Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)

Course Description Status: Approved

Course Description Version: 24/25.P.1.00

Description Period: 2024./25 academic year pavasara semestris

Study Course Accepted: -

Study Course Description

European Union Company Law

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
SZF_080
Branch of Science
International Rights; Law
ECTS
4.00
Target Audience
Business Management
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Jānis Zelmenis
Structure Unit Manager
Karina Palkova
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts

Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv

About Study Course

Objective

To promote students’ understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of EU business law by providing theoretical knowledge and practical skills on EU commercial law, with a particular focus on the freedom of foundations within the EU to enable students to orient themselves in the EU business law.

Preliminary Knowledge

Basics of EU Law.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.During the course, students will acquire knowledge on EU company law, regulatory framework of the single market, current EU Court of Justice case law related to EU business law. Upon successful completion of the course, students will identify the legal provisions governing the EU single market and EU legal practice.

Skills

1.Students will gain an understanding of the current regulatory framework and EU case law in EU company law, will reasonably discuss current issues in the EU single market regulation, and will make informed decisions in compliance with international legal provisions.

Competences

1.Based on the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge, students will be able to independently formulate and critically analyse practical problematic situations related to EU company law.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.
Individual work
-
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Preparation for participation in lectures and seminars: study of literature and case law, individual work – report. The report is an individual project where the student demonstrates their skills to analyse and systematise knowledge on a particular topic. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.
Examination
-
-
2.
Examination
-
-
3.
Examination
-
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Knowledge will be tested in seminars in the form of tests and an exam. Skills will be tested in seminars, by solving cases on current issues of EU business law. Independent work by students: 50%. Examination: 50%.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1

  1. Development of EU commercial law.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Freedom of establishment and provision of services in the context of EU commercial law.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Topicalities of the freedom of foundations.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Regulation of the activities of companies registered in a Member State of the European Union.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Regulation of the activities of commercial companies in the European Union.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
3.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Company reorganisation procedure in the EU.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Trends in the development of law related to companies registered in the European Union.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.00
Contact hours:
30 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1

  1. Development of EU commercial law.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Freedom of establishment and provision of services in the context of EU commercial law.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Topicalities of the freedom of foundations.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Regulation of the activities of companies registered in a Member State of the European Union.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Regulation of the activities of commercial companies in the European Union.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Company reorganisation procedure in the EU.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2

  1. Trends in the development of law related to companies registered in the European Union.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.00
Contact hours:
18 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Barnard C. The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms. 4th ed. Oxford University Press: 2013

2.

Schütze R. An Introduction to European Law. Cambridge University Press: 2012

3.

Craig P., de Búrca G. EU Law: Text, Cases & Materials. 5th ed. Oxford University Press: 2011

4.

Deksnis E. B. Lisabonas līgums un Eiropas Savienības Konstitucionālie pamati. Juridiskā koledža: 2008

Additional Reading

1.

Zelmenis J. Turības svārsts. SIA Goldberg Trust: 2015, 103-141.lpp.

2.

Konsolidēts Eiropas Kopienas dibināšanas līgums. Tulkošanas un terminoloģijas centrs, Apg. Jāņa sēta, 2001

3.

Lieta C-205/84. Komisija/Vācija. [1986] ECR 3755

4.

Lieta 79/85. D. H. M. Segers v Bestuur van de Bedrijfsvereniging voor Bank- en Verzekeringswezen, Groothandel en Vrije Beroepen. [1986]

5.

Lieta C-55/94. Reinhard Gebhard v Consiglio dell'Ordine degli Avvocati e Procuratori di Milano. [1995]

6.

Lieta C-411/03. SEVIC Systems. [2005]

7.

Lieta C-167/01. Inspire Art. [2003]

8.

Lieta C-208/00. Überseering BV v Nordic Construction Company Baumanagement GmbH (NCC).

9.

Lieta C-210/06. Cartesio Oktató és Szolgáltató bt. [2008]

10.

Lieta C-446/03. Marks & Spencer plc v David Halsey (Her Majesty's Inspector of Taxes). [2005]

Other Information Sources

1.

ES Tiesas spriedumi

2.

Līgums par ES darbību

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