Przedmiot specjalizacyjny - Introduction to American Legal System
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 0700-PS5-5PSPCI |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
10.005
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Przedmiot specjalizacyjny - Introduction to American Legal System |
Jednostka: | Wydział Prawa |
Grupy: | |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
(brak)
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Rodzaj przedmiotu: | specjalizacyjne |
Skrócony opis: |
The course aims to provide students with the understanding of differences between the civil law system and common law system. It is to point the unique features of the American legal order based on the division of powers and jurisdictions between the federal and state levels. It is to introduce students to the basic knowledge concerning specificity of the American legal system with special attention paid to the court system in the United States. |
Pełny opis: |
Profile of studies - general academic Form of studies - extramural Course type - specialization Field and discipline of science - social sciences and legal sciences Year of study / sem. - year V / sem. X. Prerequisites - none Number of didactic hours divided into forms of conducting classes - 12 hours of lectures. Didactic methods - seminar, consultations. ECTS points - 4 Student workload balance - participation in classes 12 hours, preparation for classes and exam 50 hours, participation in consultations related to classes 37 hours, exam 1 hour. Total: 100 hours, corresponding to 4 ECTS credits Quantitative indicators - student workload related to activities requiring the teacher's direct participation 50 hours, which corresponds to 2.0 ECTS points, and student workload that does not require direct teacher participation 50 hours, which corresponds to 2.0 ECTS points. |
Literatura: |
I. Kraśnicka, Introduction to the American Legal System, Temida 2, 2008. Outline of the U.S. Legal System (material available on-line: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00011695/00001). |
Efekty uczenia się: |
KNOWLEDGE. Graduate: K_W03 - has in-depth knowledge of the principles and institutions of criminal, civil, administrative, constitutional law as well as judicial and administrative procedures K_W08 - knows and understands the terminology appropriate to specific disciplines of law SKILLS. Graduate: K_U01 - is able to correctly interpret and explain the meaning of specific legal norms and the mutual relations between these norms within specific areas of law K_U05 is fluent in the Polish law system, uses the norms of individual areas of law to solve specific problems by themselves; depending on own interests (selected specialization subjects) has extended skills to solve complicated practical problems in specific fields of law COMPETENCES. Graduate: K_K06 - is able to independently and critically supplement knowledge and skills, extended by the interdisciplinary dimension Verification: for all the effects - oral exam (list of topics included in part. B) |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
Participation in in the class is mandatory and constitutes the basis for the final grade. If a person misses the class and wants to make it up, it has to be done within 2 weeks during the consutlation hours. The final grade is based on the oral exam - one question. |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet w Białymstoku.