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| DROI0237-1 | International and European corporate law
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Nicolas Thirion |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The Treaty of Rome did already contain several provisions related to company law. These provisions where sometimes maintained, sometimes improved, even supplemented, and did widely evolve in relation with the interpretations given by the Court of Justice of the European Communities. In addition, new legal instruments appeared, with the creation of the European Economic Interest Grouping, the European Cooperative company and the European Company. Finally, on the ground of several provisions of the EC Treaty (again in theEUF Treaty), attempts of partial harmonization of the Member state's company law were realised through several directives. There also, the Court of Justice had to intervene to enlighten the significance of the text. Relevant provisions of primary law, directives, putting into place of uniform companies structrures, and judicial decisions of the Court of Justice : these are the four aspects of european company law highlighted by this course. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The description of the birth of a new company law and relationships between this law and national legal systems. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Knowledge of one of EU's Member State's company law. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Partly "ex cathedra" partly interactive (students have to prepare some documents of the case book in advance) |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face course. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Nicolas THIRION (dir.), Droit international et européen des sociétés, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2009
A case book on line |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| No remark.
The course is held every even year (2014-2015, 2016-2017...). |
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Contacts :
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| Economic Law and Legal Theory unit. |
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