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1. COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course aims at exposing the student to legal and ethical environments and in the world. Students should gain knowledge about fundamental principles of civil contracts and in Vietnamese legal systems.
This course examines the sources of international business law, the relationship between such law and the any country’s legal system, the choice of law in international business disputes, the special issues that arise when doing business with foreign partners, the law governing international sales and the shipment of goods. It emphasizes regulation of business, ethical considerations, contracts, and various relationships which exist within society, government, and business. Students will develop an understanding of the role of law in social, political, and economic environments.
In addition, this course introduces to students how to start a company (creation of a legal entity). The students must also know the risks involved in creating a company, the advantages and disadvantages of each form of enterprises or companies.
Finally, this course examines the legal framework for the prevention and resolution of commercial disputes in the international context.
2. COURSE CONTENT
No.
Contents
Time Allocation
Contribution to CLO
Hour(s) on the class
Exercises
(3)
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
(4)
Lecture
(1)
Practice
(2)
1-2
Chapter 1: State and Law
4
2
6
8
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, 12,13
3-4
Chapter 2: Vietnamese Civil Law
4
2
6
8
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, 12,13
5
Chapter 3: International Law
2
1
3
4
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, 12,13
6
Chapter 4: Business Ethical and Social Responsibility
2
1
3
4
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, 12,13
7-8
Chapter 5: Parties doing business in Vietnam
4
2
6
8
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, 12,13
9-10
Chapter 6: International sale of goods contract
4
2
6
8
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, 12,13
11
Mid-term test
2
1
3
4
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, 12,13
12
Chapter 7: Carriage contract
2
1
3
4
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, 12,13
13
Presentation
2
1
3
4
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, 12,13
14-15
Chapter 8: Dispute resolution
4
2
6
8
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, 12,13
Total (hours)
30
15
45
60
3. COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment
Form
Content
Criteria
CLO
Proportion
Formative
Attendance
Roll-call; in-class discussions; homework correction
The number of attendances and participation in lesson.
Levels of preparedness and contribution of learners
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13
10%
Mid-term exam
Open/closed-book exam taking the form either 01-hour in-class exam or take-home assignments/essays and consisting of multiple-choice, short-answered, and case-solving questions.
- Multiple-choice questions: correct answers
- Short-answer questions: correct answers; provision of correct legal bases and complete and detailed justifications
- Case-solving questions: application of the IRAC/IPAC model; analyses of legal issues; identification of relevant applicable legal rules/principles; proper application of the law to the issues; provision of correct conclusions.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13
20%
Report
Oral Presentation
The class will be divided into small groups. Each group have 10-15 minutes for presentation and 5-10 minutes to answer question raised by students or lecturers
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13
Summative
Final exam
Open/closed-book exam taking the form either 01-hour in-class exam or take-home assignments/essays and consisting of multiple-choice, short-answered and case-solving questions.
- Multiple-choice questions: correct answers
- Short-answer questions: correct answers; provision of correct legal bases and complete and detailed justifications
- Case-solving questions: application of the IRAC/IPAC model; analyses of legal issues; identification of relevant applicable legal rules/principles; proper application of the law to the issues; provision of correct conclusions.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13
60%
Total:
100%