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GENERAL THEORY OF LAW

Course Code: DR I 1 • Study year: I • Academic Year: 2019-2020
Domain: Law • Field of study: Law
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: English
Erasmus Language of instruction: English
Name of lecturer: Mihaela Miruna Tudorașcu
Seminar tutor: Ana Maria Cordoş
Form of education Full-time
Form of instruction: Class
Number of teaching hours per semester: 56
Number of teaching hours per week: 4
Semester: Autumn
Form of receiving a credit for a course: Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated 6

Course aims:

• Knowing, understanding and a correct using of fundamental ideas concerning concepts specific to General Theory of Law.
• Integration in a coherent structure of main theorizations and value landmarks recognised in General Theory of Law as well as in connected domains.
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Course Entry Requirements:

Introduction to Law; Introduction to General Elements of Law

Course contents:

• Introduction in General Theory of Law. • Juridical Methodology. • The Concept of Law. • Law and State. • The Principles of Law. • The Functions of Law. • Juridical Norm. • The origins of Law. • Realization of Law. • Interpretation of Juridical Norms. • Juridical Relationships. • Juridical Responsibility. • Juridical Assistance. • The System of Law.

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, exemplification.

Learning outcomes:

• retrieval of written sources on the Law; • establishing general aspects in connection with the Law; • the concrete issues in connection with the general views of Law.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written paper – 60%; continuous assessment – 40%.

Recommended reading:

• Nitoiu, Roberta, General Theory of Law, Bucharest, CH Beck Publishing House, 2008.
• Dan Claudiu Dănisor, Ion Dogaru, Gh. Dănisor, General Theory of Law, Bucharest, CH Beck Publishing House, 2008.
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