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International contract law and law for managers in the tourism industry

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
International contract law and law for managers in the tourism industry
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2008
Module code: BAITM-420
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4V (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
6
Semester: 4
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
English/French
Assessment:
Written examination

[updated 21.03.2010]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BAITM-420 International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2008 , semester 4, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 135 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
BAITM-130 Fundamentals of law
BAITM-230 Business law


[updated 07.04.2011]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
BAITM-540 Destination management
BAITM-650 Tourist travel management
BAITM-660 Sports, adventure and event management
BAITM-670 Hotel management
BAITM-680 Cultural management


[updated 02.03.2011]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Holger Buck
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Holger Buck
Prof. Dr. Sybille Neumann


[updated 07.04.2011]
Learning outcomes:
This two-part lecture course aims to shed light on the important international legal frameworks and regulatory structures in the fields of industrial property rights (trademarks, patents, utility models, designs) and competition (unfair competition and cartels) that govern contractual agreements used in cross-border business. The course also focuses on special aspects of law relevant to the tourism industry, such as travel law. Students will learn to appreciate and deal with the increasing internationalization and Europeanization of law. The most important international statutory provisions will be discussed. Students will be introduced to important types of contract, will learn about negotiating and formulating international contracts, and will become acquainted with the rules and restrictions that apply to cross-border competitive trade in the tourism industry.

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Module content:
- Inhomogeneity, sources of law, legal nature and components of international private law
- The fundamental difference between substantive law and conflicts of law
- The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
- Germany’s international private law, especially the lex contractus
- Legal enforcement of claims, dispute avoidance and dispute resolution
- Negotiating an international contract
- Selected contracts used in foreign trade
- Contracts governing international cooperation and foreign subsidiaries
- Areas of law relevant to tourism (travel law etc.)

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Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture, group work, exercises based on selected cases and contracts

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Recommended or required reading:
- Gildeggen, Rainer, Internationale Handelsgeschäfte, 1. Auflage, Vahlen München 2000
- von Hoffmann, Bernd: Internationales Privatrecht, 7. Auflage, Beck München 2002
- Hubmann, Heinrich/Götting, Horst-Peter: Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz, 7. Auflage, Beck München 2002
- Schwappach (Hrsg.): EU-Rechtshandbuch für die Wirtschaft, 2. Auflage, Beck München 1996
- Dettmer, H. (Hrsg.), Tourismus-Marketing-Management, Oldenbourg, München, 1999

[updated 21.03.2010]
 
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