The Civil Law study program aims to provide a range of modules that will form the basis of information and advanced knowledge on Civil Law matters for the purpose of training students to basic legal professions related to this field by providing solid knowledge, the specific and systematic institutes and concepts of Civil Law in RNM and comparative knowledge to the region and the EU.
The Diploma of this study program will enable PhD students to conduct scientific research work in the field of Civil Law sciences, as well as teaching at universities in the country and abroad, and also will be actively involved in the process of strengthening the resources of government activities in terms of the country's Euro-Atlantic integration process.
Knowledge and understanding
- Has detailed knowledge of civil law, as well as material аnd procedural as well as basic norms in key areas of civil law.
- Has detailed knowledge of the principles and institutes of civil law, including the origin and contents.
- Assess the areas of civil law in a critical manner, the scientific and practical standpoint.
Applying knowledge and understanding
- Develops and promotes analytical and research skills of selecting the problems in theory and practice through the use of legislative acts and judicial practice;
- Identifies and analyzes the most complex problems, taking an active part in all phases of civil procedure and can perform complex issue civil legislation;
Making judgement
- Performs more critical thinking through methods of analyzing and comparing.
- Develops skills of solving problems through case-law practices of more complex national and international cases;
Communication skills
- Utilizes proper terminology for complex and specific issues in the area of civil law sciences;
- Is able to reach decisions and work more directly and effectively in all stages of civil court procedure.
- Is involved in research based legal argumentation and debate;
- Utilizes the official languages of the University as well as more advanced computer skills in the research work.
Learning skills
- Develops a regulation of research to be used in their profession.
- Creates a practice of lifelong learning and service through being involved in training persons that work in the state institutions of crime prevention.
Semester 1
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[DLAW0101]
[10 ECTS]
Research Methodology
This course is designed for students who are preparing to carry out a doctoral thesis project. The main objective of the course is to offer students tools conceptualising their thesis regarding research issue and the creation of data collection methods and qualitative analysis. The course is focused on problems of the quantitative methods and techniques, such as statistical analysis, texts related to theory and testing hypotheses. Then, the meaning and topics of descriptive and causal inference are of a great importance, longitudinal comparative research and case study. Advanced information data collection will be offered for working with text. The goal is to analyse the quality of data and incorporate all theoretical and practical performances in the function of designing and writing of the thesis.
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[C2370]
[10 ECTS]
Civil Law (Applied Program)
Course aims:
•To provide students advanced knowledge of civil law and enable them to demonstrate why the relevant institutes of civil law are applied in certain aspects life of everyday life.
•To enable students to adequately interpret the norms that regulate the area of civil law;
•To identify norms of civil law that are applicable to specific cases;
•To develop critical skills of analyzing and interpreting different norms of civil law from the
•perspective of the most important legal systems through the use of comparative method;
•To encourage the analytical and critical thinking regarding the actual problems of the civil law in the RNM.
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[10 ECTS]
Elective course
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[E2783] Comparative Civil Law
Course aims:
•Provide students basic knowledge of the most important aspects of comparative law;
• Introduce students to the comparative methodology in the study of civil law;
• Provide students with a better understanding of the national law through the study of foreign law;
• Develop critical skills in analyzing and interpreting different norms of civil law from the most important legal systems through comparative methodology.
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[E2784] European Family Law
In this course, doctoral students will focus only on the most important and newest institutions of family law: the contemporary family; matrimonial issues — marital dissolution, parental responsibility, child custody after divorce (joint legal custody and share physical custody), division of joint property of spouses; marital agreement; child protection issues — child abuse and neglect and the child welfare system; as well as they can focus on the study of one of the subspecialist fields of family law— International family law, family legislative reform in RNM, International children’s rights - pro future; Representation of the same - sex families; Establishing a family by the new technologies for artificial reproduction. The students also will learn about the perspectives for the Unification and Harmonisation of Family Law in Europe and the role and contribution of the Commission of European Family law in this regard. Through this subject the students will learn about the competence of the European Union in family matters, they will also analyze and interpret the provisions in view of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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[E2785] Intellectual Property Law
The aim of the course Intellectual Property Law is to enable students to:
-understand the complex system of intellectual property rights, as well as their legal regulation
-understand the different types of intellectual property rights and how to create, realize and protect them
-be able to put intellectual property rights into circulation in the right way
-prepare for giving professional exams for representatives in this field
-acquire the ability to efficiently implement the legal framework in this field, as a new and promising field of law.
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[E2786] Comparative Inheritance Law
Course aims:
In this course, doctoral students will focus on the most important characteristics of European and contemporary inheritance legal systems, both in Continental Civil Law and Anglo-Saxon Law.
Through this course, students will also analyze the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the field of inheritance. Special attention will be paid to inheritance legal agreements as well as to the harmonization of inheritance law. Through this subject, students will also analyze the decisions of the European Court on human rights in the field of inheritance. Particular attention will be given to contracts of succession and inheritance and the harmonization of inheritance law.
Semester 2
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[DCV01033]
[10 ECTS]
Civil Procedural Law (Applied Program)
Course aims:
-to enable students to independently identify and critically analyze the basic institutions of civil procedural law
-to develop skills for applying the acquired knowledge in practice in connection with conducting civil court proceedings.
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[E2782]
[10 ECTS]
Business Law (Applied Program)
Course aims: To enable students to get acquainted with the legal rules for performing an activity. The manner of organizing the business entities, the conditions for establishment and registration of the business entities and the sole proprietor as well as the ways of termination of the business entities; the ways of establishing a business legal relationship, the conditions for the occurrence of those relationships, the effects and the consequences; working with securities: hacks for protection of industrial property rights and ways to protect business entities from unfair competition: ways to protect consumers, etc.
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[10 ECTS]
Elective course
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[E2783] Comparative Civil Law
Course aims:
•Provide students basic knowledge of the most important aspects of comparative law;
• Introduce students to the comparative methodology in the study of civil law;
• Provide students with a better understanding of the national law through the study of foreign law;
• Develop critical skills in analyzing and interpreting different norms of civil law from the most important legal systems through comparative methodology.
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[E2784] European Family Law
In this course, doctoral students will focus only on the most important and newest institutions of family law: the contemporary family; matrimonial issues — marital dissolution, parental responsibility, child custody after divorce (joint legal custody and share physical custody), division of joint property of spouses; marital agreement; child protection issues — child abuse and neglect and the child welfare system; as well as they can focus on the study of one of the subspecialist fields of family law— International family law, family legislative reform in RNM, International children’s rights - pro future; Representation of the same - sex families; Establishing a family by the new technologies for artificial reproduction. The students also will learn about the perspectives for the Unification and Harmonisation of Family Law in Europe and the role and contribution of the Commission of European Family law in this regard. Through this subject the students will learn about the competence of the European Union in family matters, they will also analyze and interpret the provisions in view of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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[E2785] Intellectual Property Law
The aim of the course Intellectual Property Law is to enable students to:
-understand the complex system of intellectual property rights, as well as their legal regulation
-understand the different types of intellectual property rights and how to create, realize and protect them
-be able to put intellectual property rights into circulation in the right way
-prepare for giving professional exams for representatives in this field
-acquire the ability to efficiently implement the legal framework in this field, as a new and promising field of law.
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[E2786] Comparative Inheritance Law
Course aims:
In this course, doctoral students will focus on the most important characteristics of European and contemporary inheritance legal systems, both in Continental Civil Law and Anglo-Saxon Law.
Through this course, students will also analyze the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the field of inheritance. Special attention will be paid to inheritance legal agreements as well as to the harmonization of inheritance law. Through this subject, students will also analyze the decisions of the European Court on human rights in the field of inheritance. Particular attention will be given to contracts of succession and inheritance and the harmonization of inheritance law.
Semester 3/4
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[DCV0104]
[10 ECTS]
Review and Approval of the Doctoral Dissertation Plan
After the second semester, the student begins his/her activities for the development of the plan on his/her doctoral dissertation. Activities include the definition of literature, defining hypothetical framework, the definition of the work methodology and determination of the individual plan as well as the first public presentation. If necessary, can be held elective courses for this purpose.
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[C2378]
[30 ECTS]
Scientific Research Work
In the second year (semester 3 and 4) the candidate continues with research activity by approved individual plan. Mentor provides assessment on these activities in the form of a report to the Scientific-Teaching Council of the Faculty.
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[PHD-S3-S4-02]
[15 ECTS]
Publications I
Publication of research activities according to the table relevant to the media for publication. Publication activities and successes of the candidate checked before scientific audience by area and the relevance of the research.
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[C2020]
[5 ECTS]
Student Mobility
The aim of PhD students’ mobility is to request candidates to present, exchange and discuss their research work with their colleagues from other European countries for improving the quality of their dissertation.
Semester 5
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[DCV0105]
[20 ECTS]
Presentation of Research Results
At the end of the 5th semester, after the research activities under the individual plan, overall results of this phase of the paper and the research will be presented publicly by the candidate.
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[PHD-S5-01]
[10 ECTS]
Publications II
Publication of research activities accoridng to the table relevant to the media for publication. Publication activities and successes of the candidate checked before scientific audience by area and the relevance of the research.
Semester 6
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