Legal Spanish Exam

The course aims at developing the knowledge of the Spanish legal system, especially in some of its most important areas (Constitutional law, Constitutional Justice, Constitutional law of the EU, Contract law, Criminal procedure). Particular attention will also be paid to the lexical and pragmatic aspects of legal Spanish, so that students will acquire and improve their ability to understand and critically discuss written scientific texts.

The classes will include interactive activities with students and the analysis of scientific materials (case-law discussion).

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

- Understand the organization and functioning of the Spanish legal system;

- Understand Spanish legal papers that range from judgments of the Spanish Constitutional Court to contracts/legal documents;
- Understand and use correctly Spanish legal terminology.