UCL FACULTY OF LAWS

UCL Laws Semester in London

Where modules run over two terms as a 30 credit module, SIL students will attend and be assessed on the contents of term 1. Please note that some modules reflect this with an additional "A" in their module code, but this is not the case for all of them due to special assessment arrangements for SIL students.
All assessments are graded on a pass/fail basis.

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.