The Law of Business Organisations and Business Law

Aims of the course

Objectives:

1. To provide students with an overview of the fundamental legal concepts and principles that underpin the legal system.
2. To introduce students to the key areas of business law that they will encounter in their professional lives.
3. To develop students' critical thinking and analytical skills through legal analysis and problem-solving exercises.
4. To enable students to understand the importance of legal compliance in business operations.
5. To introduce students to the legal framework governing international business transactions.
6. Encouraging ethical behaviour in the business environment and understanding the importance of ethics in law and its impact on corporate social responsibility.
7. Encouraging critical thinking about how business decisions affect the environment and society and how they can be reconciled with sustainable goals.


Competences:

• Legal knowledge: Students will be able to identify and understand the basic principles of business law, including contract law, tort law, and corporate law.
• Critical thinking: Students will be able to apply legal principles to real-world scenarios and analyse legal issues.
• Professionalism: Students will understand the importance of ethical behaviour and professional conduct in the legal profession.
• Sustainability: Students will be able to identify and evaluate the sustainability implications of business decisions and actions, and make recommendations for sustainable business practices that comply with legal requirements.
• Social responsibility: Students will be able to identify and evaluate the social responsibility implications of business decisions and actions, and make recommendations for socially responsible business practices that comply with legal requirements.
• Cross-cultural competence: Students will be able to navigate legal systems in different countries and understand the cultural and legal differences that may impact international business transactions.

Course syllabus

1. Fundamental Legal Concepts and Foundations of the State System
1.1. What is law?
1.2. Legal system
1.3. Traditional legal branches
1.4. Structure of the judicial system
2. Law of the European Union
2.1. Origins
2.2. Legal nature
2.3. Sources of EU law
2.4. Relationship between the EU legal system and national law
3. Introduction to Property Law
3.1. What is property law?
3.2. Economic importance of property rights
3.3. Possession
3.4. Ownership rights
3.5. Other property rights
4. Fundamentals of Contract Law
4.1. What is contract law?
4.2. Economic importance of contractual rights
4.3. Fundamental principles
4.4. Binding and disposing legal acts
4.5. Conclusion of a contract
4.6. Validity of a contract
4.7. Liability for damages
4.8. Types of contracts
4.9. Instruments for securing contractual obligations
5. Consumer Protection Law
5.1. What is consumer protection?
5.2. Fundamental principles
5.3. Basics of consumer rights
6. Introduction to Corporate Law
6.1. Definition of a company
6.2. Legal organizational forms
6.3. Activities, firm name, registered office, share capital
6.4. Representation
6.5. Trade secrets
6.6. Commercial register, business books
7. Sole Proprietorship
7.1. Fundamental characteristics
7.2. Conversion, termination, takeover
7.3. Entrepreneur as an economically dependent person
8. Personal Companies
8.1. Unlimited Liability Company
8.2. Limited Partnership
9. Introduction to Capital Companies
10. Limited Liability Company
11. Joint Stock Company
12. Termination of Companies
13. Basics of Enforcement and Insolvency Law
14. Basics of Personal Data Protection Law
15. Intellectual Property Law
15.1. Copyright law
15.2. Industrial property law

Course director(s)