L40911 International business law

Scuola di Diritto
Syllabus
Academic Year 2015/16 First Semester

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Docente TitolareAndrea Moja
E-mailamoja@liuc.it
Office"Torre" (main tower), 3rd floor
Phone0331 572245

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course the student should be able:

  1. to deal with the general principles of international agreements;
  2. to understand and draft the most common types of agreements;
  3. to develop a general knowledge of Joint Venture and the related contracts, as well as the different types of Joint Ventures. Particular attention will be devoted to the practical application in countries like China, Eastern Europe and South America;
  4. to develop a general knowledge of trust within the frame of international contracts;
  5. to get  a detailed knowledge of the steps of merger and acquisition and of how this process works;
  6. to manage international litigation.

Learning targets

At the end of the course the student will be able to understand and draft the most common types of agreements;

Course Content

The course is designed to provide a reference framework relating to international agreements, focusing on the main contracts of the trade practice, with emphasis on trust profiles. Particular attention will be devoted to the international agreements concerning mergers and acquisitions. International litigation will be dealt with during the last part of the course with the aim at supplying a complete overview of international agreements on the side of the disputes resolution. The course will be fully held in the English language. This course may be of extreme benefit for all students who are interested in working in international law firms or internationally orientated companies.

Course Delivery

The course will run under a workshop format requiring active students’ involvement. Lectures are held throughout the entire semester.

In preparing for lectures, students are invited to extend their reading to related papers listed in the references of the required readings, and to related papers discovered through personal search on the internet and to related newspaper articles they may become aware of through their daily reading. While the content has been designed for an international audience, a light tilt towards the Italian regulatory setting as designed by laws, exchange norms, authority rules and self regulation may still be present.

Students will be encouraged to take an active role in class, to participate in the critical discussion of cases and materials and to work on several issues in small groups. Class participation and group exercises will count for evaluation purposes.

Course Evaluation

There will be an oral and a written exam at the end of the course. Evaluation will be made on the basis of both exams. Students will be encouraged to take an active role in class, to participate in the critical discussion of cases and materials and to work on several issues in small groups. Class participation and group exercises will count for evaluation purposes. Detailed information on evaluation criteria will be provided at the beginning of the course.

Syllabus

Session 1
Hours of lesson: 0
Instructor: A. Moja

Topics:

  • How to draw up an international agreement

Readings:

  • Power Point slides and training aids will be given during classes and uploaded on the website 
Session 2
Hours of lesson: 0
Instructor: A. Moja

Topics:

·         Types of agreement

·         International sale of goods

.         The Vienna Convention

·         Sale, purchase, delivery and transfer of goods property

.         Incoterms

Readings:

·      

  • RAY AUGUST,  International Business Law, Pearson Education Ltd, London, (October) 2012

 

  • Power Point slides and training aids will be given during classes and uploaded on the website  
Session 3
Hours of lesson: 0
Instructor: A. Moja

Topics:

·         Distribution and agency agreement

.         License agreement

Readings:

Power Point slides and training aids will be given during classes and uploaded on the website  

Session 4
Hours of lesson: 0
Instructor: A. Moja

Topics:

  • Licence agreement

 

 

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Readings:

  • Power Point slides and training aids will be given during classes and uploaded on the website  
Session 5
Hours of lesson: 0
Instructor: A. Moja

Topics:

  

  • How to draft a joint venture agreement: clauses and other issues

 

Readings:

  • Power Point slides and training aids will be given during classes and uploaded on the website  
Session 6
Hours of lesson: 0
Instructor: A. Moja

Topics:

·          

  • Analysis of foreign regulations on Joint Ventures (China, Eastern Europe, South America, India)

 

Readings:

  • Power Point slides and training aids will be given during classes and uploaded on the website  
Session 7
Hours of lesson: 0
Instructor: A. Moja

Topics:

 

  • The trust within the framework of international contracts (a general overview )

Readings:

  • Power Point slides and training aids will be given during classes and uploaded on the website  
Session 8
Hours of lesson: 0
Instructor:

Topics:

  • Merger and Acquisition: a general overview.

Readings:

  • Power Point slides and training aids will be given during classes and uploaded on the website  
Session 9
Hours of lesson: 0
Instructor: A. Moja

Topics:

  • General introduction and different types of M&A
  • Focus on the steps of M&A (Memorandum of Understanding; Confidential Agreement; Exclusivity Agreement; Information Memorandum; Letter of Intent; Due Diligence; Sale and Purchase Agreement; Price Adjustment).

Readings:

  • Power Point slides and training aids will be given during classes and uploaded on the website  
Session 10
Hours of lesson: 0
Instructor: A. Moja

Topics:

  • Introduction on International Litigation

Readings:

  • Power Point slides and training aids will be given during classes and uploaded on the website  
Session 11
Hours of lesson: 0
Instructor: A. Moja

Topics:

  •         Focus on Arbitration (The seat of arbitration: national arbitration and non national arbitration: enforcement of the award; Institutional arbitrations - The Chamber of National and International Arbitration of Milan, ICC, LCIA; Ad hoc rules).

 

  •        Difference between Arbitration and litigation before National Court

Readings:

 

 

  • Power Point slides and training aids will be given during classes and uploaded on the website  
Session 12
Hours of lesson: 3
Instructor:

Topics:

  • Catch up, review, Q&A: Types of Agreements

Readings:

Session 13
Hours of lesson: 3
Instructor:

Topics:

Catch up, review, Q&A: Joint Venture

Readings:

Session 14
Hours of lesson: 3
Instructor:

Topics:

Catch up, review, Q&A: M&A and International Litigation

Readings:


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