Introduction to Obligations in Tort
The course is delivered in 12 two-hour blocks, whereby six are held as two-hour lectures and six as two-hour tutorials (four groups).
Learning objectives
- Overview of Liability Law
- Introduction to the main pillars of passing-on of damages (illegality, damage, causation, negligence), which are central to numerous areas of private and public law
- Code of Obligations and Swiss Civil Code and its special liability provisions
- Introduction to the calculation principles of damages and the assessment of compensation
Introduction to the Introductory Article of the Civil Code and to the Law of Persons
The course "Introduction to liability law, introductory articles of the Civil Code and law of persons" is held in a 6 two-hour lecture format.