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  • Commercial Law, diciembre 2012 (update febrero 2016)

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• Introduction

   

  • María del Mar Andreu Martí Irene Escuin Ibáñez Departamento de Ciencias Jurídicas Área de Derecho Mercantil Titulación en la que se imparte: Grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas Diciembre, 2012 (actualizada febrero 2016)

  • Commercial law regulates the concept of entrepreneur, the rights, duties and responsibilities involved in and the different institutions or contracts which are used in order to develop a commercial activity.

    In this course we will focus on the concept of entrepreneur and the different ways in which an entrepreneur can act in trade as a single individual or as a company. We will study the different types of companies paying special attention to public and private limited liability companies since both are the types of companies most used in trade.

    Finally we will analyze the different methods of payment used in commercial relationships. We will focus the interest on the letter of exchange, its main functions and the way in which it circulates.

    Location on the study plan
    The subject "Commercial Law" is offered during the second quarter of second year of the Degree program in Business Administration and Management

    Description of the course. Adaptation to the professional profile
    The subject "Commercial Law" is divided in 4 didactic units and 15 lessons: concept and sources of Commercial Law (lesson 1); businessman and enterprise (lesson 2); commercial companies (lessons 3 to 4) and trade securities (lesson 15).
    The knowledge gained by the students in this course will be helpful in the development of their professional activity as a way of detecting and solving legal problems which may arise in a business context.

    How it relates to other courses Prerequisites and recommendations
    The subject "Commercial Law" is included in the modul "Business Private Law" together with the subjects "Introducción al Derecho patrimonial", "Derecho del trabajo" and "Derecho privado de la empresa".
    There is no prerequisite. Nevertheless a previous legal knowledge acquired in the subject "Introducción al Derecho patrimonial" is recommended.

    Students with special needs
    Any student who has particular circumstances and may require special resources should let the professor know at the beginning of the quarter

    Skills
    Specific skills to be gained through the course
    a) Ability to understand the importance of the Law as a way of regulating social and economic relationships
    b) Ability to perceive our legal framework as a whole and the need of a multidisciplinary approach to each legal case
    c) Ability to read, understand and interpret legal cases
    d) Knowledge and understand of the main institutions of Private Law related to the enterprise
    e) Knowledge and understand of legal language and legal concepts
    f) Ability to identify legal issues in a social and economic context
    g) Ability to implement legal requirements in the organization of commercial activities
    h) Ability to understand the legal organization of economic institutions and enterprises
    i) Ability to forsee the legal consequences of a business project
    j) Ability to use properly legal sources in order to solve legal cases which may arise when developing commercial activities

    General / Transversal Skills
    INSTRUMENTAL SKILLS
    G01 Ability to analyze and summarize
    G02 Ability to organize and plan
    G03 Oral and written communication in the native language
    G04 Oral and written communication in a foreign language
    G06 Ability to search for and analyze information from different sources
    G07 Ability to solve problems

    PERSONAL SKILLS
    G09 Ability to work as a team
    G11 Ability to work in an international context
    G14 Ability to critique and self-critique
    G15 Ethical commitment at work

    SYSTEMIC SKILLS
    G17 Auto-didactic skills
    G23 Sensitivity towards environmental and social issues

    SKILLS FOR APPLICABILITY
    G24 Ability to put the knowledge into practice
    G25 Ability to search for information and do research

    Results expected from the learning
    At the end of the course the student should be able to:
    1.- Locate the Commercial Law in our legal framework, knowing and understanding its concept and content
    2.- Know and understand the main legal institutions regulated by the Commercial Law which are applicable to the development of commercial activities
    3.- Recognize the commercial nature of those legal problems which may arise in the enterprise and apply the knowledge gained to reach a solution
    4.- Understand the legal terminology used in legal texts and use it properly when writing or speaking in both Spanish or English
    5.- Know how to search legal bibliography, law reports or legislation
    6.- Become more fluent in writing and speaking English

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    Commercial Law by María del Mar Andreu Martí, Irene Escuin Ibáñez is licensed under a Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional License.
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