Study:	Civil Law - 9. semester Commercial Law - 9. semester Constitutional-Administrative - 9. semester Criminal Law - 9. semester International Law - 9. semester The European Union Law - 9. semester
Code:	94370
ECTS:	4.0
Course coordinators:	dr. sc. Irena Horvatić Bilić , v. pred. dr. sc. Snježana Husinec , v. pred.
Exam dates:	19. 04. 2021. 31. 05. 2021. 14. 06. 2021. 28. 06. 2021. 30. 08. 2021. 13. 09. 2021. Exam registration: Studomat

Literature:

Irena Horvatić Bilić; German for Lawyers - Collection of materials;

Description:

The purpose of the course is to provide students with the opportunity of analysing original legal documents in the German language, such as contracts and legal acts, from the perspective of their structure, style and legal purpose. The issues such as the establishment of a limited liability company in the Germany legal system, author s rights and judgements of the Court of Justice of the European Union are discussed.

Cognitive Skills:

• identify main structural elements of original documents (contracts, judgements, etc.)
• discuss legal consequences of single terms of a contract
• sum up the main features of a case presented in a judgement
• compare the provisions of the German Civil Code with comparable provision in Croatian laws
• use appropriate legal terminology for a specific field of law
• check up the meaning of certain legal terms, using appropriate sources

Practical and Generic Skills:

• form an opinion about a certain legal issue using well founded arguments
• develop the ability of oral and written communication in German
• research different sources in German
• participate in team and pair work
• prepare PowerPoint presentation

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

• Individual task: preparing a PowerPoint presentation about a topic a student selected
• Regular participation in the class work and solving shorter homework tasks (translations, tasks involving lexical items, analysis of original documents, etc.).

Consultations schedule:

• dr. sc. Irena Horvatić Bilić v. pred.:

  Thusdays 09.15-10:00 and 14.00 - 15.00

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 2A
• dr. sc. Snježana Husinec v. pred.:

  Mondays 1p.m. - 2 p.m.

  Office hours are held online.

  A permalink is available on Merlin.

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room Gundulićeva 10, kabinet 2A