OPTION C: International Business Law
Composante
Collège Etudes Européennes et Internationales (EEI)
Liste des enseignements
EC 53.1 International Contrats
2,5 créditsEC 53.2 European Competition and Consumer Law
2,5 créditsEC 53.3 Corporate Restructuring
2,5 créditsEC 53.4 International Tax Law
2,5 crédits
EC 53.1 International Contrats
ECTS
2,5 crédits
Composante
Collège Etudes Européennes et Internationales (EEI)
Heures d'enseignement
International Franchise and Investment Contrats
Plan (simplifié) du cours :
o Intervention M. LARIVIERE
- Introductory quiz on Contracts (“ice breaker”)
- General notions
▪ Form of contracts
▪ Civil Law vs Common Law and implications thereof
- Main clauses
▪ Effective Date – Contract duration
▪ Prices and Revision
▪ Parent Company Guarantee – Bank Guarantees
▪ Liabilities
▪ Insurances
▪ Limitation of Liability
▪ Suspension – Termination
▪ Defective performance – Latent defects
o Intervention de M. BLUMEREAU
- Introduction
- Legal provisions : assignment of contracts ; technical obligations ; liabilities ; force majeure ; local content ; protection of environment ; settlement of disputes.
- Economical and taxation provisions : Concession ; Production Sharing Contract ; other types of contracts.
- Exercises
Modalités pédagogiques : Cours magistral, exercices pratiques. Projection de vidéos. Slides de présentation remises aux étudiants en fin de cours.
EC 53.2 European Competition and Consumer Law
ECTS
2,5 crédits
Composante
Collège Etudes Européennes et Internationales (EEI)
Intervention M. Bergé :
The aim of this part of the course (10 hours) is to show how consumer protection policy contributes to European integration, with its strengths and weaknesses.
For each topic covered, European consumer law provisions will be linked to a central theme of EU law.
The course is organized around:
- 2 sessions presenting the different topics (Tuesday and Wednesday)
- 1 session to present your work (Thursday): for each topic covered, you will work in a small group on presenting a reverse case study (see methodology in the attachment) in English, in the form of a PowerPoint presentation; after our discussions, you will have the opportunity to submit a revised version; you will be assessed on your oral and written performance.
Plan (simplifié) du cours :
List of topics:
1. The application of primary European law in consumer law relations
2. The horizontal and vertical effect of European directives in consumer law relations
3. The uniform interpretation of European law in consumer law relations
4. The margin of implementation given to Member States by European law in consumer law relations
List of the main consumer protection policies associated with each of these topics:
1. Consumer protection and freedom of movement and other fundamental rights
2. Consumer protection and the fight against unfair terms
3. Consumer protection and the fight against unfair commercial practices
4. Consumer protection and liability for defective products
Intervention M. Marty :
Plan (simplifié) du cours :
Introduction: the US case and its specificities
History of European competition policy
Member States
EU
State aid framework
The economic purpose
The legal framework
o Merger control
o Coordinated practices
Unilateral practices
Damages to competition
Damages to business partners
Damages to consumer sovereignty
o Specific case of digital markets (opening up to the Digital Markets Regulation, the Digital Services Regulation and the Platform to Business Regulation)
o Introduction to the Foreign Subsidies Regulation
Modalités pédagogiques :
Intervention M. Bergé :
- Seminar
- Preparation of reverse case studies
- Working groups
Intervention M. Marty :
- Lecture and case studies
EC 53.3 Corporate Restructuring
ECTS
2,5 crédits
Composante
Collège Etudes Européennes et Internationales (EEI)
Heures d'enseignement
Economic Law
Plan simplifié du cours :
o Introduction
o Notion de groupe de sociétés – filiales - participations
o Acquisitions, Fusions, scissions, apports partiels d’actifs / régime juridique et implications
Modalités pédagogiques : cours magistral sans TD
EC 53.4 International Tax Law
ECTS
2,5 crédits
Composante
Collège Etudes Européennes et Internationales (EEI)
Heures d'enseignement
International Tax Law
Plan (simplifié) du cours :
o The problem of double taxation
o State practice in the conclusion of DTCs
o The effects of DTCs
o The interpretation of double taxation conventions
o Treaty abuse
o The structure and system of DTCs
o Persons covered
o Taxes covered
o Allocation rules
o Methods for elimination of double taxation
o Non-discrimination
o Mutual agreement procedure. Exchange of information. Assistance in the collection of taxes
Modalités pédagogiques : Cours magistral