| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| A5 | Find, analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative information of a financial, accounting, economic, social and legal nature that is relevant to the taking of business decisions. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| B6 | Clear and effective communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in public or a specific technical field | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| C1 | Have an intermediate mastery of a foreign language, preferably English |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A5 |
Evaluate the meaning of the principal legal instruments of trading. Understand European and international regulations regarding employment and immigration. | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| B6 |
Reply to the questions that they are asked. | |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| C1 |
Understand the general meaning of texts that have non-routine information in a familiar subject area. |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Unit 1. International Markets and the Law: an introduction | 1.1. International transactions 1.2. Operators in international transactions 1.3. The new Lex mercatoria 1.4. Definition and sources 1.5. Enforcement institutions 1.6. Conflict resolution. International Arbitration |
| Unit 2. Market operators | 2.1. Definition 2.2. Multinational enterprises and Groups of companies 2.3. International business organizations: SEs, SCEs 2.4. Contractual enterprise collaboration options: EEA, Joint ventures, etc. |
| Unit 3. Market operations I | 3.1. Contract Law 3.2. Electronic Commerce 3.3. Contracts subject to terms and conditions 3.4. International sales contracts: United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods (CISG) 3.5. Incoterms |
| Unit 4. Market operations II | 4.1. Contracts for the international carriage of goods 4.2. Maritime Transport 4.3. Land transport by road 4.4. Land transport by rail 4.5. Air transportation |
| Unit 5. Market operations III | 5.1. International transportation of goods and Insurance contracts 5.2. Land Insurance 5.3. Marine Insurance 5.4. Aviation Insurance |
| Unit 6. Negotiable and financial instruments | 6.1. International Finance 6.2. International payment methods: Negotiable instruments 6.3. Documentary credit 6.4. Bank Guarantees and Standby letters of credit |
| Unit 7. Rules of international markets: Freedom of competition | 7.1. European Competition Law 7.1.1. Prohibited Conducts 7.1.1.1. Collusive Practices 7.1.1. 2. Abuse of dominant position 7.1.2. Mergers 7.1.3. State Aid 7.2. Disciplinary system 7.3. Unfair competition |
| Unit 8. International Intellectual Property Law | 8.1. Intellectual Property Law and its protection 8.2. Industrial inventions: patents 8.3. Trademarks and related rights 8.4. International protection of industrial and intellectual property rights |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | |||||||
| Introductory activities |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Lecture |
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44 | 56 | 100 | ||||||
| Problem solving, exercises in the classroom |
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10 | 4 | 14 | ||||||
| Presentations / oral communications |
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2 | 30 | 32 | ||||||
| Personal attention |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Practical tests |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Short-answer objective tests |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Activities designed to make contact with students, collect information from them and introduce the subject. |
| Lecture | Description of the contents of the subject. |
| Problem solving, exercises in the classroom | Formulation, analysis, resolution and debate of a problem or exercise related to the topic of the subject. |
| Presentations / oral communications | Oral presentation of a specific topic or a work (prior written presentation) |
| Personal attention | Time that each teacher has to speak to pupils and resolve their doubts. |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
| On the first day of classes students will receive information about how and when can they contact the professors to solve queries and questions of the subject. |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||
| Presentations / oral communications |
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Simulation of a real case study on the international sale of goods and all its linked aspects, such as insurances, incoterms and payment mechanisms, etc. It will be divided in two parts: a paper (max. 10 pages) on all the aspects before mentioned to be submitted the weak before the oral dissertation, which represents the remaining part. Both parts shall have the same weight. Periodical submits of the paper will be required to each group / individual, mostly two or three times before the determined deadline (deadline may be found on moodle). This last part represents and 40% of the paper part, so 2 points. |
30% | ||||
| Practical tests |
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This practical cases provide students with activities, problems or cases to solve. Students must respond to the activity by using their theoretical knowledge of the subject in a practical fashion. There will be 1 case study during the course. | 20% | ||||
| Short-answer objective tests |
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Multiple-choice exam. | 50% | ||||
| Others |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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All evaluativeactivities (written or spoken) in all Calls (1st., 2nd, additional) must bemade/presented in English. A minimum mark of 3/10in each case study will be required in order that it represents the part of theaverage grade shown above. Notwithstanding therules before mentioned, this part will be considered as past in case that eachstudent reaches a global grade of 5/10. Nevertheless, only students who reach agrade of 6/10 or higher will be able to save the grades obtained in the firstcall.
The same shall applyto the theoretical part as foreseen in these paragraphs. Secondcall: it consists in a theoretical exam based on the same evaluation systemused for the first call, and also a case study to solve, regardless of the partwhich could have been saved in the first call. In that case, only an exam forthe remaining part will be taken. Each part represents a 50% of the finalgrade. |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Indira CARR, Peter STONE, International Trade Law, 5ta. Ed. 2013, Ed. Routledge
Philip WOOD, The Law and practice of International Finance, Sweet & Maxwell, Londres, 2007 ,
Jan RAMBERG, ICC Guide to Incoterms 2010, International Chamer of Commerce, Paris, 2011 , |
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| Complementary |
Fernando MARTINEZ SANZ, Achim PUETZ, Manual de Derecho del transporte, 2010, Marcial Pons |
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| Recommendations |
| Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before | ||
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(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.