Commercial Law

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:5.00

Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:34

Study Course Information
Course Code:		JF_338		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		3.00		ECTS:		4.50
Branch of Science:		Law; Theory and History of Rights		Target Audience:		Person and Property Defence
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Allars Apsītis
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		18	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		36
Classes (count)		6	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		12
Total Contact Hours								48
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		6	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		12
Classes (count)		3	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		6
Total Contact Hours								18
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Introduction to Civil Law, Theory of Law, History of Law, Logic, Liability Law, Administrative Law, Criminal Law.
Objective:
To provide students with an opportunity to acquire basic knowledge of the nature of the Commercial Law, its development and the methodology for application of legal provisions of the commercial law and the interpretation methodology. Tasks: 1. Encourage students to use their practical skills in commercial law issues; 2. Promote the use of students’ theoretical knowledge in practical application of the commercial law and in carrying out legal analysis; 3. Promote the use of students’ theoretical knowledge in practice in drawing up different commercial documents.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Introduction to Commercial Law.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Commercial power and individual merchants. Merchants.			Lectures		4.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
3	Companies. Comparison between Ltd and stock companies.			Lectures		4.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
4	Types of reorganisation. Commercial transactions.			Lectures		4.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
5	Leasing and Factoring. Franchise.			Lectures		3.00	auditorium
6	The EU impact on the commercial law.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Introduction to Commercial Law.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Commercial power and individual merchants. Merchants.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	Companies. Comparison between Ltd and stock companies.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
4	Types of reorganisation. Commercial transactions.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
5	Leasing and Factoring. Franchise.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
6	The EU impact on the commercial law.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Work with laws and regulations, and study materials, solving legal cases (including search for normative sources and other literature).
Assessment Criteria:
Successfully passed tests, practical work, participation in seminars and discussions.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Of theoretical and practical aspects of the commercial law, familiar with the commercial law and the related laws and regulations.
Skills:		Able to independently draw up documents related to the foundation, reorganisation, liquidation of companies and carrying out commercial transactions.
Competencies:		Able to draw up commercial contracts and other documents in the field of commercial law, is familiar with the commercial register, able to read the information about merchants available in the registers.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Strupišs A. „Komerclikuma komentāri. A daļa”, A.Strupiša juridiskais birojs, 2003;
2	Strupišs A. „Komerclikuma komentāri. B daļa”, A.Strupiša juridiskais birojs, 2003.
3	Balodis K. „Ieteicamais komercdarījumu regulējums Komerclikumā” ,Likums un Tiesības, 2004, 6 sēj., Nr.2 (54);
4	Torgāns K. „Komerclikumā jāiestrādā Eiropas līgumu tiesību principu pagaidu normas”, Jurista vārds, 20.02.2007., Nr.8
5	Strupišs A. „Kapitālsabiedrības dalībnieku savstarpējo attiecību tiesiskais pamats”. Jurista vārds, 07.04.2009. Nr.14/15 1. Ņukuļceva I. „Māklera tiesiskā regulējuma problemātika.” Jurista vārds, 22.05.2007., Nr.21.
6	Neimanis J. „Prokūras tiesību apjoms”,Jurista vārds, 03.07.2007 Nr.27 (480);
7	Bogdarasovs J. „Akcionāru un SIA dalībnieku tiesības uz informāciju”. Jurista vārds, 08.07.2008., Nr.25.
8	Krivcova E. „Valdes locekļa atsaukšana”. Jurista vārds, 14.10.2008. Nr.39.
9	Liberte V. „Tiesiskās attiecības starp kapitālsabiedrību un valdes locekli”. Jurista vārds, 10.03.2009., Nr.10.
10	Lošmanis A. „Sabiedrības ar ierobežotu atbildību kapitāldaļu atsavinājums”. Jurista vārds, 07.04.2009. Nr.14/15
11	Jauja H. „Komercreģistra loma komerctiesisku strīdu risināšanā”. Jurista vārds, 07.04.2009.
12	Elksne A. Metuzāle I., Jakušenoka S., Kaupe A. „Ar uzņēmumu kapitāldaļu pāreju saistītie riski”. Jurista vārds, 07.04.2009. Nr.14/15