Liability for damage.

Course: «Еducational and Professional Program Law»

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Law

Title
Liability for damage.
Code
ДВС.2.04.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2024/2025
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2
Learning outcomes
Achievement by students of such competencies, skills and abilities as: ability to think abstractly, analyze and synthesize through the prism of provisions and knowledge of the law of obligations regarding damage; ability to apply general and special knowledge of the theory of tort liabilities; knowledge and understanding of international standards of compensation for unlawful damage, provisions of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as well as approaches of the European Court of Human Rights to compensation for unlawful damage; knowledge and understanding of
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Know the main aspects of the historical formation and development of inalienable rights and tortious obligations in Ukraine, the concept and classification of inalienable rights, the legal nature of tortious obligations, literature sources on inalienable rights and tortious obligations, acts of civil law of Ukraine governing inalienable rights and tortious obligations, and current judicial practice of resolving civil disputes in non-contractual areas. Be able to assess and determine the role and objectives of non-contractual obligations, distinguish non-contractual obligations from other types of civil obligations, give them a legal description. Have basic skills in working with educational and legal literature, application of scientific methods of knowledge and legal methods of resolving controversial practical situations in the field of non-contractual obligations, to be guided by the practice of Ukrainian courts and the European Court of Human Rights.
Course content
The purpose of teaching this discipline is to conduct a systematic analysis of the legal regulation of liabilities for damages in the civil legislation of Ukraine, to develop students' ability to think abstractly, analyze and synthesize, as well as the ability to apply knowledge of the basics of legal theory in solving specific practical problems. The course provides for a comprehensive study of the peculiarities of private law regulation of tort obligations using various information sources and databases. Particular emphasis is placed on developing students' understanding of international human rights standards, the provisions of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as well as the case law of the European Court of Human Rights through the prism of liability for damages.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Glannon JW. Examples & Explanations for The Law of Torts (6th ed.). Wolters Kluwer; 2020. 2. Mulheron, R. Principles of Tort Law (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2020. 3. Hughes-Davies, T., & Tamblyn, N. Tort Law (1st ed.). Routledge; 2019. 4. Kaur Dua, S., & Turner, C. Unlocking Torts (5th ed.). Routledge; 2019. 5. Harpwood, V.H. Modern Tort Law (7th ed.). Routledge-Cavendish; 2008. 6. Responsibility in private law: A monograph / [I. Bezklubyi, N. Kuznetsova, R. Maidanyk and others]; edited by I. Bezklubyi - Kyiv: Gramota, 2014. 416 p. - (Series "On Ukrainian Law).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, self-studying work of the student on the basis of textbooks, abstracts, methodical recommendations, consultations with the teacher
Assessment methods and criteria
The forms of student assessment include: express survey; colloquium; report; testing (choose the correct ones from a set of judgments); module test; case study. The following are subject to assessment: the level of knowledge demonstrated in the response; activity in discussing issues; systematic work in the classroom; results doing homework. Missing for good reason seminar classes a student can work in extracurricular time (time of teacher consultations) through oral interviews, testing, preparation of scientific reports. A student who has not reached the minimum threshold level of assessment (24 points) of those learning outcomes that cannot be assessed during the final control may be excluded from the final assessment. The final assessment of the student's knowledge takes place during the written test (maximum score - 60).
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Mykhailo Khomenko
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