Master's Seminar WP-PR-SEM-4DF

EU1 (PR_U01) — The student interprets legal texts on contract law in domestic and international trade, including EU acts, model rules (CFR, PEICL), transport conventions and trade rules (INCOTERMS), applying linguistic, systemic and functional interpretation, also in the context of specific legal events.
EU2 (PR_U02) — The student formulates a research problem independently, selects the proper research method and uses theoretical knowledge of civil law and contract law to describe, analyse and solve specific legal issues, including those of insurance law, arbitration and mediation.
EU3 (PR_U03) — The student analyses the role of the norms of civil law and contract law in shaping social and economic phenomena, including the effects of civil law reform and of the proposed code of commercial insurance on practice.
EU4 (PR_U04) — The student forecasts the effects of civil-law regulation in force and proposed, using the proper methods of creating, interpreting and applying legal norms and legal information systems.
EU5 (PR_U05) — The student links theoretical knowledge of private law with the description, explanation and assessment of contemporary economic and social phenomena, including intermediation in civil law, the legal nature of settlement, and arbitration and mediation.
EU6 (PR_U06) — The student proposes a solution to a specific legal conflict in contract law or insurance law, using civil, arbitration or mediation procedure, taking into account national and international law.
EU7 (PR_U07) — The student prepares a written work of a high academic standard – in particular the master's thesis – meeting methodological, technical and formal requirements, using the doctrinal, comparative and legal-historical methods.
EU8 (PR_U08) — The student prepares a basic draft of a normative act or an act of application of law in civil law, contract law or insurance law, observing the rules of legislative drafting and using modern information technologies.
EU9 (PR_U09) — The student presents research results clearly and precisely and formulates and justifies a position on matters of civil law and contract law, both in writing (master's thesis, analytical papers) and orally (seminar presentations, academic discussion).
EK1 (PR_K01) — The student systematically deepens and updates his or her knowledge of contract law, insurance law and alternative dispute resolution, including following changes in normative acts, case law and scholarship, and is prepared to undertake education at a doctoral school.
EK2 (PR_K02) — The student correctly identifies and resolves the ethical and professional dilemmas connected with practising the legal professions, combining academic integrity with the principles of academic and professional ethics, in particular as regards correct citation and independent authorship.
EK3 (PR_K03) — The student works in a group and cooperates during seminar meetings – acting as presenter, discussant and reviewer – and takes part in preparing research projects with regard to legal, economic and social aspects.
EK4 (PR_K04) — The student sets priorities and plans independently the successive stages of the master's thesis, completes on time the tasks set by the supervisor and takes research decisions independently and within seminar consultations.
EK5 (PR_K05) — The student formulates critical opinions and independent judgments on the regulation of civil law, contract law and insurance law, acting creatively and enterprisingly in seeking optimal legal solutions.

Form and conditions of assessment
Graded credit in each semester. Credit for the semester requires completion of the stage of the master's thesis set by the supervisor – in Year IV in particular the supervisor's approval of the topic and outline of the thesis and presentation of the results of source research; in Year V submission of successive chapters and, in the final semester, of the complete text of the thesis.

Components of the final grade
The final grade is determined by the supervisor on the basis of the student's overall work in the semester according to the following components and weights:
– progress in the master's thesis (timeliness and quality of the successive stages: topic, thesis statement, structure, analysis of sources, conclusions) – 50%;
– seminar presentations and active participation in academic discussion – 30%;
– timely completion of the tasks set by the supervisor and activity in class – 20%.
Each component is graded on the scale 2.0–5.0; the final grade is the weighted average of the component grades, rounded to the nearest grade on the scale. A necessary condition for a positive grade is the achievement of the social-competence outcomes (EK1–EK5). Failure to achieve them – in particular a breach of academic integrity – results in a fail grade regardless of the results in skills.

Grade descriptors (outcomes EU1–EU9)
Grade 5.0 — The student formulates the research problem and aim fully independently, selects proper research methods and applies them consistently; carries out a thorough, multi-faceted analysis of sources of law and literature, including foreign-language literature, and formulates original, well-justified conclusions. The text meets all formal and academic requirements. Seminar presentations are exemplary; all deadlines have been met.
Grade 4.5 — The student carries out all stages of the research process independently and efficiently. The work stands out for the quality of legal argumentation and academic rigour, with few technical shortcomings.
Grade 4.0 — The student carries out the successive stages of research correctly: formulates theses, analyses sources, constructs arguments and draws conclusions. The work is methodologically and technically correct; presentations are sound, though sometimes requiring supplementation.
Grade 3.5 — The student carries out the basic stages of the research process but relies substantially on the supervisor's support. The analysis of sources is correct but superficial or incomplete; the work needs clear improvements.
Grade 3.0 — With significant support from the supervisor, the student meets the minimum requirements set for the semester. The analysis of sources is schematic and the conclusions are general or insufficiently justified.
Grade 2.0 — The student has not achieved the intended learning outcomes: has not submitted the required stage of the thesis, is unable to formulate a research problem or analyse sources to the minimum academic standard, even with the supervisor's support.

Social competences (EK1–EK5) – ACHIEVED / NOT ACHIEVED only
ACHIEVED — The student takes part in the seminar systematically, completes the successive stages of the thesis on time, participates actively in academic discussion, is open to substantive criticism and responds constructively to other participants' comments, observes academic integrity and ethics, in particular the rules of correct citation and the prohibition of plagiarism.
NOT ACHIEVED — The student does not complete the stages of the thesis on time, avoids academic discussion or breaches academic integrity (including submitting work not prepared independently or citing sources incorrectly).

The supervisor may raise the final grade by half a grade in the case of exceptional academic activity of the student (participation in conferences, publications).

I. Required reading
Basic textbooks and monographs
1. Z. Radwański, A. Olejniczak, J. Grykiel, Zobowiązania – część ogólna, ed. 17, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2026 (or a later edition).
2. A. Brzozowski, J. Jastrzębski, M. Kaliński, E. Skowrońska-Bocian, Zobowiązania. Część ogólna, ed. 5, Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 2024 (or a later edition).
3. Z. Radwański, J. Panowicz-Lipska, M. Lemkowski, K. Mularski, Zobowiązania – część szczegółowa, ed. 16, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2026 (or a later edition).
4. Z. Radwański, A. Olejniczak, Prawo cywilne – część ogólna, ed. 18, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2025 (or a later edition).
5. E. Gniewek, Podstawy prawa cywilnego, Warszawa 2011 (or a later edition).
6. D. Fuchs, K. Malinowska, D. Maśniak (ed.), Kontrakty w ubezpieczeniach, Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 2020.
7. J. Rajski, Prawo o kontraktach w obrocie gospodarczym, Warszawa 2002.
8. M. Pazdan (ed.), System Prawa Prywatnego, t. 20A–20C, Prawo prywatne międzynarodowe, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2014–2015.
9. J. Ramberg, ICC Guide to Incoterms 2010, Paris 2011; Incoterms 2020. ICC Rules for the Use of Domestic and International Trade Terms, Paris 2019 (or the Polish translation by ICC Polska).
10. R. Morek, Mediacja i arbitraż (art. 183¹–183¹⁵, 1154–1217 KPC). Komentarz, Warszawa 2006.

II. Supplementary reading
Commentaries on the Civil Code
11. S. Dmowski, S. Rudnicki, Komentarz do Kodeksu cywilnego. Księga pierwsza. Część ogólna, LexisNexis, Warszawa 2011.
12. K. Pietrzykowski (ed.), Kodeks cywilny, t. I–II, Komentarz, ed. 10, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2020 (or a later edition).
13. E. Gniewek, P. Machnikowski (ed.), Kodeks cywilny. Komentarz, ed. 12, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2025 (or a later edition).
14. J. Winiarz (ed.), Kodeks cywilny z komentarzem, t. I–II, Warszawa 1989.
15. G. Bieniek, H. Ciepła, S. Dmowski, J. Gudowski, K. Kołakowski, M. Sychowicz, T. Wiśniewski, C. Żuławska, Komentarz do Kodeksu cywilnego. Księga trzecia. Zobowiązania, t. I–II, LexisNexis, Warszawa 2011.
16. A. Kidyba (ed.), Kodeks cywilny. Komentarz, t. III, Zobowiązania – część ogólna, Warszawa 2014 (or a later edition).
System prawa cywilnego and System Prawa Prywatnego
17. S. Grzybowski (ed.), System prawa cywilnego, t. I, Część ogólna, Ossolineum, Wrocław 1985.
18. Z. Radwański (ed.), System prawa cywilnego, t. III, cz. 1, Prawo zobowiązań – część ogólna, Ossolineum, Wrocław 1981.
19. M. Safjan (ed.), System Prawa Prywatnego, t. 1, Prawo cywilne – część ogólna, ed. 2, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2012.
20. Z. Radwański, A. Olejniczak (ed.), System Prawa Prywatnego, t. 2, Prawo cywilne – część ogólna, ed. 3, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2019.
21. K. Osajda (ed.), System Prawa Prywatnego, t. 5, Prawo zobowiązań – część ogólna, ed. 3, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2019.
22. A. Olejniczak (ed.), System Prawa Prywatnego, t. 6, Prawo zobowiązań – część ogólna, ed. 4, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2023.
23. J. Rajski (ed.), System Prawa Prywatnego, t. 7, Prawo zobowiązań – część szczegółowa, ed. 4, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2018.
24. J. Panowicz-Lipska (ed.), System Prawa Prywatnego, t. 8, Prawo zobowiązań – część szczegółowa, ed. 2, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2011.
Monographs and detailed studies
25. A. Stelmachowski, Zarys teorii prawa cywilnego, Warszawa 1998.
26. A. Wolter, J. Ignatowicz, K. Stefaniuk, Prawo cywilne. Zarys części ogólnej, ed. 4, Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 2020.
27. E. Łętowska, Prawo umów konsumenckich, Warszawa 2002.
28. M. Orlicki, Umowa ubezpieczenia, Warszawa 2002.
29. M. Orlicki, J. Pokrzywniak, Umowa ubezpieczenia. Komentarz do nowelizacji kodeksu cywilnego, Warszawa 2008.
30. T. Szanciło (ed.), Kodeks postępowania cywilnego. Komentarz, t. I–II, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2019 (or a later edition).
European law and international contract law
31. Ch. von Bar, E. Clive (ed.), Principles, Definitions and Model Rules of European Private Law. Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR), München 2009.
32. O. Lando, H. Beale (ed.), Principles of European Contract Law. Parts I and II, The Hague 2000.
33. J. Basedow, J. Birds, M. Clarke, H. Cousy, H. Heiss (ed.), Principles of European Insurance Contract Law (PEICL), München 2009 (or a later edition).
34. UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 2016, Rome 2016.
35. Konwencja Narodów Zjednoczonych o umowach międzynarodowej sprzedaży towarów, sporządzona w Wiedniu dnia 11 kwietnia 1980 r. (Dz.U. z 1997 r. Nr 45, poz. 286).
36. Konwencja o umowie międzynarodowego przewozu drogowego towarów (CMR), sporządzona w Genewie dnia 19 maja 1956 r. (Dz.U. z 1962 r. Nr 49, poz. 238 z późn. zm.).
Case law
Selected case law of the Supreme Court and the courts of appeal, available in Legalis, LEX, SAOS and on the website of the Supreme Court – within the scope of the issues discussed at the seminar, with particular regard to judgments concerning contract law, insurance law, unjust enrichment, liability for damages, and arbitration and mediation proceedings.

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