This is advanced European business law course involving law of corporations, contracts, consumer protection, unfair competition and negotiable instruments. The aim of this course is to examine the law of corporation and business transactions from a European perspective. Reference will be made to European background and, in particular. Supra-national instruments will also be considered, particularly the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts and the Draft Common Frame of Reference (the follow-up to the Principles of European Contract Law).
In order to be admitted to this course, students should have studied the commercial law at ordinary level. Students should note that the seminars are divided into two parts. In the first part there will be general discussion of the topic, and in the second part we focus on the transposition of given European model laws into the Czech law system. The course is interactive and requires a high level of discussion from each student.