Overview
Aims
Understand legal concepts by a logical manner
Use of the legal language in the elaboration of professional projects
Use of acquired legal knowledge in order to solve situations through a fair legal solution
Course contents
Contentious procedure. Statement of claim. Statement of defense
Counterclaim
Trial – general provisions
Preliminary proceedings – general provisions. Procedural exceptions
Evidence – general provisions. Documentary evidence
Testimony of witnesses
Interrogatories. Expert evidence. Presumptions
Stay of proceedings. Peremption
Procedural acts and acts of disposition by the parties
Hearing and deliberation. Judgment
Remedies – general provisions. Appeal
Second appeal (Recurs)
Extraordinary remedies. Review
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to understand and apply procedural rules governing contentious proceedings, counterclaims, evidence, procedural exceptions, and deliberation. They will be able to analyze and solve procedural issues related to appeals and extraordinary remedies, use legal reasoning to draft procedural acts, and apply national and EU standards in procedural contexts.
Assessment
Oral examination