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SYLLABUS
Commercial and Trade Law, basic course , 15 ECTS Credits
 
COURSE CATEGORY   Fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY   Commercial and Business Law - ARE
SUBJECT AREA  
  COURSE CODE   747G05
AIM OF THE COURSE
On completion of the course, the student should be able to
- account for the structure and systematics of Swedish national law
- present the structure of EU/EC law
- account for the influence of EU/EC law on Swedish law
- apply central legal concepts in civil law, mainly concerning property law
- demonstrate basic skills in law interpretation and case analysis
- identify and solve less complicated but frequently occurring civil, and above all property law, issues
- critically reflect on legal positions on application of relevant rules in the fields that the course covers
CONTENTS
The course covers, in addition to the structure of the court, the different legal sources and how legal rules are created and applied, a basic study in Swedish civil law, namely contract law, sales law, law of damages, credit law, creditor and execution law and economic family law. The course also contains a general overview of the basics of EU/EC law, as well as the common market and the influence of its rules on Swedish law.
TEACHING
The teaching takes the form of lectures, seminars and practical exercises. The students should also study independently.
EXAMINATION
The course is examined in part through participation in compulsory seminars, and in part through a written independent examination. Written group assignments may occur.


Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Completed Basic Course on Commercial Law, 15 HE credits (or the equivalent).
GRADING
A grade of Pass with Credit, Pass or Fail is given for the course
CERTIFICATE
Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division.
COURSE LITERATURE
The course literature is decided upon by the department in question.
OTHER INFORMATION
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.
 
Commercial and Trade Law, basic course
Handelsrätt, grundkurs
 
Department responsible
for the course or equivalent:
IEI - Department of Management and Engineering
           
Registrar No: LiU-2008/00111   Course Code: 747G05      
    Exam codes: see Local Computer System      
Subject/Subject Area : Commercial and Business Law - ARE          
           
Level   Education level     Subject Area Code   Field of Education  
G1X   Basic level     ARE   JU  
The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2008-06-16