COURSE DESCRIPTION Course code Course group Volume in ECTS credits Course valid from Course valid to TEI3007 C 6 2017 06 27 2020 06 30 Course type Mandatory Course level The first study cycle Semester the course is delivered VI Study form Classroom Course title in Lithuanian Civilinio proceso teisė I Course title in English Civil Procedure Law I Short course annotation in Lithuanian (up to 500 characters) Civilinio proceso teisės kurso tikslas - suteikti studentams žinių apie teisminio proceso teisės koncepcijas, institutus, problemas ir tendencijas bei išlavinti jų gebėjimus suprasti ir naudoti įvairias teisminio proceso teisės sąvokas, suvokti įvairių tų institutų paskirtį ir esmę. Kurse yra studijuojama pirmiausia LR CPK nustatytas teisminio proceso reglamentavimas kartu jį lyginant su kitų šalių patirtimi. Išklausę šį kursą, studentai bus susipažinę su pagrindinėmis civilinio teisminio proceso teisės sąvokomis, principais, esminėmis problemomis, teisiniu reglamentavimu, šiuolaikinėmis tendencijomis šioje teisės srityje. Pagrindinės temos sudaro: Teisė į gynybą, teisė į tinkamą procesą, atstovavimas civiliniame procese, Civilinių bylų priskyrimas teismams ir teismingumas, Ieškinys ir atsakovo gynimosi priemonės, Įrodymai ir įrodinėjimas civiliniame procese, Pirmosios instancijos teismo sprendimai, nutartys ir rezoliucijos. Short course annotation in English (up to 500 characters) The goal of Civil Procedure Law course is to provide the students with the concepts, institutes, problems and tendencies in the sphere of the process law. This course provides an overview of the civil procedure code and regulatory structure that applies to the civil procedure. Course is an introduction to and analysis of the concepts and doctrines that govern the procedure followed in civil litigation. Jurisdiction, pre-trial, trial procedures are discussed. Emphasis is placed on practice under the Civil Procedure in the Lithuanian courts. Main topics are fundamental and recurrent problems in civil actions in courts, remedies, pleading, discovery, trials, jurisdiction. Prerequisites for entering the course None. Course aim The objective of this course is to teach the students to apply the knowledge of the civil procedure law in the practical activities. Links among study programme outcomes, course outcomes, criteria of learning achievement evaluation, study methods and assessment methods Study programme outcomes 1. To apply the knowledge of the main theories of legal sciences in practice, as well as the principles and content of all major branches and institutes of law in the contexts of national and international legal regulation, and also the knowledge on the principles of the functioning of the finance system and its components. Course outcomes 1. To explain, analyse, evaluate the content of all main institutes of civil procedure law, the social relation areas regulated by them, as well as the peculiarities of legal responsibility. To understand the peculiarities of the norms of the civil procedure law and their relation with the norms of civil law. 2. To explain, apply, analyse and evaluate the principles of civil procedure law, as well as the content of the institutes of Criteria of learning achievement evaluation Is able to name the main principles of the legal process. Describes the essential events of the evolution of the Lithuanian civil procedure law, evaluates and substantiates the significance of these events. Identifies the elements of Lithuanian legal system. Names and describes the essential institutes of the civil procedure law, substantiates the regulating mechanisms; knows international requirements for the legal process and the content of the Study methods Assessment methods 109
law in the contexts of the national, European Union and international comparative legal regulation. right to a fair trial. 2. To perform the comprehensive legal and general financial analysis of a problem, collect data with the help of national and international data resources, apply the main methodologies of theoretical-applied research in the field of law, independently carry out theoreticalapplied research, and to interpret the results from the standpoint of different disciplines. 3. To prepare the drafts of law application acts, critically and systematically analyse the rules of legal interpretation formulated in legal 3. To transfer the common principles of the international law into the national law. 4. To interconnect various legal ideas of the civil procedure law and to substantiate decisions on legal settlement of conflicts. 5. To raise and reveal hypotheses, research tasks and goals. 6. To write an essay, formulate scientific tasks and conclusions, prepare and present reports. 7. To argue on the basis of the available data, to convey complex knowledge. 8. To find and critically evaluate sources of, to use various modern technologies. 9. To use databases of legal. 10. To interpret the data relevant to the civil procedure law using various legal doctrines, to formulate the conclusions. Explains the juridical power of the court practice. Depicts the hierarchy of the legal norms applied in the court practice. Names at least two international conventions ratified by the Republic of Lithuania in the field of the legal process. Formulates a hypothesis properly, offers a legal model for conflict or problem settlement. Identifies problems in the interpretation of procedural law. Identifies the legal question in a dispute. Chooses a legal norm relevant to the dispute. Substantiates arguments by case-law. Specifies at least 2 legal databases of the Republic of Lithuania and other countries. Properly applies legal doctrines, justifying the provisions relevant to the civil procedure law. 110
practice, as well as legal principles and data related to the field of finance in judicial and quasijudicial processes, and to determine the problems of legal regulation combining the knowledge of law and finance. 4. To analyse and evaluate the behaviour and activity of a human being, social, business and financial institutions, the character of different texts, and to make justified decisions on conflict resolution. 11. To get acquainted with the system of courts of general jurisdiction of Lithuania, its main concepts and the procedure of the lawsuits. 12. To carry out the procedures for the application of civil procedure law and to draft legal acts. 13. To gain orientation in the litigation process of general competence of the Republic of Lithuania. 14. To analyse various texts and evaluate their legal nature. 15. To analyse and evaluate the behaviour and activities of human and social institutions from the perspective of legal norms. 16. To analyse the conflict situations, to solve them in a legal way, to determine and to examine the actual circumstances of the case, to qualify the facts of the case and the resulting social relations. Explains the differences of the judicial and extrajudicial decisions. Explains the requirements of claim and jurisdiction. Is able to draft a claim. Identifies the procedural law provisions. Analyses and evaluates the behaviour of an individual and the activities of the institutions (on the basis of procedural law provisions and principles). Analyses problem situations, proposes the solution; examines the factual circumstances of the case and is able to qualify the factual circumstances and legal relations established in the case. Proposes the solutions to the problems related to changes in procedural provisions and /or mechanisms for implementing them. 111
5. To plan, organise and control activities when working and in a team, also when communicating and cooperating with the specialists of other fields. 17. To plan, organize and control individual activities and working time, allocate and coordinate work tasks, work independently and in a team, to cooperate. Plans, organizes and controls individual activities and working time, allocates and coordinates work tasks, works independently and in a team, cooperates. 7. To think consistently, logically and critically, to learn constantly and effectively. 18. To think logically and critically, to identify goals and correct problems of legal regulation. 19. To be able to learn constantly. Links between course outcomes and content Course outcomes 1. To explain, analyse, evaluate the content of all main institutes of civil procedure law, the social relation areas regulated by them, as well as the peculiarities of legal responsibility. To understand the peculiarities of the norms of the civil procedure law and their relation with the norms of civil law. 2. To explain, apply, analyse and evaluate the principles of civil procedure law, as well as the content of the institutes of law in the contexts of the national, European Union and international comparative legal regulation. Analyses the case-law logically, thinks critically, identifies goals and problems of legal regulation of jurisprudence, proposes the right decisions.. Critically assesses the judgment of the case.. Content (topics) 1. The essence of the civil procedure law. 2. The sources and principles of law. 112
3. To transfer the common principles of the 2. The sources and principles of law. international law into the national law. 3. European Convention on Human Rights. 4. To interconnect various legal ideas of the civil 6. Lawsuit, civil proceedings. procedure law and to substantiate decisions on legal settlement of conflicts. 5. To raise and reveal hypotheses, research tasks 6. Lawsuit, civil proceedings. and goals. 6. To write an essay, formulate scientific tasks 7. Lawsuit, provisional protection measures (lawsuit protection), and conclusions, prepare and present reports. settlement agreement. 7. To argue on the basis of the available data, to 8. Civil case hearing. convey complex knowledge. 8. To find and critically evaluate sources of 8. Civil case hearing., to use various modern technologies. 9. To use databases of legal. 9. Litigation expenses. 10. To interpret the data relevant to the civil 4. Evidence and averment, witness. procedure law using various legal doctrines, to formulate the conclusions. 11. To get acquainted with the system of courts 5. Jurisdiction. of general jurisdiction of Lithuania, its main concepts and the procedure of the lawsuits. 12. To carry out the procedures for the 5. Jurisdiction. application of civil procedure law and to draft legal acts. 13. To gain orientation in the litigation process 5. Jurisdiction. of general competence of the Republic of Lithuania. 14. To analyse various texts and evaluate their 11. Legal argumentation, court s judgment. legal nature. 15. To analyse and evaluate the behaviour and 11. Legal argumentation, court s judgment. activities of human and social institutions from the perspective of legal norms. 16. To analyse the conflict situations, to solve 11. Legal argumentation, court s judgment. them in a legal way, to determine and to examine the actual circumstances of the case, to qualify the facts of the case and the resulting social relations. 17. To plan, organize and control individual 10. Civil case hearing, preparation for the hearing and procedural activities and working time, allocate and documents. coordinate work tasks, work independently and in a team, to cooperate. 18. To think logically and critically, to identify 12. Settlement agreement. goals and correct problems of legal regulation. 19. To be able to learn constantly. 11. Legal argumentation, court s judgment. Allocation of workload for students (contact and independent work hours) Contact work: lectures - 45 hours, team work using distance learning tools 15 hours. Individual work 100 hours (preparing for lectures 55 hours, preparing homework using distance learning tools 20 hours (of which 3 hours for consultation with a lecturer); preparing for a midterm test 10 hours, preparing for an examination 15 hours). Structure of accumulative score and value of its constituent parts Midterm test from 15% to 35%, homework from 15% to 35%, examination 50% Recommended reference materials No Publication year Authors of publication and title Basic materials Lietuvos Respublikos civilinio proceso kodeksas, 1. 2002 patvirtintas 2002 m. vasario 28 d. įstatymu Nr.IX- 743 (Žin., 2002, Nr.36-1340). Publishing house Number of copies in University library Valstybės žinios 6 2. 2003 Laužikas E., Mikelėnas V., Nekrošius V. Civilinio proceso teisė. I tomas. V. Justitia 4 113
3. 2002 Nekrošius V. Civilinis procesas: koncentruotumo principas ir jo įgyvendinimo galimybės. Justitia 5 4. 1997 Vincent Berger, Europos Žmogaus teisių teismo jurisprudencija. 5 1. 2002 Supplementary materials Ambrasaitė G. Pasiruošimo teisminiam bylos nagrinėjimui stadija naujame Civilinio proceso kodekse. Jurisprudencija 1 2. 2010 Atrinktos civilinės bylos. Course description designed by Dr. Paulius Čerka 114