Overview

The Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques Françaises et Normandes will again be taught locally with the two tutors from the University of Caen joining via a Teams link. The timetable and venue for this year's course are currently being finalised but it is anticipated that the teaching will take place during September 2023 and the oral examination will be in early October 2023.

The course has three elements, Droit Coutumier (the history and development of Norman customary law), Institutions (the history of Norman public institutions) and Obligations (French contract and tort law).

Obligations will be taught in English and a course text, in English, together with English translations of key extracts from relevant sections of the Code Civile will be provided prior to the first teaching session.

Droit Coutumier and Institutions will be taught in English and French (approximately an 80/20 split). Course texts are provided but are in French.

The oral examinations are conducted in English, though any candidate wishing to answer in French is more than welcome to do so! Each topic is examined separately on different days. Each candidate will be given 20 minutes to prepare their answer (closed book) and a further 20 minutes to answer a question. The questions will be provided immediately prior to the preparation time. Candidates will have a week between the end of the teaching programme and the start of the examinations for revision. During this time, the two tutors may be available to offer a revision session if requested by the candidates.

Attendance at all classes in mandatory. If a candidate is unable to attend the teaching venue in person on a particular day, it will be possible for them to join the session via Teams.