Derecho Mercantil III (18GBD70121)
General information
Type: |
OB |
Curs: |
3 |
Period: |
S semester |
ECTS Credits: |
4 ECTS |
Teaching Staff:
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
This subject is a key component in the education of legal experts within the Mercantile Law field. It addresses topics that all law school students, including those later working in non-legal areas, should be familiar and comfortable with.
In terms of values, this subject examines the structures and institutions which make-up the business structure and serve as the foundation for financial markets. Reflecting on the ethical principles on which these institutions are grounded is a key component throughout. These principles include good faith, loyalty, trust and the constant negotiations involving will, its trafficking and its autonomy. These key points will emerge in our analysis of the legal structures and norms as well as their interpretation.
Course Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this subject, students should:
- Understand regulations governing limited-liability companies.
- Understand restructuring processes and their practical application in real mergers, separations and other similar operations.
- Distinguish between open companies (publicly-listed) and closed ones and be familiar with the basic principles and regulations governing stock markets.
- Determine cases of bankruptcy, how the latter is addressed in legal terms and the corresponding proceedings.
Assessment criteria
ACTIVITIES
Case studies, group assignments, debates and final exam.
ASSESSMENT
Educational activities
- In-class: lectures: 18 hours, 42% of credits
- Guided activities: 9 hours, 21% of credits
Participatory sessions: 3 hours
Preparation of assignments and case studies: 6 hours
- Independent study: 15 hours, 37% of credits
Assessment criteria:
The course assessment seeks to foster students' ongoing work and the progressive consolidation of the material taught.
There are three elements to the evaluation:
a) Tests on the case studies and the topics requiring prior preparation.
b) Contribution to class discussions on said topics requiring prior preparation.
c) The final exam.
The final mark will be calculated in the following manner.
A) If the final exam grade is less than 45, the final mark for the course will be that of the final exam.
B) If the final exam mark is over 60, the final mark for the course will be whichever is highest:
B.1. The final exam mark or
B.2 The final exam mark x 0.5 + the average mark of "a" and "b" x 0.5
C) If the final exam mark is between a 45 and 60 the final mark for the course will be calculated as follows: the final exam mark x 0.5 + the average mark for "a" and "b" x 0.5.
Students who do not:
1. Pass the course in the FIRST SITTING due to not attending class, not completing the assignments or copying the latter, will not be able to RE-SIT the final exam and will therefore have to re-take the course and complete all the assignments indicated by faculty.
2. Have the level of competencies demanded may move on to the next year of the programme but will not be able to complete the final degree project until achieving the level of competencies demanded for the programme.
