure, views differ regarding whether the focus of the court should be on directing action or on solving conflict, while criminal procedure has a focus on crime investigation and rule of law. Following on a study of different principles and approaches, a strict division is then made between criminal procedure and civil procedure. Criminal procedure is treated first and is introduced through a study of the regulations for preliminary investigation and for coercive measures. Students are then assigned a role in the procedures, for example, as judge, party, prosecutor, defence counsel or witness and the task to formulate, with other students, court documents, such as summons application, detention application, verdict, etcetera. In the civil procedure part, there is no mock court trial, but there are practical components in the form of settlement negotiations. Regarding special tribunal procedure, bankruptcy and debt enforcement laws are only marginally treated. At the end of the civil procedure unit, seminars are organised on alternative dispute settlement, that is, arbitration, mediation and other alternatives to judicial proceedings.

Forms of instruction:
Instruction is in the form of lectures, mock court proceedings, and seminars. Normally, there are introductory lectures and then students acquire deeper knowledge during the mock court proceedings and seminars. Seminars are based on preparatory assignments that students carry out before the seminars.

In the mock court trial students are divided into groups and a assigned a role in the procedures. Attendance at the mock trial and seminars is mandatory. Absentees are required to submit a supplementary assignment.

Progressive specialisation: G1F (has less than 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Undergraduate level

Admission requirements: Law Programme (JALAW) courses of 30 ECTS credits (earned in semester 1) and 15 ECTS credits (earned in semester 2)

Selection:

Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.