BO405K International Trade Transactions I

Faculty of Law
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Remsová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Jana Dopitová
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Wed 14. 2. 11:10–12:40 209, 13:30–15:00 209, Fri 6. 4. 13:30–15:00 302, 15:05–16:35 302, Fri 11. 5. 13:30–15:00 302, 15:05–16:35 302
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!OBOR(PR) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objective is to familiarize students with the basic principles of the legal regulation of international business transactions. After the short introduction to the general topic of solving legal regime of business transactions with international element the legal regulation of the contract of purchase under the unified CISG is accentuated.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able, after completing the course, to identify the position of international business transactions in the international trade law scheme. He will be able to identify sources of legal regulation of international business transactions. He will acquire basic knowledge of the nature of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the conclusion of the Purchase Contract, and the rights and obligations of the parties to the Purchase Contract under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
Syllabus
  • 1. Recapitulation - three levels of international trade regulation
  • 2. Recapitulation - international organizations, WTO, external economical relationships of EU
  • 3. Recapitulation - legal mode of international business transactions
  • 4. Uniform legal regulation of purchase contract with international element - application presumptions
  • 5. The process of contractation
  • 6. Legal regulation of the rights and duties of parties
Literature
Teaching methods
Classes with smaller groups, class discussion
Assessment methods
Written test - solving of the problem outgoing of fictious issue of fact by using CISG. Oral part - three levels of legal regulation in international commercial law, legal regulation of international commercial transactions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod. přednášek za semestr / 12 hrs of lectures per semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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