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Lehrinhalte
The course is divided into two main parts: The first part contains an introduction into the specific legal problems of German trade law (Handelsrecht) including the law of commercial transactions and an overview over the international commercial law rules. The key aspect is a focus on legal problems of business contracts.
The second part gives an overview over the German company law, especially the partnership and the limited partnership including the German limited liability company and the public limited company. Another topic is Corporate Governance and Compliance, codetermination and the financing of companies.
An additional course serves the discussion of individual cases. It completes the lecture and enables to understand recent cases and court decisions.

Literatur
Brox/Henssler, Handelsrecht (Wertpapierrecht ist nicht prüfungsrelevant)
Kindler, Grundkurs Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht
Wank, Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht
Bitter, Gesellschaftsrecht

Voraussetzungen
Gute Kenntnisse der Grundzüge des Allgemeinen Teils des BGB, insbesondere des Vertragsrechts, werden vorausgesetzt.

Further Grading Information
After the complete course the students should be able to
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[*]deal with the basics of different law fields.
[*]understand the important facts of contract designing.
[*]be aware of the major facts of company, trade and business law.
[*]understand the meaning and importance of Corporate Governance and Compliance.
[*]understand the important influence of European law for the national law system.
[*]understand and answer basic legal questions.
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