Course syllabus for Commercial law

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Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-06 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameHandelsrätt
  • CodeMMS096
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTSILO
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyShipping and Marine Technology
  • DepartmentMECHANICS AND MARITIME SCIENCES
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 81133
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0123 Written and oral assignments, part A 2.5 c
Grading: UG		 2.5 c
0223 Examination, part B 5 c
Grading: TH		 5 c
  • 11 Jan 2024 pm L DIG
  • 05 Apr 2024 pm L DIG
  • 22 Aug 2024 pm L DIG

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

None.

Aim

The aim of the course is to give an introduction to the Swedish legal system and to give basic knowledge in order to apply legal methods and assessments and to write reports within the areas of company law, contract law, sale of goods law, tort law and employment law and also to apply customs regulations.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • Show basic knowledge of the Swedish legal system, it's structure and division
  • Apply basic legal method
  • Differentiate between civil law and public law
  • Interpret and apply rules of law and to write reports in relation to:
    • company law
    • contract law
    • sales of goods law
    •  tort law
  •  Apply customs regulations and classification of goods

Content

  • Course introduction
  • Introduction to Swedish law, the court system and the legislative process
  • Basic company law
  • Contract law
    • creation of contracts
    • contents of contracts
    • breach of contract and penalties
  •  Sale of goods law
    • Legislation
    • Seller and buyer's obligations. Breach of contract.
    • Transfer of risk
    • International sales law (CISG)
    • Delivery clauses (INCOTERMS)
  • Tort law
    • own liability.
    • Vicarious liability and employees liability
    • Strict liability.
  • Custom regulations

Organisation

Lectures
Introduction and guest lectures have mandatory presence. The aim of the lectures is to explain concepts, exemplify situations and to review and discuss court cases, texts of agreements and clauses.

Literature studies
Students are encouraged to read before each lecture in the course description given literature.

Study questions
For each area there are study questions which largely reflects the learning outcomes of the course and are designed in a similar way to exam questions.

Assignments
Written assignments in PM-form made in groups of 2-3 students depending on number of students in the class.

Written exam
Digital written examination.

Literature

Civilrätt (Malmströms, reviderad av Christina Ramberg), Liber förlag, latest edition
Material on the course homepage

Examination including compulsory elements

The course is examined by the assignments (Part A) and a digital exam (Part B).

The course grade is based on the result of final exam (Part B)

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to module:
    • 2023-12-20: Digital exam Changed to digital exam by Examinator
      [0223 Examination 5,0 credit] Changed to digital examination
  • Changes to course rounds:
    • 2023-06-07: Examinator Examinator changed from Robert Severin (severin) to Karin Hervéus (karinher) by Viceprefekt
      [Course round 1]
  • Changes to course:
    • 2023-05-15: Litterature Litterature changed by Examinator
      Changed literature from Praktisk sjörätt, senaste upplagan. Författare: Hugo Tiberg, Johan Schelin, Mattias Widlund.