PrF:MVV10K Letters of Credit - Course Information

MVV10K Anglo-American Commercial Law - Letters of Credit

Extent and Intensity

1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Francis Xavier Grossi (lecturer), JUDr. Jana Jurníková, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

JUDr. Jana Jurníková, Ph.D.
Department of Administrative Studies and Administrative Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Eva Korbičková

Timetable

Tue 8. 4. 9:35–11:05 133, 11:10–12:40 133, Wed 9. 4. 8:00–9:30 025, 9:35–11:05 025, Thu 10. 4. 9:35–11:05 025, 11:10–12:40 025

Prerequisites (in Czech)

dobrá znalost angličtiny

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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)

Course objectives

This segment of the course will explore the history of the letter of credit and its maturation into a modern and prevalent instrument of commerce. This segment will also compare the letter of credit to contract and bank guarantees and to secured transactions and time permitting, with a brief summary of American bankruptcy. Students will be provided forms of letter of credit and selected excerpts from applicable law. The principal legal sources discussed will be American law.

Syllabus

• 1. Peculiar legal rules and character 2. Benefits and application in a commercial setting 3. The various forms of the letter and their uses 4. The various functions of the banks involved in the letter 5. The sources of national and international law that govern the instrument 6. The sources of international conventions and standards.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught only once.

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