Introduction to Polish Law 1300-IPL-KPP

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I. Constitutional law and Polish legal system (8 hrs)

1. Historical Polish constitutions

2. The new Constitution of the Republic of Poland 1997
a) structure of the Constitution
b) sovereignty
c) republican mode of government
d) unitary state
e) subsidiarity
f) direct democracy and representativenessv
g) political pluralism

3. Constitutional system of sources of law
a) constitution
b) statutes
c) ratified international agreements
d) regulations
e) acts of local law
f) referendum and local referendum

4. Legal professions in Poland

I. Introduction to Polish civil law (8 hrs)

2. Law of persons and legal acts
a) natural and legal persons
b) personal interests protection
c) Form of legal acts
d) Defects of legal acts
e) contract formation under PCC
f) Limitation of claims
g) representation

3. Property law
a) Ownership and co-ownership
c) acquisition and protection of ownership
d) perpetual usufruct
e) limited proprietary rights

4. Law of Obligations
a) Sources, creditor and debtor
b) Joint and several laibility
c) freedom of contracts
d) law of damages (damage, casual link, contractual liability regime, tort liability regime, compensation)

III. Criminal Law (4 hrs)

1. rules of criminal responsibility

2. penalties

3. most important institutions of criminal law

Total student workload

20 hours of classes with the tutor: - participation in lectures – 20 hrs 124 hrs of students’ individual work: - preparation for active participation in the lecture (discussion, solving tasks given by the tutor as homework, reading literature pointed by the lecturer, comparing and contrasting Polish institutions of constitutional law, legal system and civil as well as criminal law versus institutions valid in students' countries of origin,) – 40 hrs - preparation before exam (familiarizing with materials delivered by the lecturer (power point/prezi presentations), as well as literature; analysis of provisions of Polish Constitution, Polish Civil Code and Criminal Code) – 84 hrs 6 hrs of consulting with tutor

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: has knowledge about basic institutions of criminal law - K_W04 W2: knows subjects of civil law and rules on establishing legal relations between them - K_W05 W3: knows basics of Polish constitutional law and characterizes legal professions in Poland - K_W07

Learning outcomes - skills

U1: has the ability to use legal norms in order to solve specific problems - K_U02 U2: can present in English his personal opinion on specific problems of constitutional, civil and criminal law - K_U10

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K01: understand the need to broaden his knowledge and abilities in the field of comparative law - K_K01 K02: shows creativity in drawing comparisons between Polish and other legal systems

Teaching methods

Main method is lecture, often with element of discussion. Tutor encourages discussion over problematic issues, commenting and correcting flow of a debate. Students are asked to present legal solutions from their respective countries to add a comparative aspect. Power point and prezi presentations are used. Also, case study and solving tasks is involved.

Observation/demonstration teaching methods

- display

Expository teaching methods

- informative (conventional) lecture
- participatory lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- case study
- expert panels

Prerequisites

Knowledge of English language sufficient enough to read and communicate on intermediate level.

Assessment criteria

Students will be graded on basis of their results at the compulsory test (single choice test, i.e. with one correct answer) provided at the last class of the course. Scale of grading: 50% - pass (3), 60% (3+), 70% (4-), 80% (4+), 90% (5-), 100% (5); Additionaly, their grade may be elevated in cases of their activity during classes (solving tasks, taking part in discussion).
exam in a form of a test - W1, W2, W3, U1
solving tasks at the class - W1, W2, W3, U1, U2, K1, K2
activity at the class - U2, K1, K2

Practical placement

does not concern

Bibliography

Basic: Handbook of Polish Law, praca zbiorowa, red. Wojciech Dajczak, Andrzej J. Szwarc, Paweł Wiliński ParkPrawo 2011;

Additional: A Synthesis of Polish Law, red. Guz, Tadeusz / Gluchowski, Jan / Palubska, Maria R., cz. 1 i 2 2009 r.;
Introduction to Polish law red. Anna Wyrozumska, Łodź 2005

Additional information

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