Introduction to Legal System, 5 cr

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.