Fundamentals of public law

obligatory courses

Classroom

The lecture focuses on fundamentals of public law. It comprises issues related to identification criteria of public law and private law. During the lecture the following issues are considered: the basic notions, features and rules of - constitutional law, administrative law, administrative proceedings, criminal law, criminal proceedings, civil proceedings, financial law (e.g. monetary law, foreign exchange law, tax law).

1. Public law vs. private law - identification criteria, examples.

2. Constitutional law - definition, the basic notions, features and rules of: constitutional law, types of constitutions, the principles of the system of the Republic of Poland.

3. Administrative law - definition, features, the basic division of administrative law, the general principles of polish administrative law, the general principles of the Code of Administrative Proceedings.

4. Crimial law - definition, sources of polish criminal law, the basic principles of criminal law and criminal proceedings.

5. Civil proceedings - the basic principles.

6. Financial law - definition, features.

7. Monetary law - definition, sources, the principles of functioning of polish monetary system.

8. Foreign exchange law - definition, models, sources, the basic notions, the general principles of polish foreign exchange law.

9. Tax law - notion "tax", features of tax, definition of tax law, sources of polish tax law, functions of taxes.

Workload of the student:

lecture - 30 h,

preparation for the lecture - 45 h,

learning before the exam - 45

altogether - 120 h

1. J. Jabłońska-Bonca, Podstawy prawa dla ekonomistów, wyd. LexisNexis, Warszawa 2007;

2. J. Zimmermann, Prawo administracyjne, wyd. II, wyd. Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 2006.

3. L. Morawski, Wstęp do prawoznawstwa, wyd. XI, wyd. Tonik, Toruń 2008;

4. L. Garlicki, Polskie prawo konstytucyjne, wyd. 16, wyd. Liber, Warszawa 2012;

5. C. Kosikowski (red.), System Prawa Finansowego. Tom I. Teoria i nauka prawa finansowego, wyd. Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 2010;

6. J. Głuchowski (red.), System Prawa Finansowego, Tom IV. Prawo walutowe. Prawo dewizowe. Prawo rynku finansowego, wyd. Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 2010.

After the completion of the lecture student can:

- list identification criteria of public law and private law;

- define a notion "constitutional law";

- list the types of constitutions;

- list and describe the principles of the system of the Republic of Poland;

- define a notion "administrative law";

- list and describe features of administrative law;

- list and describe the general principles of polish administrative law;

- list and describe the general principles of the Code of Administrative Proceedings;

- define a notion "criminal law";

- list and describe the basic principles of criminal law and criminal proceedings;

- list and describe the basic principles of civil proceedings;

- define a notion "financial law";

- define a notion "monetary law";

- list and describe the basic principles of functioning of polish monetary system;

- define a notion "foreign exchange law";

- list and describe the basic models of foreign exchange law;

- - define a notions: "tax law", tax";"resident";

- list and describe the tax rules and the functions of taxes.

Written exam which comprises, in particular: test and written answer to questions concerning issues considered during the lecture.