Credits: 5. Grading scale: TH. Optional for: A3, B2, BI3, C4, D4, E4, F4, I3, ID1, K2, M3, MD2, N2, Pi2, RH3, V4, W3. Course coordinator: Peter Gerhard, Peter.Gerhard@busilaw.lu.se, Inst för handelsrätt. Assessment: Written examination. Homepage: http://www.busilaw.lu.se.

Aim
This course aims mainly at:

• giving basic knowledge of the law in force in certain areas relevant to business and technology

• making the students familiar with the concepts of law and giving them the ability to identify simple legal problems

• giving an understanding of the different means in society of regulating relations between individuals, groups, organisations and business firms of different kinds

Contents
The emphasis of the course is on an elucidation of the legal aspects of the economy, the public sector and on a description of the role of the business firms in the legal system.

The course opens with a presentation of the means available to society of regulating economic and business life. Information is given about the legislative apparatus, the sources of law, the legal system and the law courts. This is followed by a basic course in civil law, which includes mainly the law of property and also a brief presentation of general legal procedure, including arbitration procedure. A survey is also given of other regulations that are of special importance to economic life, such as trade and market law, intellectual property law, company law, labour law and environmental law.

Literature
Carlson, P. & Persson, M.: Processrättens grunder. Iustus förslag 6 uppl 2001; Gerhard, P.: Köprättens grunder, Liber 8 uppl. 2002; Ramberg, C och Ramberg, J: Avtalsrätten. En introduktion, Norstedts Juridik 2 uppl 2003; Malmström, Å. & Agell, A.: Civilrätt, Liber 17 uppl. 2001; Nordell, P J: Marknadsrätten – En introduktion. Norstedts Juridik 2002; Smiciklas, M: Associationsrättens grunder. Studentlitteratur 2 uppl 2000. Arbetsmaterial: t.ex. Sveriges Rikes Lag, Norstedts Juridik eller Sveriges Lagar Fakta Informationsförslag. Frågekompendium: Institutionen för handelsrätt.