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Syllabus

JU0040 Basic Course in Commercial Law, 15.0 Credits

Handelsrättslig översiktskurs

Subjects

Law

Education cycle

Bachelor’s level

Advanced study in the main field

First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Bachelor’s level (G1F)

Grading scale

Language

Swedish

Prior knowledge

Knowledge equivalent to general entry requirements.

Objectives

The course will provide good knowledge of central civil law and public law provisions that are important for companies and organizations operating in the Swedish market.

After completing the course, students are expected to:

• have knowledge of the parts of the Swedish legal system that are relevant in commercial matters.

• be well acquainted with the commercial law perspective and the current methodological issues.

• understand the meaning of current legal rules and apply these to specific problems.

• analyze the consequences of the current legal rules.

• be able to perceive, identify and formulate issues that are relevant to solving company-related legal problems.

Content

The course is carried out with the help of lectures, lessons, group exercises and tutorials. Some teaching may be web-based. An important part of knowledge acquisition takes place through reading course literature and other course material. Problem-based group work is also included.

During the course, the participants will mainly study legal subject areas that are relevant to various forms of business activities and that are important to know for everyone who works with legal issues in connection with entrepreneurship.

The course begins with an introduction where various issues of principle are dealt with, the subject area commercial law is presented and defined. It also describes various methodological issues and the role and consequences of legal rules in a perspective that is based on the need for a subject-integrated approach to entrepreneurship.

The course is otherwise divided into 11 sections.

• The first deals with general and basic law, including the origin, function and systematics of legal rules and important central legal concepts.

• The second deals with various basic legal rules on contracts and other forms of legal action. Among other things, issues on the significance of the agreement as a means for entrepreneurs to achieve the desired goals are studied.

• The third deals with general right of purchase and the special rules of right of purchase that apply in the relationship between trader and consumer.

• The fourth deals with different rules in the area of real estate law, including the form of the purchase agreement, different liability issues but also different types of rights of use environmental law.

• The fifth concerns the general rules on non-contractual liability.

• The sixth deals with companies and associations, including the rules that determine the conditions for limited companies and other forms of companies and associations.

• The seventh deals with the rules that apply to receivables and credit collateral.

• The eighth deals with market law issues in a broad sense, including the legal rules that apply to intellectual property rights and marketing, but also the rules on competition, corruption and business ethics.

• The ninth deals with basic labour law provisions, including collective agreements, employment contracts and the working environment.

• The tenth deals with family law rules concerning financial matters.

• The course ends with an eleventh section that deals with basic rules on accounting and auditing.

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

Passed exams, approved project and presentation as well as approved participation in compulsory parts.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.

• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.

• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.

• For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Responsible department

Department of Economics