SOC024 Bills of Exchange in Europe

Faculty of Law
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D.
Department of Commercial Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: prof. JUDr. Josef Bejček, CSc.
Prerequisites
No special requirements
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objective can be summarized as follows: to understand basic principles of commercial papers (especially Promissory notes and Bills of exchange) in Europe; to delineate the major differences between Anglo-american and European system; to interpret basic rules concerning commercial paper (e.g. holder in due course doctrine). The students should be able to use both instruments in practice.
Syllabus
  • Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes
  • Issue and Form of a Bill of Exchange and Promissory Notes
  • Endorsement
  • Acceptance
  • Aval
  • Maturity of bill of exchange and Promissory Note
  • Payment
  • Recourse of Non-Acceptance or Non-Payment
  • Alterations
  • Limitation of Actions
  • Provisions of International Bill Law
Literature
  • KOTÁSEK, Josef. Bill of Exchange Law. Elportál. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007. ISSN 1802-128X. URL info
  • KOTÁSEK, Josef. Bill of Exchange Law : multimediální učební text (Bill of Exchange Law). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2005, 81 pp. (Edice multimediálních pomůcek PrF MU ; č. 16). ISBN 80210-3869-1. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, homeworks, reading.
Assessment methods
Active class discussion, essay
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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