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JUR5230 - International Commercial Law
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Course content
New course code starting from the springsemester 2012 - please see the website for JUS5230 - International Commercial Law (the course now gives 10 credits).
The course aims at providing an understanding of the legal framework that governs international business transactions. The parties are not completely free to regulate their relationship or to ensure that the transaction is governed by a set of rules fully agreeable to them. This course explains how the legal framework restricts the parties’ freedom to contract in an international context. It gives therefore the tools to properly appreciate how far the drafting of an international contract may go, as well as to evaluate whether a claim based on an international contract is likely to be enforceable according to its terms or not.
Students are expected to take active part in the course, since a part of the course will be dedicated to case studies.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- Identify sources of regulation that are applicable to international business transactions: international conventions, national law, commercial practices and other forms of “soft law”;
- Evaluate the extent to which the parties may derogate from the above mentioned rules in their contracts;
- Understand the mechanisms of choice of forum and choice of law, permitting to identify the law applicable to the contract;
- Appreciate the effectiveness of these rules in case the parties have chosen to submit any dispute regarding their transaction to international arbitration.
See ‘Detailed course information’ regarding requirements and syllabus.
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams
they wish to sign up for by registering a study plan in StudentWeb.
You may register for this course if you have admission to a Master of Law-programme at UiO, the faculty's exchange-programme or have admission to Law-electives at masters-level. All applicants must fill the formal prerequisites.
International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisites
- Admission to the faculty’s exchange-programme or
- Active study-right for a study programme, masters-level at the University of Oslo or
- Norwegian Masters of Laws degree or equivalent or
- Passed forth year, 96 – Cand. Jur programme (or exams that are equivalent) or
- Passed JUR3000, Masters of Laws programme at the University of Oslo (or exams that are equivalent).
Recommended prior knowledge
Three years of law studies.
Overlap
15 credits against VALCOMM - Internasjonal forretningsjus. 15 credits against JUXCOMM - Internasjonal forretningsjus. 15 credits against JUTCOMM - International Commercial Law. 15 credits against PILCOMM - International Commercial Law. 15 credits against MARLCOMM - International Commercial Law. 10 credits against JUR1230 - International Commercial Law (BA). 15 credits against JUVOCOMM.
The course may be integrated by the knowledge achieved in the course on JUR5240 - Comparative Private Law, where the main features of the law of contracts in the most important legal families are analysed and compared. Also the course JUR5280 - Internasjonal privatrett gives knowledge that is relevant, and in part overlapping in respect of the question of the choice of the applicable law and of the choice of forum; however, this course is in the Norwegian language.
Teaching
The course will consist primarily of lectures and group exercises.
Teaching takes place throughout the semester.
Exam information
4 hour written examination.
Exam resources
Auxiliary materials allowed during examinations for courses taught in English.
Language of examination
Students may answer the examination question in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish pursuant
to Regulations governing studies and examinations at the University of Oslo. (§ 5.4 Forskrift om studier og eksamener ved Universitetet i Oslo)
Assessment and grading
Course grades are awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E for passes and F for fail. Read more about the grading system .
Explanations and appeals
Students can request an explanation of their grades, and can also appeal against their grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals
Possibility of make-up exams and re-takes
You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam .
Withdrawing from exams and limits on re-takes
A student can sit for this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do this in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit for the exam.
A study programme may have rules that further limit the number of times a student may re-take this exam. In such instances the rules of the study programme will have priority.
Exam options for students with special needs
Please se Detailed regulations for the Faculty of Law, Chapter 3 regarding application, responsibilities and special measures.
Students may apply for access to alternative exam resources or exam forms on the basis of chronic illness and/or special needs that create a marked disadvantage to other students in the exam situation. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.
Evaluation of this course
Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. As a student at the University of Oslo you will therefore be asked to participate in various types of evaluation of our courses, facilities and services. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, in-depth evaluation of this course, a so called "periodic evaluation".
Other information
This subject is taught at Master 's level. The subject is also taught at Bachelor's level (15 ECTS credits), see JUR1230 - International Commercial Law (BA).
Please see the chapter above, regarding overlap. For instances of overlap, credits will be deducted on the subject at Bachelors's level.
Contact us
The Faculty of Law
Visiting address:
Urbygningen, Karl Johans gate 47
Visiting hours:
15 Sept -14 May: 09.30 a.m.-15.45 p.m., 15. May -14 Sept:
9.30 a.m.-15 p.m.
Postal address:
P.O. Box 6706 St. Olavs plass
N - 0130 Oslo, Norway
Fax: +47 22 85 96 58
E-mail: info@jus.uio.no
Web: www.jus.uio.no/english/