MVV268K Resolving US-related Business Disputes

Právnická fakulta
podzim 2018
Rozsah
0/1/0. 5 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
Richard M. Franklin (přednášející), doc. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Garance
doc. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Právnická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Právnická fakulta
Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin
MVV268K/01: Po 1. 10. 16:00–17:40 038, Út 2. 10. 16:00–17:40 038, St 3. 10. 18:00–19:40 025, Čt 4. 10. 16:00–17:40 038, Po 8. 10. 16:00–17:40 025, Út 9. 10. 18:00–19:40 025, St 10. 10. 8:00–9:40 038, Čt 11. 10. 16:00–17:40 025
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
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Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 30 stud.
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Cíle předmětu
This course will provide an overview of the issues that that a Czech or other European company may face in resolving a business dispute where the counter-party is a US company. The objectives of the course include first familiarizing the student with the US legal system and US civil litigation and then preparing the student to recognize, understand and deal appropriately with the issues that typically arise in international business dispute resolution involving a US party.
Osnova
  • - Session 1. Introduction and overview of the US legal system including: relevant provisions of the U.S. Constitution; the federal system of government; the dual federal and state court system; common law and statutory law; stare decisis; uniform laws; the American attitude toward litigation (distrust of government and the right to a “day-in-court”); the adversarial system; judges and the quality of justice; the role of attorneys and their legal education
  • - Sessions 2-3. Overview of US civil litigation, including: court jurisdiction (subject matter and personal); pleadings; class actions; service of process; responsive pleadings (answer and motion to dismiss); pretrial discovery; early resolution (summary judgment and settlement); jury trials; evidence; expert witnesses; remedies; damages; injunctions; judgment and enforcement; appeals
  • - Sessions 4-5. Procedural issues arising in international business litigation, including: diversity jurisdiction; personal jurisdiction; foreign sovereign immunity; forum non conveniens, service of process (Hague Service Convention); evidence (Hague Evidence Convention); data privacy and blocking statutes; 28 USC §1782 (discovery for use in foreign proceedings); foreign discovery through U.S. corporate affiliates; attorney-client privilege, proof of foreign law; enforcement of foreign judgments
  • - Session 6. Conflicts of law and substantive issues arising in international business litigation, including: choice of law (contractual choice of law clauses and default rules); parent company liability including corporate veil piercing; substantive contract law (common law, the UCC and the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods); product liability law; the extraterritorial reach of U.S. statutory law (securities, antitrust, Alien Tort Claims; Foreign Corrupt Practices)
  • - Session 7. Alternative dispute resolution (including mediation and arbitration)
  • - Session 8. Summary and examination
Literatura
  • Selected portions of the US Constitution, international treaties, statutes and cases.
Výukové metody
Lectures, discussions. The Instructor will use his many years of experience in international dispute resolution to illustrate many points and as a basis for class discussion.
Metody hodnocení
The exam will count for half the grade and will consist of 25% multiple choice and 25% one essay question; the other 50% of the final grade will be based upon attendance and participation in class.
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