Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
International Private Law
Course Code
JF_009
Branch of Science
International Rights; Law
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Juridical Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Jānis Grasis
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
Promote the acquisition of basic knowledge of doing business with their foreign counterparts. Discuss characteristics of the natural and legal persons, basic aspects of the international trade and freight transportation, and forms of settlement in international trade. Give a brief insight into conflict of laws.
Preliminary Knowledge
International Public Law.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On completion of the study course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the most important concepts of the International Private Law. 2. Describe the key institutes of the International Private Law. 3. Compare International Private and Public Law. 4. Explain the legal actions to be carried out by a lawyer in a particular case.
Skills
1.On completion of the study course, students will be able to: 1. Sum up the most essential legal information. 2. Analyse a practical case. 3. Use the terminology of the International Private Law. 4. Present and defend their point of view on a specific issue.
Competences
1.On completion of the study course, students will be able to: 1. Use the acquired knowledge in practice. 2. Interpret legal norms. 3. Logically formulate their opinion about the case in discussion. 4. Judge the particular legal case.
Assessment
Individual work
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The student shall prepare an international commercial contract (in pairs with another student), submit one case or description of a problem situation.
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.
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Examination
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Independent work assignments – 25%; end-of-course written test – 25%; knowledge is checked in an oral examination – 50%.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to the International Private Law.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Natural and legal persons as subjects of international private law.
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Natural and legal persons as subjects of international private law.
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2
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State as a subject of international private law.
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2
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International trade law.
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2
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International trade law.
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Practical workshop about issues covered in previous lectures.
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Auditorium
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Practical workshop about issues covered in previous lectures.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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International carriage of the goods.
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Auditorium
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2
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Payments in international trade.
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Conflicts of law.
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Auditorium
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2
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Conflicts of law.
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A seminar on the issues discussed in the lectures.
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A seminar on the issues discussed in the lectures.
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Test in the class.
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Test in the class.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Oral)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to the International Private Law.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Natural and legal persons as subjects of international private law.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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State as a subject of international private law.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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International carriage of the goods.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Test in the class.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
10 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
J. Bojārs. Starptautiskās privāttiesības. Zvaigzne ABC, 1998
2.
J. Bojārs. Starptautiskās privāttiesības. I,II un III daļa. Zvaigzne ABC, 2010-2013
3.
J. Bojārs Starptautiskās kontraktu tiesības. Starptautiskās privāttiesības. IV sējums. R.: LU, 2015
4.
J. Bojārs. Starptautiskās tirdzniecības un komercijas tiesības. LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2018
Additional Reading
1.
Ray August. International Business Law. Text, cases and readings. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2014.
2.
Schafer/Agusti/Earle. International Business Law and Its Eiviroment. Cengage Learning, 2009.
Other Information Sources
1.
www.lexmercatoria.org