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BIP1.LAW-01C
Basic principles of law
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course
2 EC (= 56 hours)
Simonne Edelhauser
As a result of the course you should be able to master the basic
technical legal jargon and the basic principles of international law in
order to analyze simple general judicial cases.
This course contains:
- an explanatory introduction to comprehend the international judicial
systems in the western world and the general technical basic jargon,
basic concepts and the relevance of law in society;
- an introduction in the various sources of law (from legislation to case
law), including the connections between these sources;
- transfer of knowledge of the tasks of various international and national
legislators in the western world, the different ways legislation is created
and can occur and legislative paths of Central, Federal and Local
Powers (including the hierarchy in legislation);
- basics to enable you to distinguish between the various ways of
organizing law (national/international law, private/public law,
substantive/procedural law, fields of law, remaining classifications);
- theory and cases to enable you to understand the meaning of, and the
differences between, the fields of law: Constitutional, Administrative,
Penal and Civil law;
- theory and cases to acquire knowledge of the differences and Legal
effects between substantive and procedural law;
- theory and cases to acquire understanding in the difference between
imperative and supplementary law;
- the way a law suit (in civil, penal and administrative law) is carried out
in practice and the ways of executing sentences and verdicts of the
judiciary, including the tasks and competences of the Magistrature (the
court and Public Prosecutor), attorneys at law and lawyers and Process
servers.
- European law: the meaning and scope of European law, including the
difference in legal force of regulations and directives within European
Law and the basic principles of providing for European law;
- Private law: - the most basic rules to reach an agreement (from offer to
agreement);
- the basic rules of default and tort;
- the difference between rules concerning valuables/property and other
rules in civil law;
- the characteristics of collateral rights (mortgage and lien) and the
different ways the law treats movable and immovable goods;
- the ways to obtain ownership of movable and immovable goods,
including acquisitive and extinctive prescription. If possible case law will
be provided.
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