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| DROI2042-1 | International Business Law
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Patrick Wautelet |
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| Language : | Dutch language |
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| Course contents : | This class aims to give students a general overview of the legal difficulties raised by cross-border commercial operations. In order to do so, the lectures will build further on the general introduction to private international law. Besides general questions of jurisdiction and applicable law, the lectures will also focus on the one hand on uniform law (with particular attention being devoted to the provisions of the 1980 Vienna Sales Convention) and on the other hand also, albeit not systematically, on issues of comparative law.
The main contracts used in international commerce will be studied, starting with the sales contract and the various contracts of distribution and going to the operations involving more than two parties (such as the leasing contract or the subcontracting agreement). Issues of dispute resolution will also be studied, together with legal aspects of financing international commercial operations. |
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| Course objective : | - ensure that the students master the reasonings and methods of private international law
- provide students with additional and specific information on various operations of cross-border commerce
- draw the students' attention to specific difficulties of comparative law |
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| Prerequisites : | A minimal requirement is that each student should have followed an introductory course in private international law so as to master the specific method used in that field and to have learned to use the main instruments (in particular the various European regulations) |
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| Workshops : | This class will be taught lecture style. No special session of case study will be organized. The lecturer will, however, make sure that students are involved in the teaching, with regular questions and room for exchange. |
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| Written notes : | For each session, the lecturer will provide extensive power point slides covering the main elements of each topic.
The lecturer will also provide the students with a collection of statutory and international materials (in Dutch). |
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| Assessment : | The exam will take the form of the resolution of a written case. The exam will take place during the month of June.
Depending on the number of students registered for the class, an oral examination may be possible. |
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| Contacts : | The lecturer may be contacted at the following address : patrick.wautelet@ulg.ac.be
During the term, the lecturer may also be contacted during regular speaking hours |
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| Remarks : | This course will be taught starting in 2008-2009. |
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