Course aims:

Through the description of concepts, theories, paradigms, and methodologies used in the legal field, the aim is to familiarize students with new notions.
By covering the general part of civil law during the first semester of their first year, students lay the foundations for a subject studied over the course of three years.
The ability to analyze legal documentation regarding a case.

Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

I. Introduction to the study of civil law 1. The concept of law. 2. Definition of law. 3. Definition of civil law. 4. Distinguishing civil law from other branches of law. 5. Principles of civil law. II. Sources of civil law. Application of civil law. 1. Concept and overview of the sources of civil law. 2. Normative acts as sources of civil law. 3. Custom or usage as a source of civil law. 4. Legal doctrine. Case law (jurisprudence). 5. Application of civil law in time, in space, and regarding persons. III. The civil legal relationship 1. General considerations. 2. Definition and sources of the civil legal relationship. 3. Characteristics of the civil legal relationship. 4. Structure of the civil legal relationship. IV. Elements of the civil legal relationship 1. Subjects of the civil legal relationship. 2. Content of the civil legal relationship. 3. Object of the civil legal relationship. V. The civil legal act Definition and classification of the civil legal act VI. Substantive requirements of the civil legal act 1. Capacity 2. Consent 3. Object 4. Cause (legal basis/purpose) VII. Formal requirements of the civil legal act 1. The principle of consensualism 2. Form *ad validitatem* (for validity) 3. Form *ad probationem* (for proof) VIII. Modalities of the civil legal act 1. Time term (time limit) 2. Condition 3. Charge (burden/obligation) IX. Effects of the civil legal act Principles regarding the effects of the civil legal act X. Nullity of the civil legal act 1. Definition and classification 2. Grounds for nullity XI. Effects of nullity 

Teaching methods:

Lecture, debate, demonstration

Learning outcomes:

By covering the general part of civil law during the first semester of their first year, students lay the foundations for a subject studied over the course of three years. Through the description of concepts, theories, paradigms, and methodologies used in the legal field, the aim is to familiarize students with new notions, enabling them to acquire specialized legal terminology and the tools of legal logic necessary for constructing field-specific arguments—both in writing and orally.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

https://www.uab.ro/facultate/4-facultatea-de-drept-si-stiinte-sociale/fise-discipline/

Recommended reading:

G. Boroi, Carla Alexandra Anghelescu, Curs de drept civil. Partea generală, ed. a 3-a revăzută și adăugită, Ed. Hamangiu, București, 2021. ., ., ., ., ., ..
Sevastian Cercel, Cornelia Munteanu (coord), Fișe de drept civil. Partea generală, Editura Universul Juridic, București, 2018., ., ., ., ., ..
Sevastian Cercel, Cornelia Munteanu (coord), Fișe de drept civil. Partea generală, Editura Universul Juridic, București, 2018., ., ., ., ., ..