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Study programme competences
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| A1 |
Knowledge of the main legal institutions |
| A2 |
Knowledge of the role of law as a regulatory system of social relations |
| A3 |
Grasping the systematic nature of the legal system |
| A4 |
Appreciating the interdisciplinary nature of legal problems |
| A5 |
Knowing the constitutional principles and values. |
| A6 |
Understanding the different manifestations of law in its historical evolution and in its current reality. |
| A7 |
Knowing the national and international legal and political structures. |
| A8 |
Basic knowledge of legal argumentation. |
| A9 |
Ability to handle legal sources (legal, jurisprudential and doctrinal). |
| A10 |
Ability to interpret and critically assess the legal system. |
| A11 |
Ability to understand and write legal documents. |
| A12 |
Management of legal oratory (ability to express themselves properly in public). |
| A13 |
Mastering new technologies applied to law. |
| A14 |
Ability to draft legal norms. |
| B2 |
Ability to know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study. |
| B3 |
Ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) to make judgments that include a reflection on social, scientific or ethical relevant issues. |
| B5 |
Acquisition and assessment of those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy |
| B6 |
Learning to learn. |
| B7 |
Effective problem solving. |
| B8 |
Critical, logical, and creative thinking. |
| B9 |
Working autonomously on own initiative with a lifelong learning approach. |
| B10 |
Teamwork and collaboration. |
| B11 |
Ethical and social responsibility. |
| B13 |
Computing and ICT skills. |
| C4 |
Exercising an open, educated, critical, committed, democratic and supportive citizenship for the sake of the common good. |
| C6 |
Critically assess the knowledge, technology and information available to solve the problems they face. |
| C7 |
Assume as a professional and citizen the importance of lifelong learning. |
| Learning aims |
| Learning outcomes |
Study programme competences |
| To properly handle the legislation, the jurisprudence and the doctrine on obligatons and torts. |
A1
A3
A4
A7
A8
A9
A14
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B6
B7
B8
B9
B10
B2
B3
B5
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C4
C6
C7
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| To know the constitutional principles applicable to obligations and torts. |
A5
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| To understand the legal and social evolution of the law of torts and obligations. |
A6
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| To know the role of the law of obligations and torts as a tool for ruling economic relations within the society |
A2
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| To interpret and analise critically the legal rules included in the law of torts and obligations by means of resolving cases |
A10
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| To manage conflicts arisen in the field of obligations and torts using good professional and ethical standards and practices. |
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B11
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| To understand and draft legal documents related to the field of obligations and torts. |
A11
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| To properly speak in public. |
A12
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| To properly use the new information and communication technologies (ICT) applicable to the field of obligations and torts. |
A13
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B13
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| Contents |
| Topic |
Sub-topic |
PART I: INTRODUCTION
LESSON 1: THE CONCEPT OF «OBLIGATION» AND THE «LAW OF OBLIGATIONS»
1. What is an obligation?
2. Importance of the Law of obligations within the continental legal systems
3. Where are the rules of the law of obligations in the common law systems?
LESSON 2: LAW OF CONTRACT AND LAW OF OBLIGATIONS
1. The place of contract in private law systems
a. Obligations and contract
b. Contract and tort
c. Contract and property
d. General contract rules and specific contracts
2. The principles of contract law: differences between the common law and the continental law
a. Contract as an agreement between parties
b. The doctrine of consideration and the «cause» of the contract
c. The role of the good faith principle
d. The meaning of contract freedom
e. Drafting contracts in continental and common law.
3. «Life of the contract»
a. Contract formation: negotiations and lack of negotiations
b. Contract conclusion: contract validity and content
c. Contract performance.
PART II: THE LAW OF OBLIGATIONS
LESSON 3: PRELIMINARY CONCEPTS AND BASIC PRINCIPLES
1. Lack of a common legal vocabulary in the field of the law of obligations
2. DCFR solution for a European model law of obligations
a. Scope of the model rules on obligations (Book III)
b. Definitions: obligation, terms of an obligation, performance, non-performance, reciprocal obligation.
3. DCFR basic principles of the law of obligations
a. The duty of good faith and fair dealing
b. The duty of cooperation between the parties
4. Rules regarding conditions and time limits in obligations
a. Conditional obligations
b. Time limited obligations
LESSON 4: PERFORMANCE AND NON-PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS
1. Performance, obligation to perform and payment: continental and common law approaches
2. Time, place, currency and method of payment.
3. Who has to perform the obligation? Payment by a third person
LESSON 5: REMEDIES FOR NON-PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS
1. General remedies in continental systems
a. The right to enforce performance
b. Specific performance and damages
2. General remedies in common law systems
a. Damages
b. The problem of specific performance
3. Termination
a. Scope of the right to terminate
b. Restitution
LESSON 6: PLURALITY OF DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
1. Obligations with several parties: continental systems and common law systems
2. Solidarity, divided and joint obligations
3. The model rules of DCFR regarding plurality of debtors and creditors
LESSON 7: CHANGE OF PARTIES
1. Change of creditor: requirements and effects regarding creditor and debtor
2. Change of debtor: types, requirements and effects
3. Change of a contractual party
PART III: THE LAW OF TORTS
LESSON 8: THE DIFFERENT TORT LAW SYSTEMS IN EUROPE
1. The French family system
2. The German system
3. The common law system
4. Towards a harmonization in Europe?
a. Different policy approaches and legal cultures
b. The EU influence
c. The achievements of the last decade: PETL and DCFR
LESSON 9: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF LIABILITY
1. Scope of protected interest
a. Protection of the person
b. Protection of economic interests: protection against «pure economic loss»
2. Causation
a. The «Certainty of damages» principle
b. Traditional causation theories in the European legal systems
c. Burden of proof
d. The problem of uncertainty over causation
e. Limiting the scope of results: remoteness of damage and «objective zurechnung»
3. Damages
a. Compensation and punishment: the problem of punitive damages
b. Types of damages: Economic damages and Personal injuries
c. Compensating personal injuries: different approaches
LESSON 10: BASES OF LIABILITY
1. The reasons behind the right to damage compensation: Strict liability and negligence liability. The «law and economics» approach
2. Negligence
a. Role of negligence in continental tort law
b. Role of the tort of negligence in common law
d. Intention and negligence
e. Negligent conduct: relevant objective and subjective circumstances
f. Interpretation of negligence in strict liability terms: The examples of French and Spanish case law.
4. Strict liability
a. Background of strict liability
b. Types of strict liability regimes: liability based on risk and enterprise liability
c. Negligence influence on certain strict liability concepts and requirements
LESSON 11: SPECIFIC LIABILITY REGIMES AND TORTS
1. Liability for other persons and vicarious liability
2. Liability for risky activities and dangerous goods
3. Defective products
4. Environmental liability
5. Public bodies liability
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1. Concepto de obriga. 2.Débeda e responsabilidade. 3. A patrimonialidade da obriga. 4. A complexidade da relación obrigatoria. 5. Fontes de obrigas. 6. A declaración unilateral de vontade. |
| TEMA 2: Os suxeitos da relación obrigatoria. |
1. Introducción. 2. As relacións obrigatorias con pluralidade de suxeitos. 3. Réximen das obrigacións mancomundas divisibles. 4. Réximen das obligacións mancomunadas indivisibles. 5. Réximen das obligacións solidarias. |
| TEMA 3: O obxecto da relación obrigatoria. |
1. A prestación e o seu contido. Obrigas de dar, facer e non facer. 2. As obrigas xenéricas. 3. As obrigas alternativas. 4. As obrigas sinalagmáticas. 5. As obrigas pecuniarias. A débeda de intereses. |
| TEMA 4: As circunstancias da relación obrigatoria. |
1. o tempo da relación obrigatoria. 2. As obrigas a prazo. 3. O lugar da relación obrigatoria. 4. A relación obrigatoria condicional. |
| TEMA 5: O pago ou cumprimento da obriga. |
1. Os medios solutorios. 2. O pago e os seus requisitos. 3. A imputación de pagos. |
| TEMA 6: Os subrogados do cumprimento. |
1. Introducción. 2. A consignación. 3. A compensación. 4. A dación en pago e o pago por cesión de bens. 5. A remisión ou condonación da débeda. |
| TEMA 7: O incumprimento da obriga e as súas consecuencias. |
1. O incumprimento da obriga e o cumprimento defectuoso. 2. As medidas de protección do dereito de crédito lesionado. 3. A responsabilidade polo incumprimento. Criterios de imputación. 4. A mora do debedor. 5. A imposibilidade sobrevenida. |
| TEMA 8: Protección e garantías do dereito de crédito. |
1. Introducción. 2. Medios de tutela preventiva. 3. Acción pauliana. 4. Acción subrogatoria. 5. Pena convencional. 6. Arras. 7. Dereito de retención. |
| TEMA 9: Concurrencia de acreedores e insuficiencia do patrimonio do debedor. |
1. Nocións xerais. 2. Os créditos privilexiados. 3. Concurrencia singular de acreedores. 4. Concurrencia universal de acreedores. 5. O concurso de acreedores e Lei Concursal. |
| TEMA 10: A modificación e a extinción da relación obrigatoria. |
1. A novación e as súas clases. 2. Novación por cambio do acreedor. 3. Novación por cambio do debedor. 4. Novación por cesión de contrato. 5. Extinción da relación obrigatoria. |
| TEMA 11: Os cuasicontrantos |
1. Os cuasicontratos. 2. O enriquecimento sin causa. 3. A xestión de negocios alleos sin mandato. 4. O cobro do indebido. |
| TEMA 12: A responsabilidade civil. |
1. Concepto e funcións da responsabilidade civil. 2. Responsabilidade civil contractual e extracontractual. 3. Responsabilidade civil e responsabilidade penal. 4. Os elementos constitutivos da responsabilidade civil. 5. Os suxeitos da responsabilidade civil. A responsabilidade por feito alleo. 6. A prescripción da acción de reclamación de danos. 7. O seguro de repsonsabilidade civil. |
| TEMA 13: As responsabilidades civiles especiais. |
1. A responsabilidade civil na circulación de vehículos a motor. 2. A responsabilidade civil por danos causados por productos defectuosos. 3. A responsabilidade civil médica. 4. A responsabilidade por danos causados por animais e no ámbito da caza. 5. Os accidentes de traballo e a responsabilidade do empresario. |
| TEMA 14: A responsabilidade pola actuación administrativa |
1. Introducción. 2. O réximen xurídico da responsabilidade da a
Administración pública. 3. O resarcimento da lesión. A indemnización. 4. Os procedimentos de responsabilidade patrimonial. |
| Planning |
| Methodologies / tests |
Competencies |
Ordinary class hours |
Student’s personal work hours |
Total hours |
| Directed discussion |
A2 A6 A9 A10 A11 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
| Oral presentation |
A2 A5 A6 A9 A10 A11 |
10 |
20 |
30 |
| Short answer questions |
A2 A5 A6 A9 A10 A11 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech |
A2 A6 A9 A10 A11 |
45 |
20 |
65 |
| Introductory activities |
A2 A6 A9 A10 A11 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
| Events academic / information |
A1 A3 A4 A7 A8 A12 A13 A14 B13 B11 B10 B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 B3 B2 C4 C6 C7 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
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| Personalized attention |
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8 |
0 |
8 |
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| (*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. |
| Methodologies |
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Methodologies |
Description |
| Directed discussion |
Esta actividad será realizada de modo presencial y consistirá en la puesta en común de opiniones sobre una materia, o bien en la resolución común de problemas actuales que estén directamente relacionados con el objeto de estudio. |
| Oral presentation |
Los estudiantes deberán defender en el aula los temas y materias que les sean encargadas por el Profesor. Se trata de una actividad presencial de exposición oral pública que no requiere presentación por escrito, pero que precisa trabajo no presencial. |
| Short answer questions |
Cada tres semanas (aproximadamente) se realizarán pruebas de respuesta breve las cuales versarán sobre los contenidos expuestos y estudiados hasta ese instante. Dichas pruebas exigen trabajo no presencial. |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech |
Las sesiones magistrales constituirán la base teórica que facilite los conocimientos esenciales al estudiante sobre la materia. |
| Introductory activities |
Esta actividad consistirá en la resolución de los problemas y casos propuestos por el Profesor en donde los estudiantes asumirán los distintos roles propios de un proceso juidicial sobre Derecho de Obligaciones y Daños: demandante, demandado, Juez, etc. |
| Events academic / information |
Esta actividad consiste en la realización de eventos científicos o divulgativos sobre la materia |
| Personalized attention |
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Methodologies
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| Directed discussion |
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| Description |
| The teacher will assist the student correcting him while he is making his presentation. The idea is to have a continuous support from the teacher in order to improve the student skills in legal argumentation. |
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| Assessment |
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Methodologies
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Competencies |
Description
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Qualification
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| Short answer questions |
A2 A5 A6 A9 A10 A11 |
As probas escritas a realizar estarán compostas por varias respostas breves. |
70 |
| Directed discussion |
A2 A6 A9 A10 A11 |
Valoraráse a iniciativa na intervención, o número de intervencións e a utilización de argumentos e razonamientos xurídicos adecuados. Non se precisa que se aporte a solución ocrrecta. Interesa o debate. |
15 |
| Oral presentation |
A2 A5 A6 A9 A10 A11 |
Valoraráse a expresión oral, o manexo dos térmos, a orientación pedagóxica, e a utilización de TICS e contenidos da exposición. |
5 |
| Introductory activities |
A2 A6 A9 A10 A11 |
Valoraráse a iniciativa na intervención, o debate e a discusión, a defensa da propia posición xurídica, a expresión oral, e a capacidade de convicción e o contenido xurídico en xeral. |
10 |
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Assessment comments |
A final exam will
represent a 70% of the final grade assigned to each student. The other 30% will be
obtained for the different academic activities that will be developed along the
course: interventions during the interactive activities: discussions, papers,
case resolution, etc. |
| Sources of information |
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Basic
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A) Handbooks: -
CARTWRIGHT, JOHN: Contract Law: An
Introduction to the English Law of Contract for the Civil Lawyer, Hart
Publishing (last edition). -
VAN DAM, CEES: European Tort Law,
Oxford University Press (last edition). - DCFR (Draft Common Frame of Reference),
outline edition: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/civil/docs/dcfr_outline_edition_en.pdf - PETL (Principles of
European Tort Law): http://www.egtl.org/ B)
Recommended readings: Students will be given
several papers and judicial decisions to read and analyze along the course.
They all will be put at the student’s disposal on Moodle. |
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Complementary
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BELADÍEZ ROJO, M. Responsabilidad e imputación de daños por el funcionamiento de servicios públicos. Tecnos. Madrid 1997. GONZÁLEZ PÉREZ, J. Responsabilidad patrimonial de las Administraciones Públicas. Civitas. Madrid 2000. MIR PUIG PELAT, O. La responsabilidad patrimonial de la Administración. Hacia un nuevo sistema. Civitas. Madrid 2002. GAMERO CASADO, EDUARDO; FERNÁNDEZ RAMOS, SEVERIANO. Manual Básico de Derecho Administrativo. Tecnos. Decimocuarta Edición, 2017 (Tema 21). |
| Recommendations |
| Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before |
| Natural and Civil Legal Person Law/612G01007 |
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| Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously |
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| Subjects that continue the syllabus |
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| Other comments |
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Attending
the lectures is strongly recommended, although a record of attendance will not
be kept. There
is no special dressing code. Students may bring water and non-alcoholic drinks
to the lectures, but it is forbidden to eat all kinds of food during the
classes. |
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