Universität Wien

040239 UK International Private- and European Law (2021W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
REMOTE
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

An online preliminary meeting will be held via Moodle (Wednesday, 06.10.2021, 11.30-13.00).

Online exam dates:
Wednesday, 19.01.2022, 11.30-13.00
Wednesday, 26.01.2022, 11.30-13.00

  • Wednesday 06.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 13.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 20.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 27.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 03.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 10.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 17.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 24.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 01.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 15.12. 09:45 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 12.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 19.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 26.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Taking into account the international orientation of economic activity, this course offers an introduction to the law of the European Union and private international law. With a special focus on the areas of Union law relevant to business (in particular fundamental freedoms), an overview of the functioning and principles of the European Union and Union law will be provided. In addition, a case-related presentation of the basic rules of private international law is given with a focus on the regulations of international contract law, knowledge which is indispensable for determining the applicable law in cross-border situations.
The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of the legal implications of international legal relations, which should also serve as a basis for international economic activities in the students' later professional life.

The areas covered will be presented through distance learning.
The units on private international law (13.10.2021, 20.10.2021, 27.10.2021, 03.11.2021 and 10.11.2021) will take place from 11.30-13.00 and will be streamed via Moodle or a PPP containing the instructor's recordings will be made available to the students at the beginning of the respective unit for 48h. The mode of the respective unit will be announced to the students in time. Participation is compulsory. The examination of the participation takes place in the respective units and via knowledge tests, which are carried out via the learning platform Moodle.

The units on the part European Law (17.11.2021, 24.11.2021, 01.12.2021, 15.12.2021 and 12.01.2022) will take place from 11.30-13.00 and will be streamed via Moodle. Note that the unit on 15.12.2021 lasts from 09:45-13:00! Attendance is mandatory on all dates.
The examination of the participation is done via knowledge questions, which have to be answered on the learning platform Moodle after the respective unit and which deal with the material worked on in the unit.

Assessment and permitted materials

The performance control/assessment is based on the participation (10% = 8 points). Four participation points can be achieved per subsection.

Furthermore, two written exams in German (45% = 36 points each, duration of each exam: 90 minutes) will be held at the end of the course. Regarding the exams, please note that both the first exam on 19.01.2022 and the second exam on 26.01.2022 will be held online.
From 41 achieved points, the course is completed positively.
Unannotated legal texts and non-electronic dictionaries may be used for the exams.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

There will be a preliminary meeting via Moodle on 06.10.2021 at 11.30 am. Attendance is compulsory for this meeting. Non-participating students will be deregistered from the course, unless there is an important and provable reason for their absence (excuse and proof before the 1st unit by mail to Mr. Edelsbrunner; markus.edelsbrunner@univie.ac.at).

Attendance is going to be checked via Moodle. Attendance is compulsory for all units of the course, but two unexcused absences will be tolerated (excuse and proof before the respective unit by e-mail to Mr. Edelsbrunner; markus.edelsbrunner@univie.ac.at).

The performance control/assessment is based on the participation (10% = 8 points; 4 points per section). Furthermore, there will be two written exams in German (45% = 36 points, duration of each exam: 90 minutes) at the end of the course. Both the first exam on 19.01.2022 and the second exam on 26.01.2022 will be held as online exams.
The course is positively completed if 41 points or more are achieved.

Grade key: from 41 points - 4, from 51 points - 3, from 61 points - 2, from 71 points - 1.

Examination topics

The topics discussed in the course units, including the technique used to solve cases, form the subject matter of the examinations.

Reading list

For private international law (alternatively):
Zöchling-Jud/Aspöck, Internationales Privatrecht, 3. Auflage (2015)
Verschraegen, Internationales Privatrecht (2012)
Lurger/Melcher, Bürgerliches Recht VII: Internationales Privatrecht (2017)

For European law (alternatively):
Jäger, Einführung in das Europarecht (3. Auflage)
Thiele, Europarecht (17. Auflage)
Klamert, EU-Recht (2. Auflage)
Kopetzki/Potocnik-Manzouri/Safron/Tillian/Wieser, Casebook Europarecht (2019)
Kodex Europarecht (aktuelle Auflage)

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