Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Criminal Damage Law
Other languages of instruction: Catalan,
Teaching staff
Introduction
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 01 - To acquire the ability to understand main ideas and participate in conferences or professor led lectures in their academic context.
- 02 - To acquire the ability to understand, analyse and synthesise
- 03 - To be able to express one's ideas and arguments in an orderly and coherent way both in oral and written form (written and oral techniques)
- 05 - To be able to develop skills for group work
- 23 - To identify the state, doctrinal and legal framework of a complex legal issue
- 24 - To acquire the skills to resolve problems and make decisions using relevant information and by applying correct methods while placing the issue within a legal system context
- 26 - To master the techniques and other evidence taking stategies
- 30 - To master computer techniques for obtaining legal information (legal databases, jurisprudence, and bibliography)
Syllabus
GENERAL PART:
Topic 1 The damage
1.1. Concept
1.2. Requirements
1.3. Types
Topic 2 Subjective imputation
2.1 The subjective imputation
2.2. Responsibility for fault
2.3. Strict liability
Topic 3 The causal link
3.1 Material and legal causality
3.2 The nexus test
3.3. The objective imputation criteria
3.4. Omissions
3.5 The fault of the victim
3.6. Exclusion of the causal link
Topic 4 Liability: reparation
4.1. The obligation to repair
4.2. Forms of repair
4.3. The duty to mitigate the damage
4.4. Liability action and prescription
SPECIAL PART:
Topic 5. Responsibility of Parents and Guardians
Topic 6. Responsibility of educational centers
Topic 7. Animal Responsibility and Hunting
Topic 8. Owner's Responsibility
Topic 9. Responsibility of the Entrepreneur
Topic 10. Responsibility in sports activities
Item 11. Responsibility for defective Products
Topic 12. Liability of lawyers and attorneys
Topic 13. Responsibility of Company Administrators
Topic 14. Medical Liability
Topic 14. Environmental Responsibility
Topic 15. Responsibility in Air Navigation
Topic 16. Responsibility in maritime law
Topic 17. Responsibility for Motor Vehicles
Topic 18. Responsibility for Data Protection
Teaching and learning activities
In person
Theoretical explanations, activities and self-assessment exercises.
| TRAINING ACTIVITY | COMPETENCES |
|---|---|
| Classroom activities in order to follow up on students (both individual and in a group) | 23 24 26 |
| Presenting concepts and their practical application in the classroom | 01 02 03 |
| Individual and group projects | 05 |
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
Continuous assessment:
- Multiple choice test, general part (T 1 to 4): at the end of each lesson.
-Tests test special responsibilities (T. 5 to 18): at the end of each lesson
-Individual exhibition 10% of the final grade: when indicated.
Continuous assessment students who fail must go to the final exam.
The final exam and subsequent calls will be oral.
In second and subsequent calls, continuous evaluation will not be taken into account.
The examination will only be reviewed by prior appointment with a motivated request.
Bibliography and resources
Roca Trías y Navarro Michel, Derecho de Daños, Tirant lo blanc, última edición
Busto Lago y Reglero Campos (coord), Lecciones de Responsabilidad civil, Aranzadi, última edición.
Collantes (dir)(2011): Derecho de Daños. Una perspectiva contemporánea, Motivensa Editora Jurídica.
Thompson Reuters: Practicum Daños, última edición.