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
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IB16S1
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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.