INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW (BA3084)

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Briefly examines the great legal families in the world: Common Law, Civil Law, Socialist Law, and Islamic Law. Within the Civil Law family, emphasizes French Contract Law and then explores the law of the European Union. Studies the legal aspects of international business transactions and uses major international and European projects to examine the principles discussed.

Code: 
BA3084
Name: 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW
Discipline: 
BA (Business)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
College Level=Junior
Co-requisites: 
None
Equivalencies: 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW (LW3084)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Analyze and debate controversial legal issues affecting business internationally: extraterritoriality, corporate governance, comparative criminal procedure.
  2. Become familiar with the major legal traditions in the world (civil, for example France) and common law (England & US) and compare how their respective methods and "culture" structure international business.
  3. Demonstrate ability to interact effectively in teams to permit debate in an attempt to persuade or influence colleagues.
  4. Obtain a sufficient knowledge of key aspects of international contracts to permit the student to effectively participate in contract negotiations.
  5. Undertake research and writing enabling the student to explore in-depth a legal topic that relates to their future plans.

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Spring 2025 BA3084 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW
Spring 2025 BA3084B INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW

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