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International Commercial Law
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:50
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SBUEK_078 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 3.00 | ECTS: | 4.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; International Rights | Target Audience: | Business Management | ||||||
| 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) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 18 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | To complete the course, students need prior knowledge of the basics of law. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To create students’ understanding of the law that regulates international business processes and to promote the use of the acquired knowledge in practical business and international business. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Sources of international law. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Interaction of international and national law. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | International legal transactions: essence, content, risks. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Legal transactions in certain sectors. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Settlement of international commercial disputes and applicable law. | Lectures | 3.00 | 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. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | International legal transactions: essence, content, risks. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Legal transactions in certain sectors. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Settlement of international commercial disputes and applicable law. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Preparation for participation in lectures and seminars, individual work – completion of tasks, situation analysis, individual or group project. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Participation in seminars (two tests and a presentation): 40% Homework: 25% Report: 10% Exam: 25% | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon successful completion of the study course, students will gain knowledge about the essential components of international agreements, legal risks related to international agreements, applicable legal norms for resolving international business disputes, the most appropriate methods for resolving international disputes, current international intellectual property law and international investment law. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon successful completion of the study course, students acquire skills to analyse and evaluate the legal problems of international business that are related to the legal risks of international transactions: applicable legal norms, dispute resolution in international transactions. Students learn to evaluate the types of international commercial agreements and their effective use in international business. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Upon completion of the study course, students will be competent to use theoretical knowledge and practical skills for the analysis of various situations in international business. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Dolzer, Rudolf and Christoph Schreuer. Principles of International Investment Law. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012, p.456. | ||||||||
| 2 | Folsom, Gordon, Spanogle & Fitzgerald. International Business Transactions: A Problem-Oriented Casebook. St. Paul: Thomson Reuters (“Folsom”), 2009, p.1392. | ||||||||
| 3 | Lisa G. Lerman. 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. 3d edition. Aspen Publishers, 2010, p.912. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Wold, Gaines, & Block. 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. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | www.uncitral.org | ||||||||
| 2 | Žurnāls "Jurista vārds" | ||||||||
