Course detail
International Business Law
FP-meopPAcad. year: 2021/2022
The aim of the course is to introduce students to selected issues of business relations with an international element, legal regulation of international business transactions, dispute resolution, competition regulation, corporate law and legal regulation in relation to consumer protection.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Prerequisites
General overview in the scope of knowledge of undergraduate undergraduate studies.
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
No credit is given.
The examination is written. The written examination consists of closed questions. The ISP conditions are the same. Knowledge of the material covered is tested. Classification is carried out in accordance with the directive of the Faculty of Business at the BUT. A minimum of 50% of the points is required to pass the examination. Participation in the examination is compulsory.
Course curriculum
Introduction to international commercial law.
International elements in commercial relations, legal regulation in the field of international commercial relations
Dispute resolution and enforcement of decisions in international commercial relations.
Legal persons, transfer of registered office, European company, European Economic Interest Grouping.
International purchase of goods.
INCOTERMS and their importance in international trade.
Payments and payment of obligations in international trade. Documentary methods of payment. Security of payment.
Investment law. Investor protection against nationalization and expropriation.
Intellectual property law and the International Licensing Treaty
The impact of computerization and the Internet on the field of international commercial law. Consumer protection in international trade.
International transport treaty
Protection of competition
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
KUČERA, Z., K. RŮŽIČKA a M. PAUKNEROVÁ. Právo mezinárodního obchodu. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk s.r.o., 2015. ISBN 978-80-7380-550-0.
Elearning
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme MGR Master's
branch MGR-UFRP-D , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme MGR-MEO Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme MGR-UFRP Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Elearning