Introduction to Commercial Law

Department of Law

The course is offered in the first cycle and is included in the second semester of the Bachelor's Programme in Business and Economics (S1EKA). It is not offered as a freestanding course.

The general aim of the course is to give the student a general description of the norms, that is laws, regulations and customs that regulate the relationships of businesses mutually, with the society, with organisations, and with individuals. Throughout the course, the student should develop an ability to identify legal problems and give proposals to solutions.

The course content is more oriented towards showing structural relationships, similarities and differences than to provide knowledge of material law. The course is a preparation to the course EKR112 Commercial law (12 credits) that is given in semester 3.

On successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

1. Describe basic legal norms, explain what they mean, relate them to other similar norms and explain when which norm should be chosen and why.
2. Identify basic legal problems, identify the norms that should be applied to solve these problems, state under which circumstances they can be applied and be able to apply these norms to propose reasonable solutions to the problems.

Lectures and exercises.

Language of instruction: English

The course is assessed through individual oral presentation of group work at a seminar, and an individual written examination. Students who do not attend the assessed seminar must submit a supplementary written assignment.

lf a student who has been failed twice for the same examination element wishes to change examiner before the next examination session, such a request is to be granted unless there are specific reasons to the contrary (Chapter 6 Section 22 HF).

lf a student has received a certificate of disability study support from the University of Gothenburg with a recommendation of adapted examination and/or adapted forms of assessment, an examiner may decide, if this is consistent with the course's intended learning outcomes and provided that no unreasonable resources would be needed, to grant the student adapted examination and/ar adapted forms of assessment.

lf a course has been discontinued or undergone major changes, the student must be offered at least two examination sessions in addition to ordinary examination sessions. These sessions are to be spread over a period of at least one year but no more than two years after the course has been discontinued/changed.

lf a student has been notified that they fulfil the requirements for being a student at Riksidrottsuniversitetet (RIU student), to combine elite sports activities with studies, the examiner is entitled to decide on adaptation of examinations if this is done in accordance with the Local rules regarding RIU students at the University of Gothenburg.

The grading scale comprises: Excellent (A), Very good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Sufficient (E) and Fail (F).

To obtain a passing course grade, students must receive a passing grade on both examination components. The course grade corresponds with the total points obtained from both examination components.

Upon completion, the course will be evaluated in accordance with the rules for course evaluations established by the Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics at the School of Business, Economics and Law. The result and any changes in the course structure should be communicated to both the students who completed the evaluation and to the students who will start the course.