3 ECTS
This course primarily focuses on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). The CISG is looked at through its text, case law and jurisprudence, including an introduction into the available on-line legal databases relevant for the subject. In addition, the International Commercial Terms (Incoterms) is described in detail. Other relevant sources (e.g. the Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods, private international law sources) are looked briefly. The course also provides an introduction into the complex legal and contractual background of internationally trading in goods.
3 ECTS
Arbitration is an effective mechanism for resolving international commercial and investment disputes providing a final and binding determination and global recognition and enforcement of the arbitral awards. The course aims to provide students with a basic introduction to key topics in international commercial arbitration. The emphasis of the course will be on arbitration of international commercial disputes, but some insight will be also given in the international investment arbitration system. Students will become acquainted with some of the strategic problems that arise in the course of international arbitration proceedings and gain an understanding of both the benefits and drawbacks of arbitration as a mechanism for resolving transnational commercial disputes.
- Teacher: Tjaco Theo van den Hout
3 ECTS
Notwithstanding long-term efforts of the EU to harmonise the company laws across Europe, many aspects of company law in Europe are left to the realms of domestic legislation. Nevertheless, the EU has an important role steadily harmonizing certain areas of company law, creating pan-European corporate forms and developing mechanisms of corporate mobility. As a result, currently, company law in Europe is a mixed area of law regulated by both domestic and EU sources.
The course introduces students to the key company law systems used in Europe and discusses how these systems are regulated or reflected in EU law. The course covers the establishment, transfer, and dissolution of companies, as well as the rights and obligations of its key players and stakeholders, including the board of directors, management, shareholders and employees. Special attention is given to the role of free movement on the internal market on the corporate law regime in Europe.
- Teacher: Aleksandrs Fillers
3 ECTS
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of intellectual property law. Through the detailed study of recent cases and current events, we will explore the legal framework of intellectual property law; trademarks, design rights, patents and copyright; trade secrets, and practical aspects of IP protection and enforcement.