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International Commercial Law for Organisation Leaders
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:15
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SBUEK_122 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; International Rights | Target Audience: | Business Management; Management Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Marta Urbāne | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | The course requires students to have prior knowledge of the basics of law and entrepreneurship. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop students’ understanding of the law that regulates international business processes and to promote the use of the acquired knowledge in practical entrepreneurship and international business, observing the regulatory provisions. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Sources of international law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Interaction of international and national law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | International legal transactions (commercial transactions, investment transactions): nature, content, risks. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Legal transactions in certain sectors. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Settlement of international commercial disputes and applicable law. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Sources of international law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Interaction of international and national law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | International legal transactions (commercial transactions, investment transactions): nature, content, risks. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Legal transactions in certain sectors. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Settlement of international commercial disputes and applicable law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students prepare presentations on current case law related to international commercial law. In preparation for the seminar, students carry out analysis of various problematic situations related to international commercial law, applying international legal norms and theoretical knowledge. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Seminar: 20% Presentation: 30% Exam: 50% | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After successful completion of the course, students will gain knowledge of the essential components of international agreements, the legal risks associated with international agreements, applicable law in international dispute resolution, the most appropriate methods for resolving international disputes, current developments in the international intellectual property law, and international investment law. | ||||||||
| Skills: | After successful completion of the course, students will analyse and evaluate the legal problems of international business related to the legal risks of international transactions: applicable legal norms, dispute resolution in international transactions; reasonably discuss current issues of international business law, make appropriate business decisions, observing the legal norms regulating international business. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | After successful completion of the course, students will be competent to use theoretical knowledge and practical skills for analysing various situations in international business. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Dolzer, R. and Schreuer, C. Principles of International Investment Law. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012, p.456. | ||||||||
| 2 | Folsom, R.H., Gordon, M.W., Spanogle, J.A. and Fitzgerald, P.L. International Business Transactions: A Problem-Oriented Casebook. St. Paul: Thomson Reuters (“Folsom”), 2009, p.1392. | ||||||||
| 3 | Lerman, L.G. Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law. Aspen Publishers, 3rd edition, 2012, p.1072. | ||||||||
| 4 | Cohen, Loren, Okediji, and O'Rourke. Copyright in a Global Information Economy. 3rd edition, Aspen Publishers, 2010, p.912. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Wold, C., Gaines, S., and Block, G. Trade and environment: Law and Policy. Carolina Press, 2011. | ||||||||
| 2 | James E. Byrne (ed). LC Rules & Laws: Critical Texts. Institute of International Banking. Law & Practice, 2012, p.396. | ||||||||
| 3 | Fiebig, A. EU business law. Chicago, Illinois: American Bar Association. Section of Business Law, 2015. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | www.uncitral.org | ||||||||
