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Lecturer(s)
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Tloušťová Pavla, JUDr. Ph.D., MBA
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Course content
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1. Introduction to the class. 2. Nature, objective and sources of law, definition of contracts. 3. Common law v. Continental law and their approach to contracts. 4. Negotiation of contracts, content requirements. 5. Negotiation of contracts, form requirements. 6. Validity, interpretation,and enforcement of contracts. 7. UCC and other harmonization of contract regulation. 8. Contract drafting, analysis of judicial cases. 9. Contract drafting, analysis of judicial cases. 10. Team presentations. The course is though in English language.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Skills demonstration, Seminar
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Individual project (40)
- 17 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| orientate in the basics of law as a normative system, have theoretical and practical experience in the basics of the Czech legal system and commercial law |
| knowledge of English at least level B2 |
| Skills |
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| to express clearly and comprehensibly in spoken and written language; to use professional language; to make hypotheses, to propose solution, to use different methods to solve the problems |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| understand the law and its function in the field of common law |
| Skills |
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| write a business agreement, analyze critical common law challenges and problems |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
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| Seminar |
| Students' portfolio |
| Discussion |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Students' portfolio |
| Discussion |
| Competences |
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| Seminar |
| Students' portfolio |
| Discussion |
| assessment methods |
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| Oral exam |
| Written exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Project |
| Skills |
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| Oral exam |
| Written exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Project |
| Competences |
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| Oral exam |
| Written exam |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Barnes, Dworkin, Richards. Law for Business. 12. ed. New York, 2015. ISBN 9781259254215.
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Holland, James; Webb, Julian. Learning legal rules. Oxford, 2016. ISBN 9780198728436.
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Honoré, Tony. About Law: a short introduction. Oxford, 2005. ISBN 019876387.
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MacGregor Pelikánová, Radka. Introduction to Law for Business. Ostrava, 2012. ISBN 9788074181375.
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SLorach, J. Scott. Business Law. 15. ed. Oxford, 2007. ISBN 978019921270.
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Stone, Bradford. Uniform Commercial Code in a Nutshell. Minnesota, 1989. ISBN 0314562710.
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