Teaching code

4S003752

Teacher

Mario Furno

Credits

9

Language

English

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

IUS/04 - BUSINESS LAW

Period

Primo semestre (lauree magistrali) dal Oct 3, 2022 al Dec 23, 2022.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The main object of the course is to prepare the students to understand the mechanisms of laws and of trades that companies face to enter into cross-border markets and how to draft business agreements to limit or to prevent risks or losses. Essential guidelines of the course are the awareness of risks arising from cross-border business activities, as well as the early risk management. Starting from the point of view on how to manage the risk in an international context, the course will examine some types of commercial contracts that companies use to enter into foreign markets (e.g. sales contract, distribution agreement, know-how licensing agreement, consignment stock) and other contracts that are essential to prevent or to limit compensations or losses (e.g. confidentially agreement, guarantees). Furthermore, the implementation of the principle of freedom of establishment, the main company governance systems (particularly the latin system, the one-tier and two-tier system) and the principle of the single undertaking will be also analysed. Students will be active part of lessons and of the course itself. Projects will be assigned to students who will examine and present the project by using slides. A written report will be needed as well. At the end of the course students will show to be able to understand and manage companies’ internationalisation with the twofold aim of evaluating and preventing the risk with reference to the tools analysed during the course.

Prerequisites and basic notions

The main object of the course is to prepare the students to understand the mechanisms of laws and of trades that companies face to enter into cross-border markets and how to draft business agreements to limit or to prevent risks or losses. Essential guidelines of the course are the awareness of risks arising from cross-border business activities, as well as the early risk management. Starting from the point of view on how to manage the risk in an international context, the course will examine some types of commercial contracts that companies use to enter into foreign markets (e.g. sales contract, distribution agreement, know-how licensing agreement, consignment stock) and other contracts that are essential to prevent or to limit compensations or losses (e.g. confidentially agreement, guarantees). Furthermore, the implementation of the principle of freedom of establishment, the main company governance systems (particularly the latin system, the one-tier and two-tier system) and the principle of the single undertaking will be also analysed. Students will be active part of lessons and of the course itself. Projects will be assigned to students who will examine and present the project by using slides. A written report will be needed as well. At the end of the course students will show to be able to understand and manage companies’ internationalization with the twofold aim of evaluating and preventing the risk with reference to the tools analysed during the course.

Program

The main object of the course is to prepare the students to understand the mechanisms of laws and of trades that companies face to enter into cross-border markets and how to draft business agreements to limit or to prevent risks or losses. Essential guidelines of the course are the awareness of risks arising from cross-border business activities, as well as the early risk management.
Starting from the point of view on how to manage the risk in an international context, the course will examine some types of commercial contracts that companies use to enter into foreign markets (e.g. sales contract, distribution agreement, know-how licensing agreement, consignment stock) and other contracts that are essential to prevent or to limit compensations or losses (e.g. confidentially agreement, guarantees). Furthermore, the implementation of the principle of freedom of establishment, the main company governance systems (particularly the latin system, the one-tier and two-tier system) and the principle of the single undertaking will be also analysed.

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Didactic methods

The lectures will take place in the presence.
Students will be active part of lessons and of the course itself. Projects will be assigned to students who will examine and present the project by using slides. A written report will be needed as well.
At the end of the course students will show to be able to understand and manage companies’ internationalization with the twofold aim of evaluating and preventing the risk with reference to the tools analysed during the course.

Learning assessment procedures

The didactic material will be made available on the e-learning platform throughout the course itself.
The final test will be carried out in an oral test.
The projects prepared and discussed in class by the students are part of the program of the course and will be asked both in the written and oral exam.
By reference to the oral test: one question will concern the above-mentioned projects. The attending students are allowed to discuss their own project. The non-attending students can choose and discuss one project among the ones carried out during the present course.
In any case, the students are to be knowledgeable about every project developed during the course, given that the Professor will ask about the other projects too.

Evaluation criteria

The final assessment will result from the student's knowledge of the matter together with the ability to approach and evaluate the subject and the risk. The involvement in projects will add to the examination grade.

Exam language

Inglese English