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LAW380 Moot Court
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisite: LAW112
The course aims to achieve proficiency and excellence in students’ skills to apply law in practice.
The final outcome of a course is a successful participation in a simulation of civil litigation,
arbitration or criminal procedure in which students are prepared for their future profession of an
attorney, judge or arbitrator. The moot court course will be closely linked to either ongoing or
future moot court students’ competitions in different legal disciplines (such as Willem C. Vis moot
on international commercial arbitration or Jessup). The content of the course depends on the
problem/case analyzed and will focus on in depth analysis of the specific legal field required to
solve the case, instead of covering broad legal topics.

LAW381 Introduction to Corporate Governance
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisite: LAW243
This course will explore key basic aspects of corporate governance. The course focuses on rules to
lead and guide the company that includes mechanisms to regulate the various relationships
between the Board, Executive Directors, shareholders and Stakeholders. The aim is to analyze and
discuss the rules and procedures to facilitate the decision-making process with transparency and
credibility to protect the rights of shareholders and stakeholders and achieve fairness,
competitiveness and transparency on the exchange and the business environment.

LAW382 Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Law
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisite: LAW221 and LAW231
The course deals with contemporary legal challenges faced with the development of artificial
intelligence, robotics and information technology. It introduces the students in the current
technological development and explores new legal questions arising out of this development. The
legal challenges are various and include liability, data protection, e-commerce, cross-border
jurisdiction and applicable law. The relationship between the technological development and
ethical standards will be discussed.

LAW402 Commercial Organizations
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisite: LAW342
The course International Commercial Organization is an advanced course that focuses on the role
of the international commercial and financial organizations in regard to trade regulation. The aim
of this course is to raise students’ awareness of the key roles that international organizations play
in global, regional and domestic policy making. The main organizations that the course covers are
the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Organization for Economic Development and
Cooperation (OECD), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.

LAW403 Arbitration Law
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisite: LAW243
This is an advanced course which introduces students to fundamentals of international arbitration
based on their previous knowledge and skills acquired in commercial law and procedural law
courses. Although it introduces new theoretical concepts to the students, it is largely taught from
a practical perspective of a practicing lawyer and focuses on drafting of arbitration agreements,
writing submissions in arbitration, research and pleading.

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