Aggiornato A.A. 2014-2015
International Commercial Law
A.A. 2014-2015
dott. Nicoletta Ciocca
Master of Science: Business Administration
Course Credits: 6
Pre/co-requisites: none
Course Schedule: 16 Feb – 18 March 2015 – First Half Second Term
Teacher: Nicoletta Ciocca – Dipartimento di Economia Diritto e Istituzioni
Room 69, first floor I, Building “Ricerca”, 0672595830 ciocca@economia.uniroma2.it
Office hours for students: Wednesday at 10.30 or by appointment and at the end of classes.
Course outline
The course aims at introducing students to some of the legal issues which may arise in international business transactions.
Students will focus on the following topics:
a) Introduction to international business law
b) Convention on the International Sale of Goods
c) International protection of trademarks
d) Documentary transactions and letters of credit
e) Corporations in the international business
f) The world economic institutions: WTO and GATT
Course schedule
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1 W
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a) Introduction to international business law
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· Schaffer Chapters 1, 2 and 3, pp. 1-98
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16 February
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Choice of law and Choice of Forum – Private International law
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17 February
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No class: sorry!
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18 February
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Barriers to trade
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2 W
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b) Convention on the International Sale of Goods
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· Schaffer Chapter 4, pp. 106-141
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23 February
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Scope and applicability
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24 February
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Formation of the contract – Passage of risk
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25 February
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Breaches and remedies
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3 W
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c) Documentary Transactions and Letters of credit
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2 March
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The documentary sale
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· Schaffer Chapter 5, pp. 144-167
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3 March
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The Bill of Lading
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· Schaffer Chapter 7, pp. 206-232
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4 March
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The letter of credit
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· Schaffer Chapter 7, pp. 206-232
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4 W
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d) International protection of trademarks
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9 March
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The Eu Regulation
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· V. O’Reilly Winter, Current Development: The Community Trademark System: A brief Introduction and Overview, 2004, 8 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 93,
· W. Robinson, G. Pratt and R. Kelly, Trademark Law Harmonization in the European Union: Twenty Years Back and Forth, 2013, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal, 23 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 731,
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10 March
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The International Trademark System Protection of well reputed trademarks
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11 March
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No class (this class has been anticipated on March 2 with a double class)
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5 W
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e) Corporations in the international business
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16 March
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The nationality of corporations
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17 March
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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18 March
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f) The World Economic Institutions: WTO and GATT
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· Schaffer Chapter 9, pp. 273-295
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1 April
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PRE EXAM
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Reading references
- Schaffer – Augusti – Dhooge – Earle, Internationl Business Law and Its Environment, South Western, 2012, only for the chapters listed above.
- Slides, notes and case law shall be time by time added at the following address:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n8v9x5iu2hc75bk/AAD1f6t80ryBpQfkr7qFR-bxa?dl=0
Exam Rules
A written exam divided in two parts (one hour and a half time)
Part one: 15 questions, each with four answers, and only one correct. A right answer gains one point; a wrong answer loses one third of a point. No answer will not gain or lose any point.
Part two: the student shall provide his/her reasoned written advice on one legal problem.
Final grade shall be the average of the grades in the two parts on a 30-point scale (18 is the passing grade).
International Commercial Law
A.A. 2014-2015
dott. Nicoletta Ciocca
Master of Science: Business Administration
Course Credits: 6
Pre/co-requisites: none
Course Schedule: 16 Feb – 18 March 2015 – First Half Second Term
Teacher: Nicoletta Ciocca – Dipartimento di Economia Diritto e Istituzioni
Room 69, first floor I, Building “Ricerca”, 0672595830 ciocca@economia.uniroma2.it
Office hours for students: Wednesday at 10.30 or by appointment and at the end of classes.
Course outline
The course aims at introducing students to some of the legal issues which may arise in international business transactions.
Students will focus on the following topics:
a) Introduction to international business law
b) Convention on the International Sale of Goods
c) International protection of trademarks
d) Documentary transactions and letters of credit
e) Corporations in the international business
f) The world economic institutions: WTO and GATT
Course schedule
|
1 W
|
a) Introduction to international business law
|
· Schaffer Chapters 1, 2 and 3, pp. 1-98
|
|
16 February
|
Choice of law and Choice of Forum – Private International law
|
|
|
17 February
|
No class: sorry!
|
|
|
18 February
|
Barriers to trade
|
|
|
2 W
|
b) Convention on the International Sale of Goods
|
· Schaffer Chapter 4, pp. 106-141
|
|
23 February
|
Scope and applicability
|
|
|
24 February
|
Formation of the contract – Passage of risk
|
|
|
25 February
|
Breaches and remedies
|
|
|
3 W
|
c) International protection of trademarks
|
· V. O’Reilly Winter, Current Development: The Community Trademark System: A brief Introduction and Overview, 2004, 8 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 93,
· W. Robinson, G. Pratt and R. Kelly, Trademark Law Harmonization in the European Union: Twenty Years Back and Forth, 2013, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal, 23 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 731,
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2 March
|
The Eu Regulation
|
|
|
3 March
|
The International Trademark System
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|
|
4 March
|
Protection of well reputed trademarks
|
|
|
4 W
|
d) Documentary Transactions and Letters of credit
|
|
|
9 March
|
The documentary sale
|
· Schaffer Chapter 5, pp. 144-167
|
|
10 March
|
The Bill of Exchange
|
· Schaffer Chapter 7, pp. 206-232
|
|
11 March
|
The letter of credit
|
· Schaffer Chapter 7, pp. 206-232
|
|
5 W
|
e) Corporation in the international business
|
|
|
16 March
|
The nationality of corporations
|
|
|
17 March
|
Mergers and Acquisitions
|
|
|
18 March
|
f) The World Economic Institutions: WTO and GATT
|
· Schaffer Chapter 9, pp. 273-295
|
|
1 April
|
PRE EXAM
|
|
Reading references
- Schaffer – Augusti – Dhooge – Earle, Internationl Business Law and Its Environment, South Western, 2012, only for the chapters listed above.
- Slides, notes and case law shall be time by time added at the following address:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n8v9x5iu2hc75bk/AAD1f6t80ryBpQfkr7qFR-bxa?dl=0
Exam Rules
A written exam divided in two parts (one hour and a half time)
Part one: 15 questions, each with four answers, and only one correct. A right answer gains one point; a wrong answer loses one third of a point. No answer will not gain or lose any point.
Part two: the student shall provide his/her reasoned written advice on one legal problem.
Final grade shall be the average of the grades in the two parts on a 30-point scale (18 is the passing grade).
Aggiornato A.A. 2014-2015
International Commercial Law
A.A. 2014-2015
dott. Nicoletta Ciocca
Master of Science: Business Administration
Course Credits: 6
Pre/co-requisites: none
Course Schedule: 16 Feb – 18 March 2015 – First Half Second Term
Teacher: Nicoletta Ciocca – Dipartimento di Economia Diritto e Istituzioni
Room 69, first floor I, Building “Ricerca”, 0672595830 ciocca@economia.uniroma2.it
Office hours for students: Wednesday at 10.30 or by appointment and at the end of classes.
Course outline
The course aims at introducing students to some of the legal issues which may arise in international business transactions.
Students will focus on the following topics:
a) Introduction to international business law
b) Convention on the International Sale of Goods
c) International protection of trademarks
d) Documentary transactions and letters of credit
e) Corporations in the international business
f) The world economic institutions: WTO and GATT
Course schedule
|
1 W
|
a) Introduction to international business law
|
· Schaffer Chapters 1, 2 and 3, pp. 1-98
|
|
16 February
|
Choice of law and Choice of Forum – Private International law
|
|
|
17 February
|
No class: sorry!
|
|
|
18 February
|
Barriers to trade
|
|
|
2 W
|
b) Convention on the International Sale of Goods
|
· Schaffer Chapter 4, pp. 106-141
|
|
23 February
|
Scope and applicability
|
|
|
24 February
|
Formation of the contract – Passage of risk
|
|
|
25 February
|
Breaches and remedies
|
|
|
3 W
|
c) Documentary Transactions and Letters of credit
|
|
|
2 March
|
The documentary sale
|
· Schaffer Chapter 5, pp. 144-167
|
|
3 March
|
The Bill of Lading
|
· Schaffer Chapter 7, pp. 206-232
|
|
4 March
|
The letter of credit
|
· Schaffer Chapter 7, pp. 206-232
|
|
4 W
|
d) International protection of trademarks
|
|
|
9 March
|
The Eu Regulation
|
Slides
|
|
10 March
|
The International Trademark System Protection of well reputed trademarks
|
|
11 March
|
No class (this class has been anticipated on March 2 with a double class)
|
|
|
16 March
|
No class (the class has been postponed for reason of the MSC schedule
|
|
|
17 March(double class)
|
The EU Trademark
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Eur reg. 207/09 and slides
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18 March (double class)
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f) The World Economic Institutions: WTO and GATT
GATT and WTO origin and main pillars
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Schaffer Chapter 9, pp. 273-295
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 April
|
PRE EXAM
|
|
Reading references
- Schaffer – Augusti – Dhooge – Earle, Internationl Business Law and Its Environment, South Western, 2012, only for the chapters listed above.
- Slides, notes and case law shall be time by time added at the following address:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n8v9x5iu2hc75bk/AAD1f6t80ryBpQfkr7qFR-bxa?dl=0
Exam Rules
A written exam divided in two parts (one hour and a half time)
Part one: 15 questions, each with four answers, and only one correct. A right answer gains one point; a wrong answer loses one third of a point. No answer will not gain or lose any point.
Part two: the student shall provide his/her reasoned written advice on one legal problem.
Final grade shall be the average of the grades in the two parts on a 30-point scale (18 is the passing grade).
International Commercial Law
A.A. 2014-2015
dott. Nicoletta Ciocca
Master of Science: Business Administration
Course Credits: 6
Pre/co-requisites: none
Course Schedule: 16 Feb – 18 March 2015 – First Half Second Term
Teacher: Nicoletta Ciocca – Dipartimento di Economia Diritto e Istituzioni
Room 69, first floor I, Building “Ricerca”, 0672595830 ciocca@economia.uniroma2.it
Office hours for students: Wednesday at 10.30 or by appointment and at the end of classes.
Course outline
The course aims at introducing students to some of the legal issues which may arise in international business transactions.
Students will focus on the following topics:
a) Introduction to international business law
b) Convention on the International Sale of Goods
c) International protection of trademarks
d) Documentary transactions and letters of credit
e) Corporations in the international business
f) The world economic institutions: WTO and GATT
Course schedule
|
1 W
|
a) Introduction to international business law
|
· Schaffer Chapters 1, 2 and 3, pp. 1-98
|
|
16 February
|
Choice of law and Choice of Forum – Private International law
|
|
|
17 February
|
No class: sorry!
|
|
|
18 February
|
Barriers to trade
|
|
|
2 W
|
b) Convention on the International Sale of Goods
|
· Schaffer Chapter 4, pp. 106-141
|
|
23 February
|
Scope and applicability
|
|
|
24 February
|
Formation of the contract – Passage of risk
|
|
|
25 February
|
Breaches and remedies
|
|
|
3 W
|
c) International protection of trademarks
|
· V. O’Reilly Winter, Current Development: The Community Trademark System: A brief Introduction and Overview, 2004, 8 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 93,
· W. Robinson, G. Pratt and R. Kelly, Trademark Law Harmonization in the European Union: Twenty Years Back and Forth, 2013, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal, 23 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 731,
|
|
2 March
|
The Eu Regulation
|
|
|
3 March
|
The International Trademark System
|
|
|
4 March
|
Protection of well reputed trademarks
|
|
|
4 W
|
d) Documentary Transactions and Letters of credit
|
|
|
9 March
|
The documentary sale
|
· Schaffer Chapter 5, pp. 144-167
|
|
10 March
|
The Bill of Exchange
|
· Schaffer Chapter 7, pp. 206-232
|
|
11 March
|
The letter of credit
|
· Schaffer Chapter 7, pp. 206-232
|
|
5 W
|
e) Corporation in the international business
|
|
|
16 March
|
The nationality of corporations
|
|
|
17 March
|
Mergers and Acquisitions
|
|
|
18 March
|
f) The World Economic Institutions: WTO and GATT
|
· Schaffer Chapter 9, pp. 273-295
|
|
1 April
|
PRE EXAM
|
|
Reading references
- Schaffer – Augusti – Dhooge – Earle, Internationl Business Law and Its Environment, South Western, 2012, only for the chapters listed above.
- Slides, notes and case law shall be time by time added at the following address:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n8v9x5iu2hc75bk/AAD1f6t80ryBpQfkr7qFR-bxa?dl=0
Exam Rules
A written exam divided in two parts (1 hour and 30 min)
Part one: 15 questions, each with four answers, and only one correct. A right answer gains one point; a wrong answer loses one third of a point. No answer will not gain or lose any point.
Part two: the student shall provide his/her reasoned written advice on one legal problem.
Final grade shall be the average of the grades in the two parts on a 30-point scale (18 is the passing grade).
Prof.ssa Lucia Leonelli
