PEMNKPMO International Business Law

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
16/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michael Münster (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Danuta Duda, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová
Timetable
Fri 20. 2. 9:45–11:20 MS, Fri 20. 3. 9:45–11:20 MS, Fri 17. 4. 9:45–11:20 MS
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && FORMA(K) && ROCNIK(2)
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 120 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 38/120, only registered: 5/120
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students the key issues of legal regulation of entrepreneurship in the field of internationall business, especially with regard to the particular cirsumstances of international transaction in comparison with common domestic business relations. The emphasis is given to applicable law and organizational and contractual representation on foreign markets.
Learning outcomes
The student can define the basic principles and concepts of international trade law, can explain its relationship to other legal branches, and can describe the historical development of this area and individual methods of international trade law. He/she can identify national and international sources of international trade law and can determine the applicable law for a specific international transaction. The student is able to analyze and apply various forms of entry into foreign markets, both contractual (e.g. distribution, commercial agency, franchising) and organizational (e.g. establishment of branches, joint ventures). He/she can describe and apply the legal regulation of international sales contracts, especially according to the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, and can in particular explain the rights and obligations of the contracting parties, the process of concluding contracts and the consequences of their breach. The student is able to distinguish and use INCOTERMS delivery conditions and their connection to the sales contract, as well as transport contracts in international trade. They can characterize methods of resolving disputes in an international environment, including judicial and arbitration proceedings, and can clarify the issue of enforcement of decisions in a cross-border context.
Syllabus
1. Basic characteristics of international trade law. The concept of international trade law, relationship to other legal branches, historical development, national and international sources of international trade law, applicable law, methods of international trade law. 
2. Contractual forms of entry into foreign markets. Obligatory contractual relationships, selected contractual types typical of international trade transactions. Distributor agreement, commercial agency agreement, franchising agreement. Securing instruments in international trade. 
3. Organizational forms of entry into foreign markets. Establishment of a commercial corporation or international branch abroad. Doing business by foreign persons in the Czech Republic. Transfer of the registered office of the company. Community forms of commercial companies. Joint ventures. 
4. International sales contract. Legal sources of regulation of international sales contracts. UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Procedure for concluding a sales contract under the Convention. Rights and obligations of the parties to a sales contract under the Convention. Liability for breach of contract in international trade according to the Convention. 
5. INCOTERMS delivery conditions and contracts concluded in international transport. Connection of delivery conditions to the purchase contract. INCOTERMS delivery conditions. International contracts in transport (rail, road, air).
 6. Dispute resolution in relations with an international element. International jurisdiction and jurisdiction. Arbitration in international trade. Enforcement of decisions (execution) in the international environment.
Literature
    required literature
  • Gongol, T. (2020). Právo v mezinárodním obchodě: Vybrané otázky smluvního práva v mezinárodním obchodě. SU OPF.
  • Sciskalová, M., & Švarc, Z. (2000). Sbírka případových studií z práva mezinárodního obchodu. SU OPF.
    recommended literature
  • Rozehnalová, N., Valdhans, J., & Kyselovská, T. (2021). Právo mezinárodního obchodu. Včetně problematiky mezinárodního rozhodčího řízení. 4. vydání. Wolters Kluwer ČR, a. s.
  • Poláček, B. (2017). Právo mezinárodního obchodu. Wolters Kluwer ČR, a. s.
Teaching methods
Lecture: mass teaching organized frontally, teaching using case studies, group discussion and group problem solving method, work with text.
Assessment methods
Grade
Written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The exam takes the form of a written test covering the entire scope of the study and has a theoretical part (test) and a practical part (solution to a specific case study). The condition for taking the exam is the submission of the solution to the assigned case study.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Summer 2023, summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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