Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
European Private law
Course Code
JF_472
Branch of Science
Law
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Law
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Tommaso Vito Russo
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
The course aims to provide a preliminary knowledge of European private law, starting from the study of the sources and their impact on the constitutional system, with particular attention to consumer protection. During the course the European Treaties, some regulations and some directives will be examined in order to verify their implementation in the member states, with specific reference to the legislation on consumer protection. The analysis of the interventions of the Constitutional Courts of the Member States on the problem of the primacy of European law will be of great interest.
Preliminary Knowledge
A preliminary knowledge of the sources of law and private law is required.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On completion of the study course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the most important concepts of the European Private Law. 2. Describe the key institutes of the European Private Law. 3. To understand the influence of European Union law on the discipline of national private law 4. Explain the legal actions to be carried out by a lawyer in a particular case.
Skills
1.On completion of the study course, students will be able to: 1. Sum up the most essential legal information. 2. Analyse a practical case. 3. Use the terminology of the European Private Law. 4. Present and defend their point of view on a specific issue.
Competences
1.On completion of the study course, students will be able to: 1. Use the acquired knowledge in practice. 2. Interpret legal norms. 3. Logically formulate their opinion about the case in discussion. 4. Judge the particular legal case.
Assessment
Individual work
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Independent work - essay on chosen topic.
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Examination
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Independent work assignments – 50%; knowledge is checked in an oral examination – 50%.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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The Principles of EU Law
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The rule of the Court of Justice in the interpretation of the EU law
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The rule of the Court of Justice in the interpretation of the EU law
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Sources of European Law
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European Private Law and European Public Law: from Opposition to Overlap
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Harmonisation of Contract Law and the Proposal for a European Civil Code
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The Principles of EU Law
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Oral)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
G.Alpa – M. Andenas. European Private Law. Pacini Giuridica, 2022
2.
G. Alpa, M. Andenas. Harmonisation and Codification in European Contract Law. p. 149.
3.
C. Van Dam. European Tort Law. 2014
Additional Reading
1.
J. Basaedow. European private law. Cambridge, 2021
2.
F.A. Viglianisi, M. Jagielska, M. Selucka. The influence of the European legislation on national systems in the fields of consumer protection. Milano, 2018
3.
J. Bonell. The Unidroit Principles in Practice, in Uniform. L. Rev. 1997, I, p 30 ss.