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European Business Law: Doing Business in Europe

2019/2020
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
2
ECTS credits
Delivered at:
Department of Civil Law and Civil Procedure (Faculty of Law)
Course type:
Elective course
When:
3 year, 4 module

Instructor

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Besides providing learners with a sound knowledge base of European laws and regulations relevant to establishing and managing a company within the European Union, the course also explores business considerations within a broader perspective by including inputs from leading law practitioners in the field. More specifically, the course discusses strategic and financial considerations within Company law, as well as Labour law issues such as restructuring enterprises, working conditions and handling crises situations. The course also examines other legal areas such as Tax law, Environmental law and Private International law, and how they tie in to doing business in Europe. During tests and examinations the student must demonstrate the mastering of the studied material, skills for analyzing historical and legal sources, correct application of legislation, mastering of legal terminology, the ability to think legally.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The aims of mastering the discipline are: • To obtain introductory knowledge and basic skills in the area of doing business in Europe; • To form high legal culture and legal consciousness, the desire to learn and grow as a professional.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Has an idea of general business considerations
  • Has an idea of foundations of company theory and the agency theory
  • Has an idea of Labour law within a wider EU framework.
  • Possesses skills to read and understand case law, and draft a analytical case report
  • Has an idea of how to determine which country’s legal system is applicable and the regulations guarding procedural situations that have an international character.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Making Business Transactions
    The first module examines general business considerations as well as specific legal areas that are relevant when establishing and managing a company. It examines the complexities that arise when contracts have international components and the benefits of collaborating with middlemen. It concludes by considering contracts of transportation and its relationship with sale contracts.
  • Establishing a Company
    The second module examines the foundations of company theory and the agency theory. It looks into the distinction between a company’s internal/external relations, as well as public/private corporations. Finally, the module examines the harmonisation of company law on a EU level, including company law directives as well as the effect of the free-movement/establishment provisions on national company laws.
  • Employing and Working in Europe
    The third module places Labour law within a wider EU framework. It explores the important relationship between the internal market, the fundamental freedoms and national Labour law regulations. It focuses on the freedom to provide services, the freedom of establishment and the right to collective action. It also goes into further detail about how Labour law regulates employment rights and Equality law.
  • Case Clinic
    The Case Clinic will equip learners with the necessary skills to read and understand case law, and in particular the case law of the European Union. It will present techniques on how to read cases and the most commonly used format to write case reports. The module will develop the learners’ analytical and drafting skills, requesting them to analyze a case and draft a summary. The module concludes with a voluntary peer-graded assignment in the form of a case report.
  • Resolving Cross-border Disputes
    The sixth module discusses how Private International law considerations are necessary for the proper functioning of the internal market. It also examines the legal basis of EU’s legislative competence regarding Private International law. Business relationships and disputes often have international implications. Therefore, the module examines how to determine which country’s legal system is applicable and the regulations guarding procedural situations that have an international character.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Онлайн-тест
  • non-blocking Итоговый онлайн-тест
    в 2019/2020 учебном году студенты предоставляют сертификат о прохождении экзамена на онлайн платформе
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (4 module)
    0.7 * Итоговый онлайн-тест + 0.3 * Онлайн-тест
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Иванова Е. В. - ПРЕДПРИНИМАТЕЛЬСКОЕ ПРАВО 3-е изд., пер. и доп. Учебник для СПО - М.:Издательство Юрайт - 2019 - 272с. - ISBN: 978-5-534-09638-5 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЮРАЙТ - URL: https://urait.ru/book/predprinimatelskoe-pravo-433319

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Под ред. Ручкиной Г.Ф. - ПРЕДПРИНИМАТЕЛЬСКОЕ ПРАВО. ПРАВОВОЕ РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЕ ОТРАСЛЕЙ ФИНАНСОВОГО СЕКТОРА 2-е изд., пер. и доп. Учебное пособие для бакалавриата и магистратуры - М.:Издательство Юрайт - 2019 - 259с. - ISBN: 978-5-534-05099-8 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЮРАЙТ - URL: https://urait.ru/book/predprinimatelskoe-pravo-pravovoe-regulirovanie-otrasley-finansovogo-sektora-434071