D1MES06 Introduction to International Trade Law - the Lex Mercatoria Doctrine

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Naděžda Rozehnalová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Naděžda Rozehnalová, CSc.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
PThe course is devoted to the theory of so called lex mercatoria as the law of international trade. At the end of this course the student should be able to understand and to explain the interaction between lex mercatoria and private international law. He/she would be able to understand the theory of transnational commercial law as the globalized law in the conception of Teubner. He/she should be able to understand the position of lex mercatoria in arbitration procedure.
Syllabus
  • 1. The theory of so called lex mercatoria. 2. CISG and lex mercatoria. 3. Unidroit, PECL and lex mercatoria. 4. International arbitration and lex mercatoria.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • LÓPEZ RODRÍGUEZ, Ana M. Lex Mercatoria and harmonization of contract law in the EU. 1. ed. Copenhagen: DJOF Publishing, 2003. xv, 404 s. ISBN 87-574-0947-1. info
  • ROZEHNALOVÁ, Naděžda. Transnacionální právo mezinárodního obchodu (Transnational international trade law). Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1994. 205 pp. Acta Universitatis Brunensis Iuridica ; No 131. ISBN 80-210-0855-5. info
    not specified
  • studenti sami si vyberou reprezentativní vzorek literatury
Teaching methods
theoretical preparation, class discussion
Assessment methods
semestral paper - 10 pages
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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