OPF:PRABPIBA International Business Law - Course Information

PRABPIBA International Business Law

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Tomáš Gongol, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Tomáš Gongol, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina

Prerequisites

There are no special requirements.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

The subject is connected with the course Law and Commercial Law. It focuses on understanding and gain knowledge in the field of business activities in international trade. Students are acquainted with the key questions of legal regulations in the field of international trade in the conditions of free market economy including connection of management in CR to international trade.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the International Business Law
  2. Legal sources of international business
  3. Contractual forms of access to foreign markets
  4. Organizational forms of access to foreign markets
  5. International purchase and sale
  6. Procedure of concluding contract of sale
  7. Rights and obligations of the contract of sale
  8. Liability for breach of contract of sale
  9. International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS)
  10. Contracts in international transport
  11. International security and payment terms
  12. Resolving disputes with an international element
  13. Arbitration in international trade
  1. Characterization and application of international trade law. International private law. International element in contract. Direct and collision method of legislation.
  2. International, community and national normative sources of law in international trade. Procedure of law unification. Supporting sources of law. Lex Mercatoria. International business customs. Form and model contracts. Commercial terms. Delivery terms. Private principles of international contracts.
  3. International distributorship contract. Contract for exclusive distribution. International agency contract. International franchising contract.
  4. Terms of business activities in the international trade. Business activities of foreign companies inland, business activities of domestic companies abroad. Joint Ventures. Establishment of a branch company in abroad. Establishment of European community form of company. Acquisition. Company merger.
  5. Conditions of application of United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Basic characterization of convention.
  6. Draft agreement and acceptance. The Essentials and regular provisions of contract on international sale of goods. Model contract on sale. Currency clause. Arrangements for restrictions on resale.
  7. The rights and obligations of the seller and the buyer in connection with the contract on sale according to United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
  8. Liability for defects. Factual defects. Legal defects. Latent defects. Apparent defects. Procedure of notification of defects. Remedies for breach of contract.
  9. Conditions of application of International Commercial Terms ? INCOTERMS. Connection to contract of sale.
  10. Legal sources of international transport law. International road transport. International maritime transport. International air transport. International transport by railway. Contract of carriage of goods.
  11. Securing legal means in international trade. Cross-border payments. Cash payments. Bank transfer. Documentary payments.
  12. Resolving disputes in the filed of international trade. Court procedure. Competence of courts in international business. Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.
  13. Meaning and application of arbitration in international business activities. Legal sources of international arbitration. Significant arbitration and mediation centers in the world. Enforcement of arbitration awards.
  

Literature

required literature
• Commercial code : "Obchodní zákoník" : act No. 513/1991 Coll. as amended. Czech republic: commercial code with commentary (Variant.). Praha: Trade Links, 2002. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration

Assessment methods

Test

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Case study.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Přednáška	26
Zkouška	40
Summary	66

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