20241127 Civil Law (part 1)

Civil law is a part of:

• public law

• private law

• criminal law

• administrative law

Which feature is typical of civil law:

• the most typical sanction in civil law is a fine

• subjects of civil law are autonomous

• most legal relationships governed by civil law are of an immaterial nature

• there is only one legal act regulating civil law

Dispositive nature of legal norms means that:

• parties to the contract may not decide otherwise than in the legal norm

• parties to the contract are always bound by the legal norm

• parties to the contract may decide otherwise than in the legal norm

• all the legal norms are contained in the legal acts

The most important legal act concerning civil law in Poland is:

• the Commercial Code

• the Civil Code

• the Law of Obligations

• the Land and Mortgage Registers and Mortgage Act

The principles of community life:

• are contained in the Civil Code (regulated by the Code)

• are moral norms

• are technical norms

• are contained in the Principles of Community Life Act

The Polish Civil Code regulates inter alia:

• family law

• inheritance

• commercial companies

• mortgage

A natural person is:

• any individual human being

• any entity created by law and recognized as a legal entity

• an individual human being who is at least 18 years old

• an individual human being who is at least 13 years old

John Smith is 2 years old. He:

• has no legal capacity and no capacity for acts in law

• has no legal capacity but he has capacity for acts in law

• has legal capacity and capacity for acts in law

• has legal capacity but no capacity for acts in law

A person may be completely incapacitated if he or she:

• requires assistance to manage his affairs

• commited a serious crime

• is incapable of controlling his behaviour

• declared bankruptcy

An act in law performed by a person who has no capacity for acts in law is (as a rule):

• null and void

• valid

• valid, however a person may cancel this act

• null and void only if the value of this act in law exceed 1000 PLN