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OS07POP - Family Law

Course specification
Type of study Bachelor academic studies
Study programme Law
Course title Family Law
Acronym Status Semester Number of classes ECTS
OS07POP mandatory 4 4L + 2E 7.0
Lecturers
Lecturer
Lecturer/Associate (practicals)
Prerequisite Form of prerequisites
No No
Learning objectives
By studying this subject, students become familiar with the sources of Family Law, with the basic institutes of Matrimonial Law, with family law regulations in the field of Parent-Child Relations and Guardianship Law.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of sources and basic institutes of Family law, application of material law to the factual situation, correct interpretation of relevant regulations, solving problem situations.
Content
Basic concepts of Family Law. Sources and characteristics of Family law. Marital and extramarital family. Family considering types of kinship. Status family law. Basic terms about marriage and Matrimonial Law. Conclusion of marriage (terms of validity, marriage impediments, marriage bans and form of marriage). Personal rights and duties of spouses. Personal - property rights and duties of spouses. Property relations between spouses and common-law partners. Termination of marriage (divorce, annulment, death and declaration of the missing spouse as deceased). Concept and basic features of parental relationship. Marital status and change of marital status of the child. Duties and rights of parents according to the personality of the child. Maintenance of children and other relatives. Exercise of parental rights and changes in the exercise of parental rights. Protection of children without parental care. Family placement of the child. Adoption. Establishment and effects of (complete and incomplete) adoption. Termination of adoption (full and incomplete) adoption. Basic concepts of guardianship. Organization of the guardianship service. Types of guardianship (over minors, persons deprived of legal capacity). Forms of guardianship for special cases.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, exercises (resolving hypothetical factual situations, case analysis, case law analysis, case simulation), consultations, self-study and preparation of seminar papers.
Literature
  1. M. Mladenović, S. Stjepanović, M. Živanović, Family Law, Faculty of Law Srpsko Sarajevo, 2003.
  2. D. Radić, Introduction to Family and Matrimonial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, 2022
  3. S. Stjepanović, Practicum for Family Law, Faculty of Law Srpsko Sarajevo, Pale, 2002.
Evaluation and grading
Knowledge check: I colloquium, II colloquium, final exam. Pre-exam obligations: Attending lectures and exercises (10 + 5 points), I colloquium (14 points), II colloquium (14 points) and seminar paper (7 points). Final exam: Oral (50 points). Subject grade: 0-50 five (5) 51-60 six (6) 61-70 seven (7) 71-80 eight (8) 81-90 nine (9) 91-100 ten (10)
Specific remarks
No