INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW in Spring 2025 (LW3084)

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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.

Course Master: 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW (LW3084)
Term: 
Spring 2025
Discipline: 
LW (Law)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Cross Listed: 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW in Spring 2025 (BA3084)
Exam Date: 
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - 16:00
Pre-requisites: 
College Level=Junior
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

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

Syllabus

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Book List

TitleAuthorPublisherISBN Number
THE CIVIL LAW TRADITION
Merryman, John Henry
Stanford U press
9781503607545

Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, January 13, 2025
End Date: 
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Tuesday
16:55
18:15
PL-3
Friday
16:55
18:15
PL-3