The students are advised that this coursework is optional.
There will be no deduction of mark if you opt not to do it. However, there is a 'reward' of up to 5 marks for each.
Students are reminded that you will need to cite relevant authorities (eg, from the Constitution, Bahrain laws, including Shari'a when applicable, or International practise) to support your opinion.
Unless you submit your opinion within the below deadline in writing (submitted by hand or through e-mail), it is assumed that you have opted out.
The deadlines:
Section A - 6.00pm on 6 May 2008;
Section B - 6.00pm on 8 May 2008.
Optional Course #1
Opinion on the interpretation of the following two provisions of law:
1. Article 491 of the Bahrain Civil Code of year 2001 which reads: (a) Lending shall take place free of interest and every condition providing for the contrary shall be null and void without prejudice to the loan agreement itself; (b) every benefit required by the lender shall be deemed as interest;
2. Article 275 of the Law of Commerce of year 1987 which reads, among other: a money deposit is a contract which grants the bank the right to possess the deposited money and to dispose thereof in its ordinary course of business with an obligation to return an equal amount thereof to the depositor. Repayment of the deposit shall be in the same currency of the original deposit. The contract of deposit may stipulate payment of interest...
Optional Course #2
Opinion on the interpretation of the following two provisions of law:
1. Article 466 of the Law of Commerce which reads: (a) a cheque drawn in the State of Bahrain or abroad and payable therein shall be presented for payment within six months; (b) the period mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall commence from the date stated in the cheque as being the date of its issue.2. Article of the Law of Commerce which reads: (1) the drawee shall pay the value of the cheque even after the expiry of the prescribed period for presentment; (2) refusal to pay the cheque shall not be permissible except when it is lost or the holder is adjudged bankrupt; (3) where despite the restriction the refusal of payment of the cheque takes place on other grounds, the Court shall, upon an application from the holder, order the disregards or the refusal even where an original suit has been raised.
The Arabic versions of those provisions can be downloaded by clicking the respective links below: