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Course: 2025/2026

Introduction to patrimonial law
(13150)
Bachelor in Business Administration (Study Plan 2018) (Plan: 395 - Estudio: 204)


Coordinating teacher: BERGEL SAINZ DE BARANDA, YOLANDA

Department assigned to the subject: Private Law Department

Type: Basic Core
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:
Semester:

Branch of knowledge: Social Sciences and Law



Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
Not applicable as it is a 1st year course
Objectives
KNOWLEDGE: the goal of this subject is that the student gets to know the legal foundations of the Spanish economic system and the basic rules regulating the exchange of goods and services. The student has to know: a) the principles that constitute the so called economic public order; b) the difference between natural and artificial persons; c) basic contractual principles; d) the basis of the civil liability of employers. Furthermore, he has to acquire basic notions about: e) the way in which property and other real rights are acquired and transmitted; f) the influence that the economic system of marriage has in the business activity; and, g) how goods are transferred through succession. SKILLS: - the student has to learn to correctly use legal terminology and acquire the capacity to properly argue. The student has to identify the legal figures that he is going to find in his future professional activity. The student has to be capable to write a contract. The student has to have the necessary capacities to foresee the economic consequences that can derive from the non-performance of legal and contractual obligations. The student has to be capable to recognize the interests underlying any conflict and to make good valid legal arguments to support the interest he deems have to be protected. ACTITUDES: -Approach to the interrelation between economy and society. Conciliatory and flexible attitude in case of conflict, in order to get to solutions through the exercise of their capacity to mediate and argue.
Learning Outcomes
K1: To know the principles and values of democracy and sustainable development, in particular, respect for human rights and fundamental rights, gender equality and non-discrimination, the principles of universal accessibility and climate change. K2: Know basic humanistic contents, oral and written expression, following ethical principles and completing a multidisciplinary training profile. K3: Address the effects of uncertainty on the problems faced by consumers and businesses, the implications of risk aversion (or neutrality), the role of information and its value, as well as the strategic interaction between economic agents K8: To know the legal regime of the various instruments of industrial property law at the service of companies (patents, trademarks, trade names or industrial designs, among others), as well as the legal foundations of the Spanish economic system and the basic rules that regulate the exchange of goods and services S3: Plan and organize teamwork by making the right decisions based on available information and gathering data in digital environments. S5: Apply knowledge to identify social processes and possible solutions with rigor, precision and scientific objectivity S6: To be able to formulate, debate and defend critical reasoning, using precise terminology and specialized resources on business phenomena, using the concepts and methodologies of analysis of the different disciplines of Business Administration S7: Be able to manage, identify, gather and interpret relevant information on issues related to the business environment S8: Know how to make judgments that include ethical reflection on fundamental issues of a business and economic nature S9: Show the ability to organize and plan work, to make decisions based on the information obtained and to make judgments from critical thinking within their area of knowledge S10: Demonstrate good interpersonal communication and ability to work in multidisciplinary and international teams C2: Know and be able to manage interpersonal skills on initiative, responsibility, conflict resolution, negotiation, etc., that are required in the professional field. C3: Ability to create and lead companies and organizations by attending to and responding to changes in the environment in which they operate
Description of contents: programme
Patrimonial Law. Economic public order. The right to free enterprise. State planning of the economic activity. Public initiative on the economic activity. - Persons Law: Natural and artificial persons. Civil and legal capacity (or exercise of capacity). Representation. - General theory of contracts: elements of contracts. Formation of contracts. Effectiveness and ineffectiveness of contracts. - General theory of obligations: The obligatory relation and its elements. Performance and non-performance of obligations. Contractual liability. Non-contractual liability. - Main types of contracts. Property and other real rights. Acquisition and transfer of real rights. Real rights of guarantee. Property Registry. Notions of family Law: the economic system of marriage. Notions of succession Law: testate and intestate succession. Succession in the family business.
Learning activities and methodology
The course, of 6 ECTS credits, implies practical and theoretical knowledge. With regard to the teaching method, alongside the traditional theoretical seminars, a good deal of practice sessions shall take place (solution of real conflicts, individually or in groups, analysis of facts, writing of contracts) that will let the student apply the knowledge acquired to the problems that he might face in his professional life.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • BERGEL SAINZ DE BARANDA. Handbook on Spanish Civil Patrimonial Law (3rd. edition). Tecnos . 2019. Disponible como ebook en biblioteca UC3M
  • San Pío. Código civil de España. Edición bilingüe. International Legal Publications. 2009

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.