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RUSSIAN COMMERCIAL LAW (LAWSG089) Credit value: 30 credits (12 ECTS)
Module Convenor: Professor Hiroshi Oda
Intercollegiate teaching: No
Teaching Method: 20 x two-hour seminars
Who may enrol: LLM students, SIL students, Other UCL Masters students
Prerequisites: None
Barred module combinations: None
Core module for specialism: Comparative Law, International Commercial Law
Assessment
Practice Assessment: to be confirmed
Assessment method for UCL Master students: Three-hour unseen written examination
Assessment method for SIL students: Two-hour unseen written examination
Module Overview
Module summary This module covers the business and commercial aspects of Russian law. The topics covered in the module include foreign investment regulations, contract law, company law, natural resources law, and law on dispute settlement (primarily international commercial arbitration). The module is intended to give students a broad knowledge of law needed for foreign investment in Russia. Despite its European origin, Russian law has some unique characteristics, including the occasional appearance of "legal nihilism". The module focuses on how Russian law operates in reality.
Module syllabus Introduction – An Overview of the Russian Legal System and its Historical Background Sources of Law – the Role of Judicial Precedents The Civil Code – the Cornerstone of Russian Private Law (a Unified Civil/Commercial Code) Basic Rules on Commercial Transactions Property Law – Land Law Law on Obligations – Contract and Tort Means of Securing Obligations Company Law (1) Privatisation and its Aftermath Company Law (2) Setting up Companies in Russia Company Law (3) System of Corporate Governance Banking Law Bankruptcy Law Natural Resources Law – Oil and Gas Projects Dispute Settlement – Courts International Commercial Arbitration – Enforcement of Foreign Award
Recommended materials Russian Commercial Law, 2nd edition, Kluwer International
Preliminary reading: to be confirmed
Other information: N/A
Prizes for this module: There are currently no prizes available for this module.

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