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Civil Law II part 1

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Course ID: 2200-FOR46
Erasmus code / ISCED: 10.4 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: Civil Law II part 1
Name in Polish: Civil Law II: winter
Organizational unit: Faculty of Law and Administration
Course groups: Erasmus+
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 5.50 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: (unknown)
Type of course:

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description):

No specific pre-conditions. Interest in the subjects welcome.

Mode:

Classroom

Short description:

This course is designed to acquaint foreign students with general principles of the Law of Obligations (contract and tort law). Emphasis is placed on analyzing the legal provisions as well as their practical application. Students’ familiarity with provisions of foreign laws will be helpful to compare systems in different countries.

Full description:

Civil Law II part 1 is to provide students with:

1. Law of obligation in general

2. Concept of an obligation (art. 353 c.c.)

3. Contract and change of circumstances; monetary obligation

4. Damage and damages

5. Principle of freedom of contract and its limits (art. 353¹ c.c.)

6. Formation of contract and the preliminary contract

7. Standard form conditions and European standard of consumers protection

8. Contracts for the benefit of the third parties

9. The performance of contracts

10. Breach of contract

11. Supplementary contract clauses

12. Unjustified enrichment

13. Tort in general and concept of fault liability

14. Vicarious liability

15. Strict liability

16. Liability of the public authority for illegal acts (art. 417-417² c.c.)

17. Liability for bodily harm or violations the personal interests

18. Product liability (art. 449 c.c.)

19. The substitution of persons in an obligation

Bibliography:

Civil code – English edition

Handbook of Polish Law. Edited by Wojciech Dajczak, Warszawa 2011

Introduction to Polish Law. Edited by S. Frankowski Kraków 2005

Z. Radwański, Prawo zobowiązań – część ogólna, Warszawa 2011

W. Czachórski, M. Safjan, E. Skowrońska-Bocian, A. Brzozowski, Zobowiązania, Warszawa 2010

Learning outcomes:

Students will have knowledge about fundamental principles of the Law of Obligations, will be able to discuss simple cases and solve them, as well as will be able to grasp more complicated issues and prepared for advanced studies on civil law.

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Basic estimate criterion is activity during classes. Oral exam or written paper on the issues in the lecture, the topic agreed earlier with the teacher.

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

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
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Type of class:
Classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Leszek Bosek
Group instructors: Leszek Bosek
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Grading

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

Time span: 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Leszek Bosek
Group instructors: Leszek Bosek
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Grading
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