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Course unit, curriculum year 2021–2022
KAT.YRVE.101
Introduction to Legal System, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2021–23.10.2021)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2021–31.12.2021)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2022–6.3.2022)
Active in period 4 (7.3.2022–15.5.2022)
Active in period 5 (16.5.2022–31.7.2022)
Course code
KAT.YRVE.101Language of instruction
FinnishAcademic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024Level of study
Basic studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Contact-info:
Jukka ViljanenResponsible teacher:
Pekka Nykänen, Vero-oikeuden professoriContact-info:
Janne Ruohonen, Yritysoikeuden professori (tenure track)Responsible teacher:
Martti NieminenResponsible organisation
Faculty of Management and Business 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Business Studies 100 %
This course unit introduces and explores:
- the ways in which law is taught and studied at Tampere University
- the importance of the legal system in societal decision-making
- law as a guiding force for governmental bodies, companies, and individuals
- the Finnish legal system, its structure and systematics, and the associated central concepts
- the Finnish legal system’s relations with international and EU law
- the study of law and the different ways to approach law from the perspective of science
- the different branches of law and their relations to each other
- the basic premises of solving legal problems: sources of law and their study
- the main characteristics and central concepts of business, tax, and public law.
Learning outcomes
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Participation in teaching
30.08.2021 – 17.10.2021
Active in period 1 (1.8.2021–23.10.2021)
Completion option 2
Independent study
25.10.2021 – 31.07.2022
Active in period 2 (24.10.2021–31.12.2021)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2022–6.3.2022)
Active in period 4 (7.3.2022–15.5.2022)
Active in period 5 (16.5.2022–31.7.2022)