Workshops on the General part of the law of obligations 2200-1W126S

The workshop will include a practical discussion of key institutions from the general part of contract law. Students will have the opportunity to learn how the key institutions of the general contract law are applied in practice, such as, m.in. unjust enrichment, performance of a preliminary contract, the institution of exploitation, contractual penalty, the principles of liability for the so-called prenatal damage, liability for entrusting the performance of activities (Article 429 of the Civil Code) and liability for a subordinate (Article 430 of the Civil Code), the principles of compensation for violation of family ties or violations of personal rights (Article 448 of the Civil Code).

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

The student should primarily be interested in civil law issues and as a minimum condition have passed the exam in civil law in the second year of studies. It would be optimal to acquire knowledge from the general part of the contract law from the third year of studies, but the workshops can also be treated as a supplement to the knowledge of compulsory exercises from the general part of the contract law from the third year of studies.

Course coordinators

Włodzimierz Bendza
Beata Janiszewska

Learning outcomes

Familiarization with the application of the institution of the general part of contract law in practice.

Assessment criteria

The evaluation will cover presentations during the workshops, a positive attitude to workshops in the general part of the contract law manifested in preparation for classes and correct answers to the teacher's questions, as well as general activity during classes, including discussions. The student should know individual institutions and normative acts in the scope of the general part of the law of obligations, have knowledge of basic legal constructions, taking into account the position of doctrine and case law.

Practical placement

None

Bibliography

Current literature on the general part of the law of obligations in the form of academic textbooks, in particular "Commitments. General part" of A. Brzozowski, J. Jastrzębski, M. Kaliński, E. Skowrońska - Bocian. In addition, legal commentaries to the general part of the law of obligations and a database of Supreme Court decisions with judgments relating to the subject of the workshops with glosses.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 2200-1W126S in USOSweb