Learning Outcomes
The following ones are defined as learning outcomes: a) knowledge of the civil proceedings' initiation and progress, b) elaboration of evidentiary procedure before civil courts, c) knowledge of ways to end civil proceedings, d) familiarity with legal files and texts of judgments, e) strengthening of the capacity to draft legal files and documents, f) assimilation of the above in order to confront with practical issues through tutorials and g) written (or) oral tests to check if the above goals have been achieved.
Course Content (Syllabus)
As an introduction, discrimination and cross of jurisdictions (administrative, criminal and civil) are taught with references to the Constitution and focus laid on the subject matter of civil procedural law and the purposes of civil proceedings.Τhe ordinary procedure before the civil courts of first instance is determined as the main purpose of the course, which covers the procedure from the beginning of the proceedings until a definitive decision is reached. In particular, fundamental procedural principles, procedural prerequisites and the subject matter of the proceedings, discriminations, filing of an action and its consequences, joinder of remedies and persons, as well as participation of third parties in the proceedings are also developed. In the subject area of the course is also included referal to the fundamental principles of law of evidence and procedural framework of individual means of proof. Finally, the ways of cancellation and completion of a trial, with or without a court decision are developed.
Keywords
ordinary procedure before the civil courts of first instance, fundamental procedural principles, procedural prerequisites, subject matter of the proceedings, filing of an action, joinder of remedies and personsevidence