International Business Law

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course covers fundamental principles and normative frameworks regulating international business transactions. It includes an introduction to general principles of international law and the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. In addition, the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (CISG) and the UNIDROIT Principles for International Commercial Contracts will be discussed next to some other international legal frameworks. Students will also be introduced to principles, institutions and practices of international commercial arbitration. Extensive use of case studies will be made in addition to simulations. Prerequisite: third or fourth-year status. Three credits.