Want to understand the law better?

An understanding of legal terminology is valuable in many different situations.

• Anyone working in a law office needs this knowledge; and often a course like this can be a first step toward a job such a situation
• Businessmen, politicians, public servants, accountants...in fact many different professions need a solid understanding of legal terminology

The language of law differs from most other role-specific languages in that legal language is culture-bound and intertwined with each particular society and its legal system. Legal language is not a universal language such as is the case of the language of natural science, which is an almost universal language utilised by scientists worldwide. Legal language is developed in laws or sentences, in administrative acts or in private negotiations, and it is always based in the dialectical relationship between being and having to be, between legal prescription and concrete case. While retaining its fundamental characteristics, it has diversity of styles and of environments.

There are 8 lessons in this course:

1. Scope and Nature of Legal Terminology
2. The Legal Workplace
3. Legal Systems
4. Contract & Business Law
5. Property Law
6. Wills, Probate, Estate Law
7. Criminal Law
8. Other Categories

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

• Explain the scope and nature of terminology used in law and allied professions.
• Identify and describe legal occupations and roles
• Compare and contrast different Legal Systems worldwide and discuss the role of International Law
• Explain the meaning of Business Law and describe the processes involved in the formation of simple contracts
• Explain the meaning of property law and its processes.
• Research and explain common terms and processes related to wills, probate, estate law and Trusts.
• Investigate and describe the meaning of terms and processes associated with Criminal Law and Torts (Civil Law)
• Describe and investigate legal terminology associated with the areas of
  • Family Law
  • Bankruptcy
  • Insurance
  • Accident Compensation