LP401ZK International Trade Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
20/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Ing. Zdeněk Kapitán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Naděžda Rozehnalová, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Naděžda Rozehnalová, CSc.
Contact Person: Bc. Alžběta Rašková
Supplier department: Faculty of Law
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
The aim of this module is to enable the student to understand the regulation on all three levels existing in the area of international trade - connections among states and international organisations, between a state and an entrepreneur, among businessmen. The module will enable the student to: • understand the regulation of international trade • become aware of the Czech position in the EU (external economic relations) • become familiar with the position of the entrepreneur in the area of foreign trade from the point of view of Czech law • understand the basis and the regulation of international business transactions • formulate some general conditions (contract terms) • be familiar with the process of contracting • be able to distribute the risk in some contracting situations • analyse disputes, choose the appropriate means for solving disputes After graduating of this module the student should be able: a) to make screening of the regulation of international trade in all aspects b) to analyse the position of the businessman in the area of foreign trade c) to choose the appropriate legal and organizational techniques in the negotiations proceedings d) to formulate simple general contract conditions e) to implement knowledge of legal regulation into their practical business activities f) to propose or to choose the appropriate means of the solving of disputes in the area of international trade
Syllabus
  • The module addresses the following topics • Three Levels of Regulating International Trade - Three Components of the Law of International Trade. International Public Law (sources, international economic law). National Public Law in the area of the foreign trade. International Private Law (sources, methods of the regulation of the contracts with the foreign element). • The Role of a State and Organisations in World Trade. State as a regulating body, State as a trader. Immunity from jurisdiction and enforcement. International organisations (WTO, United Nations Organisation, regional organisations, international non-governmental organisations, developing countries and world trade). • EU and the Czech Republic. The position of the State in the EU. Distribution of powers. External economic relationships. EU and the WTO. EU and developing countries. • National Regulation. Position of foreign trademen. Czech regulation of international trade. Taxation. Double Taxation. Other problems (non-commercial credit, export financing, export insurance, secured lending, product and its putting on the market). • International Sales of Goods. Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods. Usages, guidelines, terms and other means created by the non-governmental organisations or among businessmen. Scope of the application of the Vienna Convention. International Private Law and the Vienna Convention. Making a contract. Obligations of a buyer and those of a seller. Anticipatory breaches. Consequences of the breach of contract. Damage. INCOTERMS 2000. • International Construction of Works. Investment law. Protection against Expropriation. Disputes Solving. Investment contract. FIDIC conditions. UNCITRAL Legal Guide. • Distribution and Agency Contracts. Distribution agreements. Regulation. EU Law and distribution (vertical agreements and the observance of competition rules). Franchise Agreements. Agency agreements (regulation, EU directives, competition law). • Finance and International Trade. International payment mechanism (modes of payment, letters of credit, documents again payment). Particular financing techniques (factoring, leasing, forward, future monetary contract). Counter trade. • International Inspection and Control. Importance of the control. The relationship between overtaking of goods and control. Contract of Control. Regulation of the contract of control. • International carriage of goods. International agreements on the carriage of goods – basic review. • Solving Disputes. International Jurisdiction (regulation, international agreements, national legislation.) Enforcement of the Foreign Judgments. International Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law. International Arbitration (arbitration contract, arbitration procedure, arbitration award, enforcement of the foreign award).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ROZEHNALOVÁ, Naděžda. Rozhodčí řízení v mezinárodním a vnitrostátním obchodním styku (International and internal commercial arbitration). druhé. Praha: ASPI, Wolters Kluwer, 2008, 386 pp. učebnice, druhá, aktualizovaná, rozšířená. ISBN 978-80-7357-324-9. info
  • ROZEHNALOVÁ, Naděžda. Právo mezinárodního obchodu. Vyd. 2., aktualiz. a dopl. Praha: ASPI, 2006, 555 s. ISBN 807357196X. info
  • ROZEHNALOVÁ, Naděžda and Vladimír TÝČ. Vnější obchodní vztahy Evropské unie (External Commercial Relations of the European Union). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 207 pp. (Spisy PrF MU v Brně. Řada teoretická ; 299). ISBN 80-210-4073-4. info
  • ROZEHNALOVÁ, Naděžda and Vladimír TÝČ. Vnější obchodní vztahy Evropské unie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 207 s. ISBN 9788021040731. info
  • ROZEHNALOVÁ, Naděžda, Karel STŘELEC, David SEHNÁLEK and Jiří VALDHANS. Mezinárodní obchodní transakce : multimediální učební text. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, 103 pp. Edice multimediálních pomůcek PrF MU ; č. 5. + CD. ISBN 80-210-3575-7. info
Teaching methods
Range of Modes of Contacts: Lectures, use of commented presentations, group discussions, group seminar activities, brainstorming, case studies, solving of simulated problems, model negotiations. Range of Other Learning Methods: Individual learning, self-study, elaboration of the written assignment, individual consultations
Assessment methods
Assessment Methods Number, Type and Weighting of Elements: 100 % written assignment Type and Weighting of Methods within Each Element: This module is assessed by means of a written assignment (2,000 to 3,000 words).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/law/spring2012/LP401ZK