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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
law
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Katya Assaf Zakharov
Coordinator Office Hours:
Wed 12:15-13:00
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Katya Assaf
Course/Module description:
The course aims to provide basic knowledge of the German Civil Code (das BGB). The students learn the basic principles and the main doctrines of the BGB, which allows them to acquire basic knowledge of the continental thought in the field of civil law.
Course/Module aims:
Continental legal systems are characterized by an h way of thinking, general categories and exact rules that are similar to mathematical rules. This way of thinking is profoundly different from the casuistic thought, which characterizes the Ango-American legal systems generally and the Israeli legal system in particular. The course aims to widen the horizons of the students by exposing them to a legal thought that profoundly differs from the one they are used to.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
•Analyze a contract law case in terms of German Law
•Analyze a tort law case in terms of German Law
•Outline the basic principles of the German legal system
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture
Course/Module Content:
1st Lecture: Introduction
What is German Law
German Civil Code - Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB)
History, Structure, Spirit
2nd Lecture: Basic Concepts
Obligation (Schuldverhältnis) - § 241 (1)
Legal Transaction (Rechtsgeschäft)
Expression of Will (Willenserklärung)
3rd Lecture: Types of Expression of Will
Unilateral and Multilateral Expression of Will
Expression of Will that requires reception and Expression of Will that does not require reception
4th Lecture: Expression of Will - Elements
Objective Element
Formal Requirements (Formzwang) - § 125
Subjective Element
1. Geschäftsbewusstsein
2. Erklärungsbewusstsein
3. Geschäftswille
Performing Expression of Will and Receiving It
Fixated and non-fixated Expression of Will
Messengers
5th Lecture: Conclusion of Contract
Offer and Acceptance - §§ 145-149
Interpretation - § 133
invitatio ad offerendum
6th Lecture: Types of Legal Transactions
Verpflichtungsgeschäft and Verfügungsgeschäft
The Separation Principle, the Abstraction Principle
Unjust Enrichment - §§ 812, 818, 822
7-10th Lectures: Deficiencies in Expression of Will
Legal capacity - §§ 104-113
Deficiency of Will (Willengsmangel)
1. Intended Deficiencies
Purposeful Hiding - § 116
Simulated Act - § 117
Non-seriousness - § 118
2. Unintended Deficiencies: Mistakes
Mistake in Motivation
Mistake in Legal Consequences
Mistakes of § 119
Wrong Transformation § 120
Cancellation because of a mistake §§ 121, 142, 143
The duty to compensate - § 122
3. The Doctrine “Wegfall der Geschäftsgrundlage”
Complementary Interpretation
Wegfall der Geschäftsgrundlage - § 157
4. Unlawful Influence on One’s Will
Deception - § 123
Illegal Threat - § 123
Cancellation because of deception or a threat – § 124
11th Lecture: Unlawful and Immoral Legal Transactions
Unlawful Legal Transactions § 134
Immoral Legal Transactions § 138
12-13th Lecture: Obligations Based on Law
Torts - § 823(1)
Actions performed without due authority (Geschäftsführung ohne Auftrag) - §§ 677, 678,680, 683, 685-687
14th Lecture: Third Parties in Obligations
Proxies - §§ 164-168, 177, 179
Assistants - § 278, § 831(1)
Required Reading:
No required reading
Additional Reading Material:
§§ 125, 241 (1) BGB
NORBERT HORN, HEIN KÖTZ & HANS LESER, GERMAN PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW: AN INTRODUCTION 1982 (hereinafter: “GERMAN PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW”), pp. 74-76
§§ 133,145-149 BGB
GERMAN PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW, pp. 76-79
§§ 812, 818, 822 BGB
B.S. MARKESINIS, H. UNBERTH & A. JOHNSTON, THE GERMAN LAW OF CONTRACT: A
COMPARATIVE TREATISE 2006 (hereinafter: “THE GERMAN LAW OF CONTRACT”), pp. 27-33
MARKESINIS THE GERMAN LAW OF OBLIGATIONS, VOL. 1: MARKESINIS, LORENZ &
DANNEMANN, THE LAW OF CONTRACTS AND RESTITUTION: A COMPARATIVE
INTRODUCTION 1997 (hereinafter: “THE LAW OF CONTRACTS AND RESTITUTION”), pp. 20-21, 710-714
§§ 104-113, 116-118 BGB
GERMAN PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW, pp. 71-74
§§ 119-122, 142-143 BGB
THE LAW OF CONTRACTS AND RESTITUTION, pp. 195-201
THE GERMAN LAW OF CONTRACT, pp. 276-302
§ 157 BGB
THE LAW OF CONTRACTS AND RESTITUTION, pp. 537-542
GERMAN PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW, pp. 80-84
§§ 123-124, 134, 138 BGB
THE GERMAN LAW OF CONTRACT, pp. 302-318
THE LAW OF CONTRACTS AND RESTITUTION, pp. 174-185
§§ 677-678, 680, 683, 685-687, 823(1) BGB
GERMAN PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW, pp. 146-155
§§ 164-168, 177, 179, 278, 831(1)
GERMAN PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW, pp. 225-227
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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