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Fundamentals of law

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Course ID:	2200-8P004
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. / (0421) Law The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Fundamentals of law
Name in Polish:	Podstawy prawa
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Law and Administration
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty podstawowe dla studiów administracyjnych I stopnia (nowy program)
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	6.00 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.
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The aim of the lecture is to provide students with understanding of basic concepts as well as basic ways in which law exists and functions in contemporary societies in order to prepare them to further studies on specific branches of law. The lecture presents theoretical legal concepts applicable in practice and problems of sources of law, system of law, interpretation of law and legal reasoning.
Full description:	1. The concept and basic functions of law 2. Law as a phenomenon examined by legal scholars (legal sciences) 3. Law and other normative standards of behaviour 4. Law as political phenomenonon 5. Language of law 6. Legal norms and legal provisions 7. Validity and binding character of law 8. Legal system 9. Process of enactment of law (legislation) 10. Interpretation of law 11. Application and enforcement of law 12. Legal relations 13. Legal liability 14. Justice and the rule of law 15. Repetition
Learning outcomes:	A course in the basics of law should allow students to master basic legal terminology, both in the field of legal theory and individual dogmatic sciences. Analyzing the texts of normative acts, the student learns their systematics and is able to formulate legal norms on the basis of legal provisions, as well as recognizes individual types of regulations. He understands the difference between natural language and legal and legal language. The student is also able to explain what are the main decision-making processes in the state (creation and application of the law), as well as what conditions should be met for the law to apply. The student should also be able to explain in a basic way what the interpretation of the law is and with what directives it is made. From the perspective of the learning outcomes set by the National Qualifications Framework, it should be emphasized that a lecture on the basics of law should: a) serve the transfer of elementary knowledge of the basic concepts of legal discourse, elementary theoretical concepts and legal institutions; b) educate practical skills at the most basic level, including the ability to analyze normative acts c) develop students' social competences, such as the ability to formulate their own position on the issues of the basics of legal science and legal culture, reconstruct arguments in disputes in this field, and build own arguments.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The course ends with a written exam checking the theoretical knowledge and skills in analyzing the texts of normative acts.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH FR SA WYK
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Tatiana Chauvin, Anna Kryniecka-Piotrak
Group instructors:	Tatiana Chauvin
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH FR SA WYK
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Krzysztof Kaleta
Group instructors:	Krzysztof Kaleta
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

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