Civil Law (Basics) WP-AD-1-PPC2

EK1: Knows and understands the basic terminology and legal institutions in the field of civil law.
EK2: Has knowledge of the human being as a subject of civil-law relations, in particular as a natural person; knows and understands the concepts of legal capacity and capacity to perform legal acts, as well as the principles governing their acquisition, scope and termination; knows and understands the concept of personal rights and the legal instruments for their protection; has knowledge of subjective rights vested in a natural person, the ways in which such rights are acquired and lost, and the principles governing their protection.
EK3: Knows and understands basic methods and tools for obtaining legal information concerning civil law, in particular through the use of legislation, case law and electronic legal databases.
EK4: Knows and understands the basic norms and rules of civil law, their sources, and the principles governing their functioning and application in the regulation of civil-law relations.
EK5: Knows and understands the significance of civil-law norms for shaping and functioning of social relations, particularly in the sphere of proprietary and non-proprietary relations.

The course is assessed on the basis of a written examination in the form of a test consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions, 10 single-choice questions and 5 open-ended questions.
EK1. Knows and understands the basic terminology and legal institutions in the field of civil law.
3.0 (satisfactory): The student knows the basic terminology and is able to identify and provide a general description of the basic institutions of civil law; however, their knowledge is partial and limited to fundamental issues.
3.5 (satisfactory plus): The student knows most of the basic terminology and institutions of civil law and is able to explain their significance in a generally correct manner.
4.0 (good): The student has good knowledge and understanding of the basic terminology and institutions of civil law, is able to correctly explain their significance and identify basic relationships between them.
4.5 (good plus): The student demonstrates a level of knowledge and understanding of civil-law terminology and institutions exceeding that required for a good grade, is able to explain their significance precisely and identify interrelationships between individual institutions.
5.0 (very good): The student has a very good and in-depth understanding of civil-law terminology and institutions, uses legal terminology precisely and independently, and is able to explain complex relationships between institutions of civil law.
EK2. Has knowledge of the human being as a subject of civil-law relations – a natural person; knows and understands the concepts of legal capacity and capacity to perform legal acts, including the conditions for their acquisition and loss; knows and understands the concept of personal rights and the instruments for their protection; has knowledge of the subjective rights vested in a natural person, the ways in which they are acquired and lost, and the principles governing their protection.
3.0 (satisfactory): The student knows the basic principles concerning a natural person as a subject of civil-law relations, distinguishes between legal capacity and capacity to perform legal acts, knows basic personal rights and the means of their protection, and has basic knowledge of subjective rights.
3.5 (satisfactory plus): The student correctly explains the basic concepts relating to a natural person, legal capacity and capacity to perform legal acts, personal rights and subjective rights, with minor gaps in some areas of knowledge.
4.0 (good): The student has a good understanding of the status of a natural person as a subject of civil-law relations, correctly explains the principles concerning legal capacity and capacity to perform legal acts, and knows the basic instruments for the protection of personal rights and subjective rights.
4.5 (good plus): The student has a very good understanding of the status of a natural person, correctly analyses the principles concerning legal capacity and capacity to perform legal acts, and is able to provide a detailed description of personal rights, subjective rights and the instruments for their protection.
5.0 (very good): The student independently and very thoroughly explains the status of a natural person as a subject of civil-law relations, correctly interprets the legal provisions concerning legal capacity and capacity to perform legal acts, and is able to comprehensively explain the principles governing the acquisition, loss and protection of subjective rights and personal rights.
EK3. Knows and understands basic methods and tools for obtaining legal information concerning civil law, in particular through the use of legislation, case law and electronic legal databases.
3.0 (satisfactory): The student knows the basic sources of legal information and is able to identify basic methods of obtaining information in the field of civil law.
3.5 (satisfactory plus): The student knows the basic sources of legal information and is able, in a generally correct manner, to identify appropriate tools and methods for searching for legal information in the field of civil law.
4.0 (good): The student has good knowledge of the basic methods and tools for obtaining legal information and understands the principles of using legislation, case law and electronic legal databases in relation to civil law.
4.5 (good plus): The student has a very good knowledge and understanding of methods and tools for obtaining legal information and is able to select appropriate sources of information for a specific civil-law problem.
5.0 (very good): The student independently and consciously selects and uses appropriate methods, sources and tools for obtaining legal information, correctly assesses their usefulness and is able to comprehensively justify the choice of a particular source or tool in relation to civil law.
EK4. Knows and understands the basic norms and rules of civil law, their sources, and the principles governing their functioning and application in the regulation of civil-law relations.
3.0 (satisfactory): The student knows the basic norms and rules of civil law and is able to identify the basic sources of civil law.
3.5 (satisfactory plus): The student knows the basic norms and rules of civil law, correctly identifies their basic sources and scope of application, and understands the mechanisms of their application in regulating civil-law relations.
4.0 (good): The student has good knowledge and understanding of the basic norms and rules of civil law, is able to identify their sources and explain their application in basic civil-law relations.
4.5 (good plus): The student has a very good knowledge and understanding of the norms and rules of civil law, correctly identifies their sources and is able to explain the interrelationships between them and their application in various civil-law relations.
5.0 (very good): The student independently and very thoroughly analyses the basic norms and rules of civil law, correctly identifies their sources, interprets their significance, and is able to comprehensively explain their functioning and application in civil-law relations.
EK5. Knows and understands the significance of civil-law norms for shaping and functioning of social relations, particularly in the sphere of proprietary and non-proprietary relations.
3.0 (satisfactory): The student knows the basic significance of civil-law norms for shaping social relations and distinguishes between basic proprietary and non-proprietary relations.
3.5 (satisfactory plus): The student correctly explains the basic significance of civil-law norms for the functioning of social relations and is able to provide examples of proprietary and non-proprietary relations.
4.0 (good): The student has a good understanding of the significance of civil-law norms for shaping and functioning of social relations and is able to explain their significance in the sphere of proprietary and non-proprietary relations.
4.5 (good plus): The student has a very good understanding of the relationship between civil-law norms and the functioning of social relations and is able to independently identify and explain their significance in various spheres of proprietary and non-proprietary relations.
5.0 (very good): The student independently and very thoroughly analyses the significance of civil-law norms for shaping and functioning of social relations, is able to identify complex relationships between legal regulation and proprietary and non-proprietary relations, and explain their practical significance.

1.Basic literature:
E. Gniewek, P. Machnikowski, Zarys prawa cywilnego, Warszawa 2023
Z. Radwański, A. Olejniczak, Prawo cywilne - część ogólna, Warszawa 2023;
2. Supplementary literature:
S. Dmowski, S. Rudnicki, Komentarz do kodeksu cywilnego. Księga pierwsza - część ogólna, Warszawa 2004;
J. Winiarz (red.), Kodeks cywilny z komentarzem, Warszawa 1989, T. I;
K. Pietrzykowski (red.), Kodeks cywilny. Komentarz, T. I, Warszawa 2018;
A. Stelmachowski, Zarys teorii prawa cywilnego, Warszawa 1998;
S. Grzybowski (red.), System prawa cywilnego. T. I, Część ogólna, Wrocław ? Warszawa 1985;
Z. Radwański (red.), System prawa prywatnego, t. II, Prawo cywilne ? część ogólna, Warszawa 2002;
M. Safjan (red.), System prawa prywatnego, t. I, Prawo cywilne ? część ogólna, Warszawa 2007;
A. Wolter, J. Ignatowicz, K. Stefaniuk, Prawo cywilne. Zarys części ogólnej, Warszawa 2001.

Selected case law of the Supreme Court and courts of appeal.

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

• Administration - full-time first-cycle studies

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

• Description of WP-AD-1-PPC2 in USOSweb