COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO LAW

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
BUS 105	A	1	3	0	0	3	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Erjon Hitaj
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:	E 214 A, Friday 14:30-17:15
Course Description:	Introduction to Law: Sources of law, the concept of system of law, scope of the civil code, law of persons, family law, law of inheritance, law of property
Course Objectives:	Introduction to law aims to provide insight into the nature and function of law, familiarize the students with legal concepts and terminology, principal sources of law and of the means by which laws are made, develop an understanding of the nature and purpose of rights and duties in law. The course provides an overview of the major legal systems of the world, introduces the students to the study of constitutions and constitutional system of government. It also focuses on the key legal concepts, principles and doctrines which underpin the core areas of law, including public law, the law of obligations and company law.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Presentation of the syllabus. Introduction to the notion of law, law and society, law and morality, law and justice
2	Legal systems, legal sources: international and national
3	Legal norms: definition of a juridical norm, classification, structure and validity
4	State and Institutions
5	Law-making process
6	Legal relations
7	Physical and legal persons
8	Midterm exam
9	Legal liability (civil and criminal)
10	Introduction to contract law
11	Introduction to company law
12	International law and European Union Law
13	International organizations
14	Review

Prerequisite(s):	No
Textbook:	Lecture notes of the instructor. - 1998 Constitution of the Republic of Albania (as amended in 2016) - 1994 Civil Code of the Republic of Albania (As amended) An Introduction to Law, PHIL HARRIS 2d edition, Cambridge University Press and “Introduction to law” Beth-Walston-Dunham, West legal studies, Thomson Press; Introduction to Law and the Legal System, FRANK AUGUST SCHUBERT, Wadsworth, Boston 2012.
Other References:	No
Laboratory Work:	No
Computer Usage:	No
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	The students will receive basic and general information about law.
2	The students have ability to use the legal knowledge in daily life.
3	The students will receive sufficient information about civil law and its use in the financial system.
4	The students will receive basic information about business and banking law.
5	The students will receive sufficient information about European and international law and their use in international relations.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Economics (3 years) Program
1	The students are gained the ability to look at the problems of daily life from a broader perspective. They gain the needed skills not only to understand economic problems in economics but also to construct a model and defend in meaningful way.	2
2	They have knowledge about the microeconomics.	1
3	They have knowledge about the macroeconomics.	1
4	They have knowledge about the international economics and finance.	2
5	They have ability to use mathematical and statistical methods in economics.	1
6	They know how to use computer programs in both daily office usage and statistical data evaluations in public and private sector.	2
7	They have necessary economics skills that needed in private and public sector.	3
8	They are intended to be specialist in one of departmental fields that they choose from the list of general economics, growth and development, labor economics and labor market, environmental economics, agricultural economics, health economics, education economics and human development, political economics, international economics, monetary economics, finance economics, public finance, international financial markets and institutions, banking and central banking, international trade and banking, monetary economics and banking,	4
9	They have ability to utilize fundamental economic theories and tools to solve economic problems in economics.	3
10	They are aware of the fact that economics is a social science and they respect the social perspectives and social values of the society’s ethics.	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	35
Final Exam	1	60
Attendance		5
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	20	20
Other	1	5	5
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5