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LE 151 — General Principles of Law I

BSc BSc Real Estate · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Objective The objective of the course is to provide a bird’s eye view of law as an introduction to the many legal topics that will be taught in the next three years. At the end of the course the student will be conversant with the sources of law and the general legal system operating in the country. Contents The sources of law; statute law, common law, equity and customary law. The major divisions of law with particular reference to distinctions between Contract, Tort, Crime and Property, Statute and subsidiary legislation; interpretation, General principles of equity; legal and equitable interests in land: Case law and doctrine of precedents. The organization and jurisdiction of the courts and tribunals in Ghana. The Judicial System

Credits
3
Level
Year One
Semester
Semester One

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