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LAW 402: 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.

LAW 403: 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.

LAW 405: CAPITAL MARKET LAW
Credits: 3 (3-0-0) Prerequisite: LAW342
This course is an advanced course building on the previously acquired understanding of
commercial law designed specifically to understand the capital markets rules and regulations in
Saudi Arabia. It is a backbone of the financial system of a country. Capital Market rules and
regulations were issued to create a transparent, fair and regulated market that keeps pace with
the current developments in other international financial markets.

LAW 407: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Credits: 3 (3-0-0) Prerequisite: LAW243
Intellectual property law is an advanced course within the Commercial law track designed to
provide students with understanding, skills and values of contemporary questions of intellectual
property laws of Saudi Arabia, the international treaties and comparative law in the field. Topics
covered include general characteristics of intellectual property rights, several types of
intellectual property rights such as copyrights, patents, trademark, design etc, and remedies for
protection of the rights.

LAW 409: BANKING LAW
Credits: 3 (3-0-0) Prerequisite: LAW243
The course banking law is an advanced course designed for the final year’ students and belongs
to the commercial law track. This course covers topics such as: the banking structure and the
various types of banks, nature of banker-customer relationship, rights and duties of both banker
and customer towards each other and this includes the bankers’ legal liabilities and business
aspects of banking. Other related topics include negotiable instruments, recent issues in banking
i.e aspects of bank lending and securities, electric banking and money laundering.