Introduction to Legal Studies

The course deals with the legal system as the set of principles and standards of conduct, as well as the law as a ruling system governing the society and having general application for it. Main topics of the course are the basic problems of legal reasoning as the characteristics of Law. During the course we will examine the law as a system of norms, accompanied by state sanctions, the process of lawmaking, the legal sources, legal norms, legal relationships, the court system, the institutional court, the hierarchy of norms, the role of the constitution. The Contract Law part includes explication of the offer and the acceptance; the consideration; the parties to the Contract and the major contractual rights and obligations. The Corporation Law part covers the business organization types, formation and management questions. Labour Law issues shall be dealt with in the course for all management issues. This will include: employment contract and management liability.

Corvinus University of Budapest awards credits based on the ECTS system (2 ECTS credits equals 1 U.S. credit therefore, 6 ECTS credits is equivalent to 3 U.S. credits). At Corvinus University of Budapest, all classes meet for a minimum of 180 minutes per week. Contact hours are calculated through a combination of lecture hours and outside activities which can include (workshops, seminars, fieldwork activities, guest lectures, and independent work) therefore, contact hours may vary on syllabi.