LL.M. in European and International Business Law
Study plan: modules and coureses
Colour codes:
PRELIMINARY COURSES AND THESIS CONSULTATION (MANDATORY)
BASIC COURSES (MANDATORY)
SPECIALIZED COURSES (A CERTAIN CREDIT NUMBER IS MANDATORY)
FREELY ELECTIVE COURSES (ENTIRELY ELECTIVE)
Dates, name of module |
Courses with class hours (each class hour is 45 minutes long) |
21 September 2015 – 30 October 2015 PRELIMINARY MODULE BASIC COURSES 01
Duration of module: 6 weeks Total possible class hours: 192 Average of class hours per week: 32 Average of class hours per day: 6,4 |
1. Introduction into the Institutional Functioning of European Economic Integration and Legal Harmonization Lecture hours: 36
2. Introduction into International Business Law Lecture hours: 36
3. The Free Movement of Goods, and Persons in the EU Lecture hours: 24; seminar hours: 24
4. The Free Movement of Services and Capital within the EU Lecture hours: 24; seminar hours: 24
5.Use of Major Legal Databases Seminar hours: 24 |
2 November 2015 – 6 November 2015 Exam week |
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9 November 2015 – 11 December 2015 BASIC COURSES 02
Duration of module: 5 weeks Total possible class hours: 168 Average of class hours per week: 33,6 Average of class hours per day: 6,72 |
6. European and Comparative Competition Law Lecture hours: 24; seminar hours: 12
7. International Sale of Goods: the CISG and INCOTERMS Lecture hours: 24, seminar hours: 12
8. International Regulation of State Intervention in International Commerce Lecture hours: 24, seminar hours: 12
9. European and International Intellectual Property Law Lecture hours: 24, seminar hours: 12
10. International Commercial Arbitration Moot and Simulation (available in all modules except the preliminary module) Seminar hours: 24 |
14 December 2015 – 18 December 2015 Exam week |
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21 December 2015 – 03 January 2016 Winter break (leave possible) |
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04 January 2016 – 05 February 2016 BASIC COURSES 03 SPECIALIZED COURSES 01
Duration of module: 5 weeks Total possible class hours: 168 Average of class hours per week: 33,6 Average of class hours per day: 6,72 |
11. International Commercial Arbitration Lecture hours: 24, seminar hours: 24
12. European and International Harmonization of General Contract Law Lecture hours: 24, seminar hours: 24
13. European Company Law Seminar hours: 24
14. European and Comparative Consumer Protection Law Seminar hours: 24
10. International Commercial Arbitration Moot and Simulation (available in all modules except the preliminary module) Seminar hours: 24 |
08 February 2016 – 12 February 2016 Exam week |
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15 February 2016 – 18 March 2016 SPECIALIZED COURSES 02 Duration of module: 5 weeks Total possible class hours: 144 Average of class hours per week: 28,8 Average of class hours per day: 5,76 |
15. Social Rights in the European Union Seminar hours: 24
16. The Case Law of the Court of the European Union – Interpretation, Methodology Seminar hours: 24
17. International and European Taxation, Cooperation in Financial and Criminal Matters of the Economy Seminar hours: 24
18. The Legal Profession within the EU, and Drafting Legal Documents in English Seminar hours: 24
19. Advanced Legal Writing and Rules of Citation Seminar hours: 24
10. International Commercial Arbitration Moot and Simulation (available in all modules except the preliminary module) Seminar hours: 24 |
21 March 2016 – 25 March 2016 Exam week |
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28 March 2016 – 28 April 2016 SPECIALIZED COURSES 03 Duration of module: 5 weeks Total possible class hours: 144 Average of class hours per week: 28,8 Average of class hours per day: 5,76 |
20. European Telecommunications Law and the Law of Electronic Commerce Seminar hours: 24
21. International and European Conflict of Laws and International Civil Procedure Seminar hours: 24
22. Advanced Contracts in International Business Law: International Carriage of Goods, Payment Methods, Misc. Other Contracts, Securities Seminar hours: 24
23. Special Dispute Settlement Institutions in International Trade Seminar hours: 24
24. Foreign trade and economy Seminar hours: 24
10. International Commercial Arbitration Moot and Simulation (available in all modules except the preliminary module) Seminar hours: 24 |
02 May 2016 – 06 May 2016 Exam week |
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09 May 2016 – 13 May 2016 Re-take exam week |
Failed, skipped or missed exams re-take opportunities from all modules.
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16 May 2016 – 10 June 2016 Thesis writing, final exam preparation (leave possible upon discussion with thesis supervisor)
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25. Thesis consultation
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13 June 2016 – 24 June 2016 Thesis defense and final exam |
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27 June 2016 – 1 July 2016 Graduation, issuing of transcripts |