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General information about the course
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Welcome
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Welcome to the course American and English Business law!
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Learning objective/Course Aim
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The objective of the course is to create a better understanding of the legal environments for firms doing business in the United States and Great Britain, as well as strengthening English legal writing and oral skills.
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Pre-requirements
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Students taking this course should have successfully completed at least 100 credits (150 hp/ECTS) of compulsory courses within the law programme of their law studies. Foreign undergraduate students enrolled in the Dept. of Law at Stockholm University are also eligible to take the course. Students must be sufficiently proficient in English in order to be able to participate in the course.
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Course description
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The course consists of seminars conducted in English. Students are expected to actively participate in the discussions.
The course comprises two parts. The first is an introduction to the American and English legal systems affecting businesses, including the common law, federalism as well as civil and criminal procedure. The second consists of basic areas of the law as applicable for businesses.
The English law presentation focuses on the law of contracts, torts and company law. The American law presentation focuses on contract law (common law, UCC and CISG) torts, product liability and corporate law. Specific areas of regulatory enforcement in the United States are also examined, such as enviromental law. As English law is covered, comparisons are drawn between American and European Union law, particularly with respect to the bifurcation of state power in each system as well as with respect to substantive areas of the law such as the law of corporations.
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Examination
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The course ends with a written examination. The questions are given in English and should be answered in English.
Grading is based on the following:
10% for class preparation and participation,
40% for three writing assignments as well as an oral presentation,
- a one page case summary (10%)
- a three page law firm associate memorandum (10%)
- a four page court brief (10%)
- an oral presentation of the arguments presented in the court brief (10%), and
50% for the written examination. All answers to the examination must be in English. All material and books as well as class notes can be used during the exam.
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