MVV27K Introduction to American Legal System and American Corporate Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Izabela Krásnicka (lecturer), prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr. (deputy)
Mgr. Marta Skrodzka (lecturer), prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Věra Kalvodová, Dr.
Department of Criminal Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Eva Pivodová
Timetable
Tue 21. 4. 15:05–16:35 133, 16:40–18:10 133, Wed 22. 4. 16:40–18:10 133, 18:15–19:45 133, Thu 23. 4. 8:00–9:30 133, 9:35–11:05 133
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The main objectives of the course are the following
to introduce students to basic rules and specifics of the American common law system as well as to particular field of corporate law
to make students familiar with characteristics of the US legal system and discusses sources of law, structure of law, the courts structure and judicial review
to introduce students to the general ideas and basic issues of the legal system by showing American case law and rules from the Delaware General Corporation Law
Syllabus
  • PART I – dr Izabela Krasnicka
  • 1. Sources of law in the USA (2X45 minutes – day 1) 1.1. Federal Constitution and federal legislation 1.2. State constitutions and legislation 1.3. Court rules 1.4. Other sources
  • 2. Structure of law (2X45 minutes – day 1) 2.1. Common law vs civil law system 2.2. Doctrine of stare decisis 2.3. Judicial process in American common law system 2.4. Adversary Jury trial
  • 3. The US Court Structure and judicial review (2X45 minutes – day 2) 3.1. State courts 3.2. Federal Courts 3.3. The US Supreme Court 3.4. Characteristics and limitations of the American judicial review
  • PART II – mgr Marta Skrodzka (2X45 minutes – day 2)
  • 4. US Corporate Law - general overview 4.1. Characteristics of the corporation created for profit 4.2. Types of business entities 4.3. History of the US corporate law 4.4. Sources of the corporate law
  • 5. Creation of a company (2X45 minutes – day 3) 5.1. Creation of a company – how to start? 5.2. Creation of a company – articles of incorporation and the incorporator 5.3. Securities 5.4. Stock
  • 6. Management within the company (2X45 minutes – day 3) 6.1. Officers – Management Board 6.2. Board of Directors – Supervisory board 6.3. Shareholders and their rights
  • 7. Final test – 12 questions, multiple choice test (4 answers, 1 correct), approx. 20 minutes - day 4
Literature
  • powerpoint presentations
  • case studies
Assessment methods
lectures, class discussion
Colloquium:multiple choice test examination.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
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