MVV123K Company Law Worldwide - Especially the Law of Private Businesses and Corporate Governance

Faculty of Law
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Thomas Jersild (seminar tutor), doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV123K/01: Mon 22. 4. 16:40–18:10 025, Tue 23. 4. 13:30–15:00 208, Wed 24. 4. 11:10–12:40 025, Mon 29. 4. 18:15–19:45 209, Tue 30. 4. 13:30–15:00 208, Thu 2. 5. 11:10–12:40 030
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the end of the course the students should:
- Have a basic understanding of both the business and the ethical issues in company law.
- Be able to explain the rationale and basic principles of company law, and generally how company laws differ from each other around the World.
- Be able to advise a client on how to organize a small business or joint venture -- specifically, to advise a client on how to protect himself if he is a minority owner in a business.
- Be generally familiar with the Czech company and partnership laws, and have views on
- How to use the Czech law in dealing with the problems above,
- How the Czech law compares with other countries’ laws, and
- How, if at all, the Czech law might be amended or improved.
Syllabus
  • The course will have three related parts:
  • 1. an overview of company laws and principles worldwide,
  • 2. the law of private companies including family businesses and joint ventures, and
  • 3. corporate governance including international best practices, and recent scandals and the lessons to be learned from them.
Literature
  • The course materials will consist of: 1. a PowerPoint presentation, and 2. reading materials which will be discussed or referred to in class. All of these will be provided in electronic form before the classes begin.
Teaching methods
lecture - PowerPoint presentations, discussions
Assessment methods
multiple choice questions and short (no more than 20 words) essay questions.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
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