Upon completion of the course, successful students will be able to:
- display an implicit capacity for original thinking in the development or application of ideas, in a research context;
- apply acquired knowledge to problem-solving in new or relatively unknown environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts;
- tackle the complexity of formulating judgements based on incomplete or limited information, taking due consideration of the associated social and ethical responsibilities;
- communicate knowledge, theories and conclusions to specialists and non-specialists in a clear and unambiguous manner;
- display a capacity for on-going self-directed and independent learning;
- develop an analytical and investigative mind-set in order to design and conduct a legal research project;
- develop the capacity to propose criteria for the application of legal rules;
- apply protection systems covering public and private situations of failure or dependency;
- evaluate conflicts of territorial competence between the autonomous regions of Spain;
- Conduct research into the limits of State intervention in private autonomy;
- evaluate and apply the impact of European and international legislation on Spanish law.