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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
LAW OF OBLIGATIONS BUS407 - 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Are well informed about the rules concerning obligational relations.
2) Have the legal capacity to decide the validity and termination of debts and contracts.
3) Have the capacity to apply abstract legal rules to actual cases in order to resolve conflicts arising from obligational relationships.
4) Have the capacity to classify different types of contracts.
5) Learn basic principles of legal liability derived from tort act.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNo
COURSE DEFINITIONConcept of obligation, relationship and obligation, sources of obligation, formation and validity of legal transactions, particularly contracts, torts and unjust enrichment, assignment of claims, transfer of dept, certain types of agreements especially contract, about the transfer of ownership, contracts about the usage of property (tenancy, loan, commadatum) contracts about work, contracts about guaranty, ordinary partnership agreements.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction, Subject and Sources of Law of Obligations
2nd Week Basic Concepts
3rd Week Sources of Obligation, Obligations Derived from Legal Transactions
4th Week Construction and Validity of Contracts
5th Week Validity of Contracts
6th Week Representation of the Contracting Parties, Interpretation of Contracts
7th Week Obligations Derived from the Torts
8th Week Mid-term examination
9th Week Obligations Derived from Unjust Enrichment
10th Week Performance
11th Week Violation of an Obligation
12th Week Violation of an Obligation
13th Week Transfer of Debt and Credit
14th Week Termination of Debts
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGRobertson, A. 2004. The Law Of Obligations: Connections And Boundaries. Taylor and Francis.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSQuestions/Answers,Discussion,Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
Quiz110
Total(%)50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)50
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam11,51,5
Preparation for Quiz155
Individual or group work14242
Preparation for Final exam13030
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam12626
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework
Total Workload148,5
Total Workload / 304,95
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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