Магистратура
2025/2026
Правовые аспекты международного бизнеса
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Международный бизнес)
Кто читает:
Школа инноватики и предпринимательства
Где читается:
Школа инноватики и предпринимательства
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Контактные часы:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
"Legal Aspects of International Business" introduces basics of business law for students involved in global commerce. It reviews international and comparative business law concepts to help future executives manage risks, understand and interpret commercial contracts, ensure effective regulatory compliance and corporate governance, and effectively handle crises involving the legal environment.
This course assumes no prior knowledge of law. It explores similarities and differences in the main legal families, enabling students to better predict the legal environment in various countries in which they might do business.
About 1/3 of the course is spent on legal procedures, 1/3 on contract law, and the remaining 1/3 on other aspects of business law. It discusses the basics of court processes and dispute resolution methods, concentrating on legalization of documents and preservation of evidence for use in dispute resolution across borders. A large part of the course time is spent learning to understand contract law concepts and draft basic business contracts. General business law topics will include tort liability, intellectual property, debtor/creditor relations, and corporate governance. Additionally, students will explore regulatory frameworks addressing electronic transactions, data privacy, anti-corruption laws, and sanctions.
The course mixes doctrinal lecture with discussion of hypothetical problems, and potentially some business games. Assessment is based on weekly computer graded exercises to review the reading, two multiple choice tests based on the doctrinal information in the course, and two practical exercises designed to reinforce understanding.
Learning Objectives
- To prepare students to critically and systematically analyze legal problems, and to develop effective strategies to solve such problems
- To empower students to evaluate new business opportunities from a legal viewpoint
- To equip students to make better managerial decisions through awareness of their specific legal and political-cultural environments
- To further students’ skills in conducting individual scientific research, analyzing and presenting their viewpoints
Expected Learning Outcomes
- To analyze the foundational legal principles, systems and dispute resolution mechanisms that shape international business law
- To apply that legal process knowledge to prepare company documents for use in international proceedings.
- To evaluate specific legal advice and dispute resolution mechanisms suggested by legal counsel including litigation, arbitration, and mediation
- To apply contract law knowledge and skills to draft and execute simple enforceable contracts and compliance documents tailored to specific jurisdictions
- To evaluate how to develop and implement company compliance structures to best avoid legal risk
- To analyze enough intellectual property, tort, criminal, and administrative law concepts to identify risks
- To evaluate proposed business structures and business ideas sufficiently to avoid legal missteps
- To analyze problematic legal situations in global business operations and develop a plan for appropriate solutions
Course Contents
- The Legal Environment of Business
- Understanding Court Processes
- Contract Law and Drafting Part I
- Contract Law and Drafting Part II
- Tort Law Affecting Business.
- Property and intellectual Property Law
- Debtor/Creditor Law
- Criminal and Administrative Laws Affecting Business, Economic Sanctions
- Business Organizations Law
- Compliance
Assessment Elements
- attendance and participation
- readings and questions
- graded exercises
- midterm exam
- final exam
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 1st module0.1 * attendance and participation + 0.2 * final exam + 0.1 * graded exercises + 0.2 * midterm exam + 0.4 * readings and questions
