International Commercial Law (in English)

  • Credits: 5
  • Ending: Examination
  • Range: 2P + 2C
  • Semester: summer
  • Year: 3
  • Faculty of International Relations

Teachers

Included in study programs

International Economic Relations (in English)

Teaching results

The main goal of the course is to clarify the main principles of international trade law and international trade.

Knowledge and understanding: Students will gain knowledge of the basic specifics of international commercial law, its sources, and methods of regulating legal relations with a foreign element in commercial relations. Students are then able to apply the acquired knowledge in specific cases arising in practice or in the further study of international economic relations.

Skills: The student will acquire skills in the use of various sources of international business law - international and domestic origin, public and private - can analyze and apply them in a specific situation in the regulation of legal relations with a foreign element.

Competences: After completing the course the student will acquire competencies in the field of regulation of legal relations with a foreign element, material and contractual rights, thanks to which he is able to solve situations arising in international economic relations.

Indicative content

CONCEPT AND SUBJECT MATTER OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAW. SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAW. METHODS OF REGULATING LEGAL RELATIONS WITH A FOREIGN ELEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE. SUBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW. RIGHTS IN REM IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE. OBLIGATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE. INTERNATIONAL PROCEDURE LAW

Support literature

TWIGG-FLESNER, C. 2021. Foundations of International Commercial Law. Routledge. ISBN 9781138911338.

CORDERO-MOSS, G. 2014. International Commercial Contracts. Cambridge University Press, 2014. ISBN 1107684714.

FORDE, M. 2020. Commercial Law. Bloomsbury Professional. ISBN: 9781780436906

AUGUST, R. 2012. International Business Law: International Edition. Pearson Education Limited, 2012. ISBN 0273768611.

Syllabus

1. CONCEPT AND SUBJECT MATTER OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAW The concept and subject of International private law Definition of International Commercial Law Subject of the International Commercial Law Basic conceptual definition of institutes - foreign element, conflict of legal orders 2. SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAW Sources of International Commercial Law application priority of sources 3. SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAW II. auxiliary sources - international business practices, form contracts and business conditions, international rules of interpretation (INCOTERMS), principles of international trade agreements (UNIDROIT, PECL) 4. METHODS OF REGULATING LEGAL RELATIONS WITH A FOREIGN ELEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE direct and collision method, collision norm, function of collision norm, structure of collision norm, division of collision norms regulation of legal relations with a foreign element 5. SUBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW States – subject of international public law, regulator, trader International organizations Natural persons Legal entities Eligibility, Conflict of laws rules on eligibility, multiple citizenship, nationality of legal entities 6. RIGHTS IN REM IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE Ownership, possession, rights in rem to other people's property Establishment and termination of rights in rem Conflict of laws rules related to rights in rem, 7. OBLIGATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE I. Elements of obligations Types of obligations Origin and termination of obligations Legal acts, requisites of validity of legal acts Contracts, requisites of contracts Conflict of laws rules related to obligations 8. OBLIGATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE II. - INTERNATIONAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) Obligations of the seller and the buyer according to CISG Claims for breach of contract in a material and insignificant manner INTERNATIONAL WORK CONTRACT 9. OBLIGATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE III. MANDATE CONTRACT, COMMISSION CONTRACT, COMMERCIAL AGENCY CONTRACT, BROKERAGE CONTRACT, etc. 10. OBLIGATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE IV. - TRANSPORT CONTRACTS. CONTRACT ON TRANSPORT OF GOODS, International rail transport (COTIF - CIV, CIM), international road transport (CMR), international air transport (Montreal Convention), international maritime transport, international inland waterway transport (CMNI) CONTRACT ON RENTAL OF VEHICLE, CONTRACT ON THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE Other types of contracts 11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE International law on intellectual property rights European regulation of intellectual property rights Substantive regulation of intellectual property rights in the legal order of individual states Conflict of laws rules on intellectual property rights 12. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE judicial settlement of disputes arbitration proceedings mediation 13. INTERNATIONAL PROCEDURE LAW Jurisdiction of the courts - general - general rule, exclusive general jurisdiction; special - alternative, exclusive special jurisdiction Obstacle to the case - litis pendentis Recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts of other Member States

Requirements to complete the course

20% continuous control of studies in class (active participation, control questions, assignments for individual work, test), 20% final test, 60% oral exam

Student workload

participation in lectures 22 h, participation in seminars 22 h, preparation for seminars 12 h, preparation for the final test 24 h, preparation for the exam 50 h

Language whose command is required to complete the course

English

Date of approval: 14.01.2022

Date of the latest change: 18.01.2022