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Module code: BAIBA-420 |
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4V (4 hours per week) |
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Semester: 4 |
Mandatory course: yes |
Language of instruction:
English/French |
Assessment:
Written exam
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BAIBA-420 (P420-0483) International Business, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2008
, semester 4, mandatory course
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60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period. The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits). There are therefore 135 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
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Recommended prerequisites (modules):
BAIBA-130 Fundamentals of Law BAIBA-230 Business Law
[updated 15.02.2011]
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Recommended as prerequisite for:
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Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Sybille Neumann |
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Holger Buck Prof. Dr. Sybille Neumann
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Learning outcomes:
This two-part lecture highlights the international legal framework and regulations that are important for business. In the field of international contract law, we will discuss questions pertaining to international jurisdiction, applicable law and legal harmonization or the standardization of laws. In the field of international competition law, we will focus on international and European intellectual property law, competition conflict law and antitrust law. After successfully completing this course, students will be able to deal with the advancing internationalization/Europeanization of law. They will be able to identify the most important international laws. They will be familiar with important international contracts and how to negotiate and draft international agreements. They will be familiar with the basic principles and the limits of cross-border activities. And they will be familiar with English and French legal terminology.
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Module content:
A. International contract law (in English or French) - Inhomogeneity, legal sources, legal nature and elements of private international law - The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) - Private international law - Judicial enforcement of claims , as well as the avoidance and settlement of disputes - Negotiating international contracts - Rome I Regulation, EuGVVO, CISG and other important contracts of international private law B. International competition law (in English) - International agreements on industrial property rights - Community trademark and international trademark registration - Competition law
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Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture, group work, exercises based on selected cases and contracts
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Recommended or required reading:
International contract law: - Schlechtriem, P. / Butler, P., UN Law on International Sales, Berlin (Springer) 2008. - Gutmann, Droit international privé, Dalloz (2009) - Gildeggen, R./Willburger, A., Internationale Handelsgeschäfte, 3. Auflage, München (Vahlen) 2010. - Rauscher, Th., Internationales Privatrecht, 3. Auflage, Heidelberg (C.F. Müller), 2009. International competition law: - Popp, E., Trademark Protection in Germany and Europe, in: Wendler, M, u.a., Key Aspects of German Business Law, Berlin (Springer), 2006 - Alison Jones/Brenda Sufrin, EC Competition Law, 3rd ed., Oxford (Oxford University Press), 2008. - Annand, Blackstone"s Guide to the Community Trade Mark, Oxford (Oxford University Press) 1998.
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