DUT creditpoints: 2
ECTS creditpoints: 3

Faculty of Technology and Society

Lecturer(s): Rijlaarsdam, mr ir A. (Assistant Professor)

Tel.: 015-2783556

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The lectures are intended to give a general orientation on the phenomena, Law, placed within a broad social framework. In addition the differences in ways of thinking between a graduate in technical engineering and a lawyer will be illustrated.

Courseyear: 2
Semester: 2/2/0/0/0
Hours p/w: 4
Other hours: -
Assessment: Written
Assessm.period(s): 2-3
(see academic calendar)

Prerequisites: -

Follow up: Business law.

The main topics of the lectures are:

• The significance of patents, brands, models and trade names in industrial life.

• The concept of law. The purpose of the las. Compulsive law and regulatory law.

• Public law. Distinction between legislation, jurisdiction and administration.

• The purpose of civil law. An outline of business law and of contract law.

• Labour law (lay-offs, strikes etc.)

• Tort law.

• Law of the working councils.

• Law as a tool for conflict resolution.

• Environmental law.

• Company law. (n.v., b.v.)

Mendel M.M., Festen-Hoff K., Rijlaarsdam A., Wijting W. Algemene beginselen van het recht 1994.

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Goals:
Introduction to Law

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