European Private Law

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Course ID:	4003-ERASMUS-EPL-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	10.0 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (unknown)
Course title:	European Private Law
Name in Polish:	European Private Law
Organizational unit:	Centre for Europe
Course groups:	Courses in foreign languages Courses in foreign languages for Erasmus students General university courses General university courses General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	general courses
Prerequisites (description):	The present course is designed for students of various disciplines interested in the overall development of the private law in the European Union. Participants do not have to be law students (although students of law are also welcomed). The classes may be particularly interesting for students of languages who want to acquire English legal terminology in respect to common law as well as civil law. Special attention would be paid to problems of encountered in case of translation of civil law legal terminology into English.
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The overall substance of this course is two folded. First, it brief outline of the content and functioning of directly applicable EU legislation in the field of private international law. Second, it provides for a general comparative perspective by presenting the Common Frame of Reference for European Private Law. Throughout the course its central issues are illustrated with the reference to the cases brought to the Eu courts.
Full description:	Course outline: 1. Introduction 2. European Private International (and Procedural) Law a. Regulation Brussels I. on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters c. Regulation Rome I. on the law applicable to contractual obligations c. Regulation Rome II. on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations 3. Private Codifications (Restatements) of Private Law in the EU a. Principles of European Contract Law (an outline) b. Draft of the Common Frame of Reference (DCFR): an Assessment i. Purpose and function (the DCFR as “tool-box”) ii. Methodology of the DCFR iii. Scope of the DCFR iv. Structure of the DCFR v. Model Rules vi. Particular problem of definition, terminology and consistency vii. Future prospects of the DCFR 4. Conclusions Student's workload lecture - 15 hrs reading in foreign language - 60 hrs preparation to the lecture - 30 hrs preparation to the exam - 75 hrs total - 180 hrs
Bibliography:	A course pack will be made available for the students containing several chapters from textbooks and some journal articles from primary literature related to the course.
Learning outcomes:	The overall aims of the course are: to provide students with a working knowledge of European Union’s private law to develop students’ understanding of the methods adopted by the European Union to achieve codification of private law to enable students to comment critically on the content of binding and non-binding documents covered by the scope of the course. The educational techniques include, in addition to the more traditional forms of lecturing, inter-active class teaching and joint discussions on case studies and practical cases that may arise in day to day professional life.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The basis for assessment is prepared essay on the topic given by the teacher and the assessment of the activity in the classroom.

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