Problems of International Private Law

Course: Ukrainian and European Legal Studies (Double Diploma Program)

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Law

Title
Problems of International Private Law
Code
Pr-4
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
Achievement by students of the following competencies, in particular: the ability to think abstractly, analyze and synthesize information and knowledge on the doctrine and practice of private international law; the ability to adapt and act in a new situation related to private international law; the ability to generate new ideas (creativity) in the study of the subject of the discipline; the ability to make informed decisions in the field of private international law; the ability to use modern legal doctrines and principles in lawmaking and in the
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To know the basic concepts of private international law, peculiarities of application of conflict of laws and substantive methods in private international law, literary sources, international and national acts regulating private international relations, as well as law enforcement practice. 2. be able to evaluate and define the role and tasks of a lawyer who provides advice in the field of private international law, drafts documents that allow the exercise of the rights and obligations of participants in international private relations. 3. Possess basic skills in the preparation of legal documents, taking into account the peculiarities of the practical situation and using legal methods to resolve disputes arising in the field of international private relations.
Course content
The forms of teaching and teaching methods of this discipline are aimed at conducting a legal analysis of modern problems of private international law, and studying theoretical and practical issues that may arise in connection with the emergence, change or termination of international private relations.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Basedow Jurgen. The Law of Open Societies, Brill, 2015, 634 p. 2. Bamodu, O., Carr, I., Farah Y., Güneysu-Güngör G., Heffernan, L, S. Hourani, D. Kenny, M. Koutsias, X.E. Kramer, P. Stone, E. Treppoz, A. Yilmaz-Vastardis, H.-L. Yu, Research Handbook on EU Private International Law, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017, 424 p. 3. Geert van Calster. European Private International Law, Hart Publishing, 2016, 520 p. 4. Magnus, U. Mankowski P. European Commentaries on Private International Law, Köln, Otto Schmidt, V. 1, 2023. 1147 p. 5. Plender Richard, QC; Wilderspin Michael . The European Private International Law of Obligations, Sweet & Maxwell, 2019. 6. Private International Law Contemporary Challenges and Continuing Relevance, Edited by Franco Ferrari and Diego P. Fernández Arroyo, Elgar, 2019, 520 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
The maximum final grade for this discipline can be 100 points. A student can receive a maximum of 60 points in the test, to which are added the points received by the student during seminars. To obtain an overall positive grade in the discipline, the grade for the test cannot be less than 36 points. If a student scores less than 36 points on the test, the latter are not added to the semester grade (regardless of the number of points received during the semester), "0" is put in the "points for the test" column in the transcript, and only the number of points received during the semester is transferred to the "final grade" column. The student's knowledge on the test is assessed by evaluating his or her answers to the teacher's questions. During the test, the student is asked two questions; if necessary, the teacher may ask the student additional/clarifying questions. Each question is scored from 0 to 30 points. The final score is determined as the sum of the scores for each question.
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Iryna Dikovska
Civil Law Department
Educational and Scientific Institute of Law

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Civil Law Department
Educational and Scientific Institute of Law