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Foundations pf Law (type of course: obli gal o ry) 3hrs of lecture per week

Course codę		Year	Semester	Number of teaching hours	ECTS credits
0100-DAX103		I	1, winter	45	2
Format	Language		Assessment	Lecturer(s)
lecture	Polish		grade	Polish staff

Objectives of the course

Understanding of principles of the democratic law-governed State. The lecture gives knowledge of essential notions and terminology of the law. Students should recognize law branches and present the way the judiciary works in Poland. Moreover, they can use law sources consciously, distinguish constitutional law from administrative, criminal and civil law. The objective is also to make aware of the role and importance the law in society.

Contents

Law terminology; a legał system; the theory and notion of law; the forms of law; democracy; independence; law and order; written law; natural law; norm versus legał article; prescriptive act; interpretation of the law; the process of laws enacting; obeying the law; the process of legislation; constitution; political rules; the chambers of the Polish parliament and its competence; the powers of the President; Council of Ministers; administrative law; civil law; criminal law; labour law.

Recommended reading

GRALCZYK W., 2006, Podstawy prawa, Warszawa.

KORYCKIEGO S., KUCIŃSKIEGO J., TRZCIŃSKI Z., ZABOROWSKI J„ 2006, Zarys prawa, Warszawa.

MALINOWSKI A., 2006, Polski język prawny, Warszawa.

MORAWSKI L., 2005, Wstęp do prawoznawstwa, Toruń.

SEIDEL R., 2004, Elementy prawa, Poznań.