Commercial Law

This LL.M. programme provides you with a thorough insight into the legal aspects of doing business in an international setting.

The programme is focused on two main pillars.

Company law

This pillar focuses on the main topics of corporate governance. Issues such as the functioning of the board of directors, shareholder rights and cross-border voting and some aspects of European labour law will be discussed. Attention is also given to the EC-directives on the freedom of establishment, national and cross-border mergers, take over bids, representation, supranational companies and the Societas Europaea.

2. Commercial law

This pillar consists of courses detailing the risks of international trade, how these risks can be allocated (e.g. by utilizing documents of title) and how they may be averted or minimised. Its focus is the individual contracts on which the cooperation between the multitude of businesses involved in an international sale of goods transaction is based as well as the legal foundations of these transactions. Such contracts include contracts of insurance, financing and payment, transport, storage and logistics.

The master distinguishes itself from other programmes by emphasizing private legal relationships, the balance between commercial law, corporate law and procedural law courses.

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This LL.M. programme provides its graduates with a unique set of international arbitration skills together with solid expertise in international business law.

The main pillar of the programme is International arbitration.

International arbitration

After successfully concluding the research and writing skills module, you will fully immerse in the world of International arbitration. During the second block of the academic year, you will be confronted not only with the fundamental aspects of arbitration law, but you will also have an insight on commercial contracts. In the spring term, you will be exposed to distinctive futures of commercial and investment arbitration. You will also get the chance to participate in one of the numerous international moot courts.

The courses are taught by academics and professionals active in the field of international arbitration. You can expect to explore the world of international arbitration both from the legal counsels' and from the arbitrators' perspectives.

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This LL.M. programme covers the legal aspects of international trade and commerce. It is exclusively focused on international commercial law.

What does the programme entail?

Commercial contracts and trade financing

After the Research & Writing Skills module, you will study commercial contracts. The start of commercial transactions is often a contract for the purchase of goods or services, but there are also important ancillary contracts. These agreements are studied in the Commercial Contracts course. The goods or services purchased also need to be paid. In an international setting, payment and security for payment are not always simple. These issues are covered in the Trade Finance Law course.

Risks, insurance, transportation and intellectual property rights

Parties involved in business transactions will often enter into insurance contracts in order to cover their risks and liability. You will learn how these risks can be allocated and how they may be averted or minimized. Purchased goods usually also need to be transported. You will study contracts of carriage, transport documents and more, and the liabilities of the carrier and the shipper. Finally, manufacturers need to protect their products against unauthorized copying. In the Intellectual Property Law course you will learn to understand IPL protection.

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