Bus A 2106 Legal Environment of Business Course SyllabusAzerbaijan UniversitySchool of BusinessBusA 2106 Legal Environment of BusinessSpring, 2012Course Instructor: Farid Nabili, LL. M (Central European University).Email: [email protected] [email protected] Mobile: 055 868 86 93Office Hours: By appointmentClass Hours: See the schedule of classesCourse DescriptionThe aim of this Course is to introduce the legal principles, concepts, rules and reasoningapplicable in business context and to provide students with information on the legalenvironment affecting business, with special emphasis on Azerbaijani legislation. The course shall develop students’ theoretical and practical skills to understand andanalyze legal issues that are relevant to business and shape its nature. The course covers the topics such as Introduction to law, business organizations,international business transactions, property rights, intellectual property, governmentregulation of business, torts, contracts, financial institutions, employment law. Course ObjectivesBy the end of the course, alongside with obtaining basic/foundational legal knowledge,students shall be able to apply legal concepts to practical business issues and analyze legalrules from the business context taking into account relevant Azerbaijani legislation.Successful students shall be able to think critically of business matters and activities fromthe perspective of legal environment of business. Teaching Methods The lessons shall primarily base on lectures and discussions on the legal concepts andcases. From time to time, students will be asked to write papers on the required questionsand/or make presentations on the selected topics. 1Bus A 2106 Legal Environment of Business Course SyllabusAttendance Policy As a rule, students are expected to attend all the class meetings. Missing class meetings for more than 4 times may result in the failing grade. Course OutlineWeek 1 IntroductionLaw, Morality and Ethics. Role of Law within social norms. Sources, Purpose and Classification of law. Court system. Civiland criminal cases. Azerbaijani legal systemWeek 2 Types of business organizations.Week 3 Property and property rights Week 4 Intellectual Property. Protection under Azerbaijani legislation. Week 5 Government RegulationAntitrust and CompetitionWeek 6 Case Study/PresentationWeek 7 Torts and other wrongdoings under the law Week 8 Mid-term examWeek 9 Consumer ProtectionWeek 10 Contracts IElements of contracts, contract formation, Contract Performance,Week 11 Contracts IIBreach, Liability, Remedies.Week 12 Financial institutions Banks and insurance companies Week 13 Employment Law I employment agreement, employment discriminationWeek 14 Employment LawEmployment discrimination, employment agreement employee dismissal, employment disputesWeek 15 Final exam 2Bus A 2106 Legal Environment of Business Course SyllabusNote: During the course, students will be assigned to read several selected cases andAzerbaijani legislation. These will be announced several days before the followingmeeting. Essential Reading Materials1a) Azerbaijani Legislation:Constitution;Civil Code;Employment Code; Law on Entrepreneurship; Law on the Registration of Legal Entities; Law on Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Law on Banks; Law on the Central Bank of Azerbaijan Republic; Law on Insurance; b) LiteratureContemporary Business and Commerce Law, H.Cheeseman Commentaries and cases on the Law of Business Organizations. W.Allen et all, III EditionGrading Grading shall base on the grading policy of the University encompassing at leastparticipation/discussion, paper writing and topic presentation grades. Students are required to participate in class discussions and respond/comment to thequestions asked by the Instructor. Students are required to read assigned materials before the meeting. The materials will besent to students ‘ emails at least 2 days before the meeting. Papers shall be 4-7 pages long (font size 12; line spacing 1.5). Instructor will providestudents with several topics/questions to be chosen individually. Each Student/Student group shall present a specific topic (this can be arguments from acase) during the time period determined by the Instructor. Students are required to timely arrive at the classroom (5 minutes grace period). Students still have to comply with assignment requirements for missed classes. In such cases, Instructor may require alternate assignments. Late assignments will be graded for 50% of points of that assignment. Point breakdown 1 These materials will be distributed to the students by Instructor. During the course, several additional reading materials may be added. 3Bus A 2106 Legal Environment of Business Course SyllabusAttendance 10%Class participation 10%Paper 15%Case Study/Presentation 15%Mid-term exam 20%Final exam 30%Total 100%Grade scoring Scores AKTS scoresA+ = 97 – 100A = 93 – 96 A = 90 – 100A- = 90 – 92B+ = 87 – 89B = 83 – 86 B = 80 – 89B- = 80 – 82C+ = 77 – 79C = 73 – 76 C = 70 – 79C- = 70 – 72D+ = 67 – 69D = 63 – 66 D = 60 - 69D- = 60 – 62F = 0 – 59 E = 50 – 59Fx = 40 – 49F = 0 – 39Other Issues1. Students must abstain from plagiarism and cite sources appropriately – this applies both to oral assignments and papers. Serious breach of this provision will result in the failure for specific assignment (Cheating will be considered as plagiarism). 2. Students shall not engage in anything interrupting the flow of class. Bringing beverages to class room is allowed, food not encouraged. 4Bus A 2106 Legal Environment of Business Course Syllabus3. Students shall bring assigned reading materials with them to the classroom for each meeting.