LEARNING MODULE DESCRIPTION (SYLLABUS)

Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Krasowski

Head of Faculty – History of the Political System

LEARNING MODULE DESCRIPTION (SYLLABUS)

I. General information

1. Module title:

Ecclesial law

2. Module code

PKO (10-PKO-pj-s; 10-PKO-pj-n)

3. Module type – compulsory or optional

Optional

4. Programme title

Law

5. Cycle of studies (1st or 2nd cycle of studies or full master’s programme)

Full master’s programme

6. Year of studies (where relevant)

-

7. Terms in which taught (summer/winter term)

Winter term

8. Type of classes and the number of contact hours (e.g. lectures: 15 hours; practical classes: 30 hours)

Full-time studies – lecture: 15 hours Extramural studies – lecture: 15 hours

9. Number of ECTS credits

4 ECTS

10. Name, surname, academic degree/title of the module lecturer/other teaching staff

dr Maksymilian Stanulewicz ([email protected])

11. Language of classes

II. Detailed information

1. Module aim (aims)

Students to acquire the basic principles and institutions of church law

understood as canon law, the internal law of the Catholic Church. The student

also learns the internal organization of the Catholic Church as well as the basic

legal acts regulating it.

2. Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

Prerequisites are knowledge of the following: basic knowledge of social and

political history, basic knowledge of religious law and Roman law, the history

of state and law, the history of political ideas or general orientation in the

history of civilization.

There are no specific requirements in terms of skills and social competence.

3. Module learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences and their

reference to programme learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

symbol* Upon completion of the course, the student will:

Reference to programme learning outcomes#

PKO_01

Understands the difference between the religious

law and the cannon law and ecclesial law.

Sources familiar with canon law and canon, their

evolution and role in shaping the European legal

tradition.

K_W01; K_W06 K_U05

PKO_02

Able to define the goals of the church, shaping

certain standards, and is able to distinguish

between kinds and types of ecclesiastical law,

both in the source and the body representing

them

K_W03 K_W08 K_U01

PKO_03

It can analyze the applicable law for the

phenomenon of the "canonization" as well as

able to point to the right of secular institutions

that are either directly or indirectly taken from

church law.

K_U01 K_U04 K_W01

PKO_04

It has a basic knowledge of the so-called.

administrative ecclesiastical law, as well as the

role and place of the Holy See and its

subordinate bodies in charge of the Catholic

Church. Versed in both the genesis and the

present system of administration of the church,

and the powers of individual ministers.

K_W06 K_W01 K_U05

PKO_05

He knows the rules and identifies the source of

both the church to the Code of Canon Law (CIC)

and in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Able to define the rights and obligations of the

legal dimension of the faithful and the Church

.

K_W06 K_U04 K_U05

PKO_06

He knows the basics canon law of marriage as

well as elements of the property rights of the

Church.

K_W06 K_W01 K_U04

* module code, e.g. KHT_01 (KHT – module code in USOS; stands for Polish “Kataliza Heterogeniczna” /Heterogeneous Catalysis/ )

#

programme learning outcomes (e.g. K_W01, K_U01, … ); first K stands for programme title symbol in

Polish, W for “wiedza” (knowledge) in Polish, U – for “umiejętności” (skills) in Polish, K – for “kompetencje

społeczne” (social competences) in Polish 01, 02… - learning outcome number

4. Learning content Module title

Learning content symbol* Learning content description Reference to module learning outcomes #

TK_01

Ecclesial law. Definition and source.

Ecclesial Law and Canon Law. Ecclesial Law as a synonym of canon law. Sources of canon law. Types of ecclesiastical law. Features of ecclesiastical law at various levels. Codes of Canon Law of the Church as a source of law. Their nature, origin and order.

PKO_01

PKO_02

TK_02

Ecclesial law and state law. "The

canonization of secular law" - the concept and institutions. Objectives of ecclesiastical law and their implementation.

PKO_02

PKO_03

TK_03

The Catholic Church - its structure and

functioning. The Holy See and the Vatican - being, the nature and internal organization. International subjectivity. Administrative law of the Church - the concept and scope.

PKO-04

TK_04

Elements of concordat. Concordat as an

international agreement. The specificity of the Holy See as the Concordat. Concordat in the context of the Vienna Treaty

Convention of 1969. Types of concordats.

PW_01

PKO_03

PKO_04

TK_05

Property right of the church. The genesis of

church property. Property as a social institution in terms of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Property as a legal institution in canon law and regulations of CIC of 1983

PKO-05

PKO-06

TK_06

Elements of canonical law marriage. The

essence of marriage. Circumstances of its conclusion and obstacles. The issue of the validity of sacramental union.

context

PKO_05

PKO_06

* e.g. TK_01, TK_02, … (TK stands for “treści kształcenia” /learning content/ in Polish)

#

e.g.KHT_01 – module code as in Table in II.3

5. Reading list

6. J.Krukowski, Administracyjne prawo ko

ś

cielne, Lublin 1985, ten

_Ŝ

e, Prawo

administracyjne w Ko

ś

ciele, Lublin 2011, R. Soba

_ń

ski, Ko

ś

ciół jako podmiot

prawa, Warszawa 1983; Prawo kanoniczne. Komentarz. Warszawa 2011; A.

Góralski, Wst

ę

p do prawa wyznaniowego, Płock 2008; ten

_Ŝ

e, Mał

Ŝ

e

ń

stwo

kanoniczne, Warszawa 2011

7. Information on the use of blended-learning (if relevant)

E-learning is not planned.

8. Information on where to find course materials

Not planned

III. Additional information

1. Reference of learning outcomes and learning content to teaching and learning methods and assessment methods Module title Symbol of module learning outcome* Symbol of module learning content#

Methods of teaching and learning

Assessment methods of LO achievement&

PW_01

TK_01-6

Lecture Written exam or oral

PW_02

TK_01-6

The same as written above The same as written above

PW_03

TK_01-6

The same as written above The same as written above

PW_04

TK_01-6

The same as written above The same as written above

PW_05

TK_01-6

The same as written above The same as written above

PW_06

TK_01-6

The same as written above The same as written above

* e.g. KHT_01 – module code as in Table in II.3 and II.4

#

e.g. TK_01 – learning content symbol as in II.4

&

Please include both formative (F) and summative (S) assessment

It is advisable to include assessment tasks (questions).

Examples of basic questions are the same as mentioned above descriptions of the content of education.

2. Student workload (ECTS credits) Module title:

Activity types Mean number of hours* spent on each activity type

Contact hours with the teacher as specified in the programme

Full-time studies and extramural studies: 15 hours of lecture

Independent study

Full-time studies: 90 hours (120 hours

resulting from 4 ECTS credits minus 30 hours from a schedule)

Extramural studies: 115 hours (120 hours resulting from 4 ECTS credits minus 15 hours from a schedule)

Total hours 120

Total ECTS credits for the module 4 ECTS

* Class hours – 1 hour means 45 minutes

#

Independent study – examples of activity types: (1) preparation for classes, (2) data analysis, (3) library-based work, (4)writing a class report, (5) exam preparation, etc.

3. Assessment criteria

Assessment criteria are as follows:

a). The ability to properly formulate thoughts and views as well as to justify them

rationally;

b). Proper culture and correctness of language;

c). The level of individual abilities characterised above in the course of description

of the results of teaching for a given class.