MVV113K An Introduction to International Business Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Cynthia P. M. Vloon-Weultjes, LLM. (seminar tutor), doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. et Mgr. Linda Janků, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Lucie Nechvátalová (assistant)
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
MVV113K/01: Mon 15. 10. 15:05–16:35 136, 18:15–19:45 136, Tue 16. 10. 18:15–19:45 025, Wed 17. 10. 16:40–18:10 302, 18:15–19:45 302, Thu 18. 10. 9:35–11:05 302
Prerequisites
A very good knowledge of both written and oral English
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
clarify the similarities and differences between the approaches within the study of International Business Law and European Law;
explain the reaching of an agreement;
list the stages of preliminary negotiations;
explain the difference between breach of contract and tort;
understand and apply the provisions of the EEX Regulation (Brussels I);
understand and apply the provisions of the ECO – Regulation (Rome I);
reproduce the most important characteristics of the Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and apply it;
explain the contract of carriage;
explain and apply Incoterms and international payments
Syllabus
  • Lecture 1 Topic: International Private Law and European Law: an introduction Study hours: 90 minutes lecture and three hours self-study Instruction: In preparation for the lecture, read Chapter 1 from the book A Basic Guide to International Business Law. Prepare exercise 1
  • Lecture 2 Topic: Reaching an agreement Contracts and the preliminary stage Study hours: 90 minutes lecture and three hours self-study Instruction: In preparation for the lecture, read Chapter 2 from the book A Basic Guide to International Business Law. Prepare exercise 1 and 2
  • Lecture 3 Topic: EEX Regulation Study hours: 90 minutes lecture and three hours self-study Instruction: In preparation for the lecture, read Chapter 3 from the book A Basic Guide to International Business Law. Prepare exercise 3
  • Lecture 4 Topic: ECO Regulation Study hours: 90 minutes lecture and three hours self-study Instruction: In preparation for the lecture, read Chapter 4 from the book A Basic Guide to International Business Law. Prepare exercise 2
  • Lecture 5 Topic: CISG Study hours: 90 minutes lecture and three hours self-study Instruction: In preparation for the lecture, read Chapter 5 from the book A Basic Guide to International Business Law. Prepare exercise 2
  • Lecture 6 Topic: Carriage Incoterms Payments Study hours: 90 minutes lecture and three hours self-study Instruction: In preparation for the lecture, read Chapter 8 from the book A Basic Guide to International Business Law.
Literature
  • Syllabus International Business Law Legislation/Treaties (2012-2013) provided in PDF-file by Saxion
  • A Basic Guide to International Business Law by H. Wevers LLM, 1st edition - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/23001025/A%20Basic%20Guide%20to%20International%20Business%20Law%20-%20J.%20Keizer%20and%20H.%20Wevers%20-%20ISBN%2090-01-70100-0%20by%20OVADOZE.pdf
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
written exam/multiple choice
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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