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International Business Law - Interactive curriculae of TU Ilmenau

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module properties International Business Law in degree program Master Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen 2021
module number201136
examination number2500631
departmentDepartment of Economic Sciences and Media
ID of group 2544 (Law and Economics of Digitalization)
module leaderProf. Dr. Juliane Mendelsohn
term summer term only
languageEnglisch
credit points5
on-campus program (h)56
self-study (h)94
obligationelective module
examwritten examination performance, 120 minutes
details of the certificate

Written examination on theorectical concepts and questions and short case study.  

link to Moodle course
teacherProf. Dr. Juliane Mendelsohn
signup details for alternative examinations
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

evaluation of teaching