With the introduction of the Assessment Year in English since the Autumn Semester 2013, the course offers the following main lecture topics:
German-language track:
- Introduction to Law (basic concepts of law, basic structure)
- Introductory Articles of the Civil Code, Principles of Law of Persons and Property Law, Creation of Obligations
- OR General section (general Contract Law, without Tort Law)
- OR Special section / types of contracts (purchase, hire, work, commission contract)
- Company Law general part (What is a company?)
- Stock Corporation Law
English-language track:
- Introduction to Private Law (origins, natural and legal persons, basic principles, creation and content of obligations)
- Basic principles of Contract Law (pre-contractual phase, formation of contracts, mistake and deception, agency, General Terms and Conditions Act, performance, breach of contract, destruction, limitation)
- Individual contract types (innominate contracts, purchase agreement, lease, work, commission contracts)
- Basic principles for Company Law