Master
2021/2022
European Business Law: Doing Business in Europe
Type:
Compulsory course (Private International Law and International Commercial Arbitration)
Area of studies:
Law
Delivered by:
School of Legal Regulation of Business
Where:
Faculty of Law
When:
2 year, 2 module
Mode of studies:
distance learning
Online hours:
9
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Natalia Erpyleva
Master’s programme:
Private International Law and International Commercial Arbitration
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
2
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course deals with general business considerations as well as specific legal areas that are relevant when establishing and managing a company. The course discusses strategic and financial considerations within Company law, as well as Labour law issues such as restructuring enterprises, working conditions and handling crises situations. The course also examines other legal areas such as Tax law, Environmental law and Private International law, and how they tie in to doing business in Europe. The course is divided into six modules, each module requiring about one hour of studying, five days per week. The sixth and final module focuses on how to read EU case law, which is a very important aspect of understanding European Business law. One module consists of three to five core lectures, as well as additional material that you will find under the lesson Practical Perspectives. This lesson includes interviews with leading practitioners from the field, or additional lectures or further readings. The lesson is optional and gives you an opportunity to gain broader mastery of the course topic. Lectures and in-video quizzes are the main method of teaching. Each module finishes with a graded quiz. https://www.coursera.org/learn/eu-law-doing-business
Learning Objectives
- The aim of the course is to provide students with a theoretical and practical knowledge of the legal areas relevant to establishing and managing a company. This includes Company law, Labour law, Tax law, Environmental law and Private International law, and how they tie in to doing business in Europe.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Skills and abilities: Read and understand case law, and in particular the case law of the European Union Write case reports Determine which country’s legal system is applicable and which regulations are guarding procedural situations that have an international character
- Students must gain knowledge on: General business considerations related to establishing and managing a company Labour law regulations, employment rights and Equality law Tax and Environmental law issues
Course Contents
- Making Business Transactions
- Establishing a Company
- Employing and working in Europe
- Paying Taxes and Complying with Environmental Standards
- Case Clinic
- Resolving Cross-Border Disputes
Assessment Elements
- 5 graded multiple answer quizzes and an optional peer graded assignment
- interview with the instructor (online)
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 2nd module0.7 * 5 graded multiple answer quizzes and an optional peer graded assignment + 0.3 * interview with the instructor (online)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Ralph H. Folsom. (2017). Principles of European Union Law. [N.p.]: West Academic Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1583200
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Angeli, A., & Di Gregorio, A. (2017). The Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union - Moving Toward a Greater Understanding. [Place of publication not identified]: Eleven International Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1479874
- Mayss, A., & Reed, A. (2018). European Business Litigation. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1920175