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International Business Law (5 cr)

Code: 300501112-3002

General information


Enrollment

02.01.2019 - 14.01.2019

Timing

07.01.2019 - 14.04.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in International Business

Teachers

  • Päivi Ollila
  • LYK1 Opettaja

Teacher in charge

Päivi Ollila

Groups

  • IB16S1
  • IB16S2

Objective

At the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to: list the most important conventions on international sales and explain their significance describe the seller's and buyer's rights and obligations in international trade recognise the risks in international trade describe the dispute resolution system in international trade identify different business forms and explain their basic differences in law list the intellectual property rights and explain their core content take intellectual property rights into account in international trade make a plan to protect intellectual property explain the EC product liability system 

Content

Content: - business forms - intellectual property rights - product liability in EU - legal framework of international sale of goods (WTO and EU) - CISG

Materials

August, Ray: International Business Law, Texts, Cases and Readings. 5th ed. or newer.

Exam schedules

3.6.2019, 23.9.2019, 18.11.2019, 3.2.2020 and 23.3.2020.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Excellent (5); Good (4-3); Fair (2-1); Fail (0). In this study unit the assessment is based on student's knowledge on law and his skill to find information on law and apply it in professional context.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exercises and exam.