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module properties International Business Law in degree program Master Digital Business – Medienwirtschaft und digitale Märkte 2025
module number	201136
examination number	2500631
department	Department of Economic Sciences and Media
ID of group	2544 (Law and Economics of Digitalization)
module leader	Prof. Dr. Juliane Mendelsohn
term	summer term only
language	Englisch
credit points	5
on-campus program (h)	56
self-study (h)	94
obligation	elective module
exam	written examination performance, 120 minutes
details of the certificate	Written examination on theorectical concepts and questions and short case study.
link to Moodle course
teacher	Prof. Dr. Juliane Mendelsohn
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maximum number of participants
previous knowledge and experience	No specific requirements
learning outcome	Students have acquired a fundamental knowledge of the global and EU legal framework in which businesses and economics enterprises operate today. In addition, they are familiar with core questions that relate to fair trade, competition rules, intellectual property and ethical/sustainability standards. The students have a broad understanding of the functioning and logic of the law. Students have acquired a basic legal methodology and can understand how this interacts with economic principles and practices. Students are able to analyse and evaluate pressing current questions independently, ranging from monetary and competition policy to intellectual property and ethical debates related to data and sustainability. They can implement their knowledge autonomously to express their own thoughts and concerns in a manner that is sensitive to and informed by the facts and the legal framework.
content	I. WTO-Law and international trade treaties (GATT; TRIPS): understand the international economic order (2 weeks) II. The European Union and the internal market Institutions of the EU The fundamental freedoms and the internal market EU monetary policy EU Digital Single Market (6 weeks) Written essay - III. International and EU Competition law Fundamental rules and important cases Mini-moot court (4 weeks) IV. International intellectual property law: copyright, trademarks and patents, data (2 weeks) V. Exam prep
media of instruction and technical requirements for education and examination in case of online participation	Lecture (Vorlesung), PowerPoint-Präsentation, In-class and online exercises, zur Vor- und Nachbereitung, research, academic writing, presentations (ie moot court engagement)
literature / references	WTO Law: Narlikar, A Very Short Introduction to the World Trade Organisation, OUP Van Bossche/ Prévost, Essentials of the WTO, CUP, 2nd ed. 2021. EU Law: Arnauld, A Very Short Introduction to EU Law, OUP Chalmers/Monti/Davies, European Union Law, 4th ed, 2019 Competition & Antitrust: Ezrachi, A Very Short Introduction Antitrust and Competition law, OUP Several OECD Resources Whish/Bailey, EU Competition Law, 10th ed, 2021 Intellectual Property: Vaidhyanathan, A Very Short Introduction to IP, OUP Several IPO Resources Aplin/Davies, Intellectual Property Law, 4th ed. OUP
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