Civil Law 1
Lecturer: Associate Professor Dubravka Klasiček, Ph.D, Associate Professor Davorin Pichler, PhD
Assistant:
Study program: Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Studies
Year: 3rd year (6th semester)
Status of the course: compulsory
Type of teaching: lectures and seminars
ECTS credits:
Lectures -10 ECTS
(attendance 3 + practical work (exercise) 1 + a) written exam 3 or b) three written preliminary exams 3 + oral exam 3)
Seminar - 2 ECTS
(attendance + 2 paper 0.70 + 0.30 presentation)
Course content:
Civil Law in general
2. Law of Obligations
2.1. Law of Obligations in general
2.2. Contracts
2.3. Non-contractual relations
Course objectives:
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the basic principles of civil law in general and with law of obligations
The expected learning outcomes of this course:
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to:
1. identify the position of civil law and law of obligations within the legal system of the Republic of Croatia,
2. identify certain institutes of civil law common to all parts of civil law and identify institutes of law of obligations,
3. demonstrate the position and the mutual relations of certain intsitutes of civil law in general and institutes of law of obligations,
4. analyze certain obligatory legal relations (contractual and non-contractual),
5. explain certain civil law and law of obligations relations and link them with real-life situations.
General skills acquired after passing the course (lectures and exams):
a) general competencies:
- summarizing and identifying key facts and elements;
- systematic and meaningful argumentation of opinion;
- oral and written expression.
b) specific competencies:
- interpretation and differentiation of the basic concepts and institutes;
- recognition and understanding of the possibilities of applying the rules of civil law and law of obligations to specific situations.
Types of Teaching: Lectures and exercises / seminar
Student requirements:
Regular attendance of lectures, exercises and seminars. Writing the seminar paper and presentation.
Forms of assessment
Civil Law 1:
a) three written preliminary exams - students who pass all three preliminary exams are exempt from the written exam and only have to pass oral exam
or
b) Students who do not pass all three preliminary exams, first have to pass the written exam, and then oral.
Seminar:
A student is graded on writing the paper and presenting it to the class.
Literature:
Klarić, P. – Vedriš, M.; Građansko pravo, Zagreb, 2014., (opći dio građanskog prava i obvezno pravo)
Additional literature:
Zakon o obveznim odnosima, NN 35/05, 41/08, 125/11, 78/15, 29/18.
