Corporate Law

Course: Ukrainian and European Legal Studies (Double Diploma Program)

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Law

Title
Corporate Law
Code
Pr-3
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
Achievement of such competencies of the students as: ability to analyze and use other methods of research of business legislation of Ukraine and other countries; ability to identify violations of business rights using interdisciplinary approach and ethical standards; ability to pose and solve problems related to search of appropriate protection mechanisms, including out-of-court protection; ability to draft documents in the field of protection of business rights in a foreign language.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Know the concept and types of civil rights, ways to protect civil rights, the concept and types of legal entities. Be able to assess the actual circumstances of violations of civil rights, choose an effective means of protecting civil rights, analyze the main legal acts of Ukraine and the practice of their application. Possess basic skills in preparing legal documents, taking into account the peculiarities of the practical situation, and resolve disputes using legal methods.
Course content
The forms of teaching and teaching methods of this discipline are aimed at conducting a legal analysis of corporate law provisions using modern technologies, as well as studying theoretical and practical issues related to the protection of corporate rights. The discipline studies the theory of corporate rights, the application of international treaties and regulations in this area, and the study of different views on the concept of corporate rights. The discipline involves the preparation of law enforcement documents in a foreign language and the resolution of complex practical situations based on ethical standards of professional activity.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Corporate law through the prism of judicial practice: a monograph / edited by I. V. Sposob-Fateeva. Kharkiv: ECUS, 2021. 512 с. 2. Smityukh A.V. Corporate law in schemes: a textbook. Odesa: I.I. Mechnikov Odesa National University, 2017. 322 с. 3. European Corporate Law at the Stage of Fundamental Reform: Prospects for the Use of European Legislative Experience in the Legal Field of Ukraine. Series: "Legal Advisor". Kharkiv: Stride, 2005. 432с. 4. Adriaan Dorresteijn, Tiago Monteiro et al., European Corporate Law: 3rd ed. 5. Black B. & Kraakman R., 'A Self-enforcing Model of Corporate Law', Harvard Law Review, 1996, Vol. 109, pp. 1911-1982. 6. Davies P., Hopt K., Nowak R. and Van Solinge G., Corporate boards in law and practice, 2013. 7. Gelter M., 'Taming or protecting the modern corporation? Shareholderstakeholder debates in a comparative light', New York University Journal of Law and Business, 2010-2011, vol. 7, pp. 641-730
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
The maximum final grade for this discipline is 100 points, of which the maximum number of points based on the results of the current assessment is 40 points, and the maximum number of points based on the results of the final assessment is 60 points. The final grade in the discipline is formed by adding the number of points obtained from the results of the current assessment and the number of points obtained from the final form of control (exam); for successful completion of the discipline, the sum of such points cannot be less than 60 points
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Ivan Romashchenko
Civil Law Department
Educational and Scientific Institute of Law

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Civil Law Department
Educational and Scientific Institute of Law