Key Concepts of the European Tradition of Private Law
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 2200-1CWHP81-ERA |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
10.0
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Key Concepts of the European Tradition of Private Law |
Jednostka: | Wydział Prawa i Administracji |
Grupy: |
Erasmus+ |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
(brak)
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Rodzaj przedmiotu: | nieobowiązkowe |
Tryb prowadzenia: | w sali |
Skrócony opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) During the course we will discuss some crucial legal institutions and phenomena that pertain to the Private Laws of Europe. They will be analysed as to demonstrate the emerging of a European Private Law conceived as a kind of a mixed legal system. The method consists in synchroncal and diachronical comparison combined. The main aim is to extend our way of thinking about law beyond the frame of one's national legal order. The course gives ability to orientate in the fundamental legal concepts of the European Tradition of Private Law. The combination of diachronic and synchronic comparison serves as a critical function to evaluate the law in force and to understand the tendencies in its development. |
Pełny opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) During the course we will discuss some crucial legal institutions and phenomena that pertain to the Private Laws of Europe. They will be analysed as to demonstrate the emerging of a European Private Law conceived as a kind of a mixed legal system. The method consists in synchroncal and diachronical comparison combined. The main aim is to extend our way of thinking about law beyond the frame of one's national legal order. The course gives ability to orientate in the fundamental legal concepts of the European Tradition of Private Law. The combination of diachronic and synchronic comparison serves as a critical function to evaluate the law in force and to understand the tendencies in its development. Classes are held once a week for 90 minutes. They consist mainly in analysing of foreign legal provisions and case law, therefore presence and active participation in class discussion are essential to complete the course successfully. Key topics to be discussed during the course: 1. European Private Law or European Private Laws? 2. Western Property Law. 3. Acquisition of Movable Property 4. Trusts: Clash between Civil Law and Common Law Traditions 5. Law of Successions I: Family Solidarity and the Freedom to Dispose One’s Assets 6. Law of Successions II: Contracts on Inheritance 7. Inequality in Exchange I: Hardship 8. Inequality in Exchange II: Unfair bargaining 9. Personality Interests 10. Tort Law: Between Fault and Risk 11. Agency 12. Interpretation of Contracts |
Literatura: |
(tylko po angielsku) Lecture notes & texts extracted from the literature listed below & provided online by the lecturer. Recommended literature: M. Bussani / F. Werro, European Private Law I-II: A Handbook, Berne 2009-2014. J. Smits, The Making of European Private Law: Toward a Ius Commune Europaeum as a Mixed Legal System, Antwerp/Oxford/New York 2002 J. Smits, A European Private Law as a Mixed Legal System, Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law 5 (1998), 328-340 J. Gordley, Foundations of Private Law. Property, Tort, Contract, Unjust Enrichment, Oxford 2007. Auxiliary literature on Comparative Law: R. Tokarczyk, Komparatystyka prawnicza, wyd. 9, Warszawa 2008. A. Somma, Introduzione al diritto comparato, Bari 2014. K. Zweigert / H. Kötz, Einführung in die Rechtsvergleichung, 3. A., Tübingen 1996 or K. Zweigert / H. Kötz, Introduction to Comparative Law, wyd. 3, Oxford 2011. W. Dajczak / T. Giaro / F. Longchamps de Bérier, Prawo rzymskie. U podstaw prawa prywatnego, Wydawnictwo Prawnicze PWN, wyd. 2, Warszawa 2014. |
Efekty uczenia się: |
(tylko po angielsku) The main aim is to extend our way of thinking about law beyond the frame of one's national legal order. The course gives ability to orientate in the fundamental legal concepts of the European Tradition of Private Law. The combination of diachronic and synchronic comparison serves as a critical function to evaluate the law in force and to understand the tendencies in its development. |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
(tylko po angielsku) Classes are held once a week for 90 minutes. They consist mainly in analysing of foreign legal provisions and case law, therefore presence and active participation in class discussion are essential to complete the course successfully. Absence: it is allowed to leave the lecture twice pro semester. Oral exam: Based on lectures and recommended literature. Eventually a short essay may be written in place of an exam. Evaluation: exam note + activity. |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Warszawski.