Introduction to Law
Niveau
First cycle, Bachelor
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The students are able to:
• Identify and classify legal problems (e.g. private, commercial, European law, etc.) in practice.
• Find legal sources and research information independently.
• Differentiate legal problems and be able to find a solution independently.
• Analyze frequent problem cases from practice on the basis of concrete case studies.
• Understand a legal topic independently and subsequently be able to explain it to others.
• Identify and classify legal problems (e.g. private, commercial, European law, etc.) in practice.
• Find legal sources and research information independently.
• Differentiate legal problems and be able to find a solution independently.
• Analyze frequent problem cases from practice on the basis of concrete case studies.
• Understand a legal topic independently and subsequently be able to explain it to others.
Prerequisites for the course
not applicable
Course content
• Fundamentals of law
• History of law, significance of law, structure of the legal system, classification of law
• General private law
• Classification of private law, legal entities and legal objects, time, introduction to property law, legal transaction, contract law
• Commercial law
• Entrepreneur status, company register, forms of enterprise, establishment of an enterprise
• European law
• EU institutions, EU legal sources, fundamental freedoms of the internal market
• Technology law
• CE marking, intellectual property (IP) law
• Access to legal information systems
• History of law, significance of law, structure of the legal system, classification of law
• General private law
• Classification of private law, legal entities and legal objects, time, introduction to property law, legal transaction, contract law
• Commercial law
• Entrepreneur status, company register, forms of enterprise, establishment of an enterprise
• European law
• EU institutions, EU legal sources, fundamental freedoms of the internal market
• Technology law
• CE marking, intellectual property (IP) law
• Access to legal information systems
Recommended specialist literature
• Czernich, Hofstädter (2003): Vertragswissen leicht gemacht, Redline Wirtschaft Verlag München
• Czernich, et al. (2011): Vertragsrecht für Unternehmen: Leitfaden zur sicheren Vertragsgestaltung, Linde Verlag Wien
• Poduschka (2012): Vertragsrecht für jedermann, Verlag Österreich Wien
• Mader (2014): Kapitalgesellschaften, 9. Aufl., LexisNexis Wien
• Schummer (2013): Personengesellschaften, 8. Aufl., LexisNexis Wien
• Haybäck (2014): Marken- und Immaterialgüterrecht, 4. Aufl., LexisNexis Wien
• Borchardt (2011): Das ABC der Europäischen Union: Die Grundwerte der Europäischen Union, Dictus Publishing Saarbrücken
• Internetplattformen: RIS (www.ris.bka.gv.at), EUR-Lex, gesetze-im-internet.de, internet4jurists.at, RDB (www.rdb.at)
• Czernich, et al. (2011): Vertragsrecht für Unternehmen: Leitfaden zur sicheren Vertragsgestaltung, Linde Verlag Wien
• Poduschka (2012): Vertragsrecht für jedermann, Verlag Österreich Wien
• Mader (2014): Kapitalgesellschaften, 9. Aufl., LexisNexis Wien
• Schummer (2013): Personengesellschaften, 8. Aufl., LexisNexis Wien
• Haybäck (2014): Marken- und Immaterialgüterrecht, 4. Aufl., LexisNexis Wien
• Borchardt (2011): Das ABC der Europäischen Union: Die Grundwerte der Europäischen Union, Dictus Publishing Saarbrücken
• Internetplattformen: RIS (www.ris.bka.gv.at), EUR-Lex, gesetze-im-internet.de, internet4jurists.at, RDB (www.rdb.at)
Assessment methods and criteria
Application, project work or written exam
Language
German
Number of ECTS credits awarded
2
Share of e-learning in %
0
Semester hours per week
1.0
Planned teaching and learning method
Lecture
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
4
Name of lecturer
MMag. Peter Wachter, LLM
Academic year
Key figure of the course/module
vzWIR4
Type of course/module
lecture
Type of course
Compulsory
Internship(s)
not applicable