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Anglo-American Business Law

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Course ID:	WP-MON-AABL
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Anglo-American Business Law
Name in Polish:	Anglo-American Business Law
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Law and Administration
Course groups:	(in Polish) Konwersatorium w języku obcym
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	4.00 (differs over time) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Subject level:	elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:	enter learning outcome code/codes
Short description:	The course covers an outline of selected aspects of Anglo-Saxon law (common law) with emphasis put on its business related aspects. Covered topics include: - Basic features of common law - Similarities and differences between common law and civil law - Historical development of common law - Common law outside of United Kingdom and United States - Outline of trust law - Outline of the legal system of the US - Basics of US tax law - Basics of US corporate law - Basics of US contract law - Basics of US tort law
Bibliography:	AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW OF TORT; E.M. CLAIRE CANTON, LL.M. (Cantab.) DENISE ASHMORE, LL.M. International Legal English, Amy Krois-Linder, Cambridge University Press 2011. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH CONTRACT LAW; ALLEN & OVE0RY ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM; DENISE ASHMORE
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:	Effects: EK1: knows the basic characteristics of common law, understands the similarities and differences between civil law and common law EK2: understands the basic features of trust law EK3: understands the basic features of US tax law EK4: understands the basic features if US corporate law EK5: understands the basic features of US tort law and contract law
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Final grade shall be contingent on attendance, students' in-class participation, a presentation of an assigned topic and a final exam (written). Teaching methods and evaluation: EK1: method: lecture, evaluation: written exam EK2: method: lecture, evaluation: written exam EK3: method: lecture, evaluation: written exam EK4: method: lecture, evaluation: written exam EK5: method: lecture, evaluation: written exam

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-31	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W KON KON TH FR
Type of class:	Conversatorium, 15 hours more information
Coordinators:	Mateusz Tchórzewski
Group instructors:	Mateusz Tchórzewski
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - graded credit Conversatorium - graded credit
(in Polish) E-Learning:	(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy
Type of subject:	obligatory
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych:	(in Polish) nie dotyczy

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-31	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	Conversatorium, 15 hours more information
Coordinators:	Mateusz Tchórzewski
Group instructors:	Mateusz Tchórzewski
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - graded credit Conversatorium - graded credit
Type of subject:	obligatory
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych:	(in Polish) nie dotyczy

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