All law courses enlisted below are open for incoming exchange students who study law at their home university. As a law student you will be contacted before your arrival with detailed information regarding your course choice.
If you are a student from another school / faculty, you can choose law courses from the University Wide Elective courses list. To register for those courses please send an email to international including (very important!!) your name, surname, home university, which faculty you are visiting in Mannheim, which level of studies you currently are (bachelor/ jura.uni-mannheim.de
Full time University of Mannheim students are also welcome to participate.
The ECTS points in the Course Catalogue are valid for incoming students. Please refer to those when you plan your courses, not to the ECTS points in the Portal.
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
⚠ Thursday (weekly) | 17.02.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Thursday (single date) | 10.03.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-041; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Thursday (single date) | 17.03.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-133; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Thursday (single date) | 24.03.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-085; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 30.05.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 04.04.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-097; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (weekly) | 29.04.2022 – 03.06.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Friday (weekly) | 18.02.2022 – 08.04.2022 | 08:00 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-055; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (single date) | 14.02.2022 | 17:15 – 20:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-047; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Tuesday (single date) | 15.02.2022 | 17:15 – 20:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-043; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 18.02.2022 | 15:30 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-040; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Tuesday (weekly) | 26.04.2022 – 31.05.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Tuesday (weekly) | 15.03.2022 – 05.04.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Thursday (weekly) | 28.04.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Thursday (weekly) | 17.02.2022 – 07.04.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Thursday (weekly) | 03.03.2022 – 07.04.2022 | 08:30 – 10:00 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Thursday (single date) | 09.06.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Tuesday (weekly) | 05.04.2022 – 31.05.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-046; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Thursday (weekly) | 07.04.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 08:30 – 10:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-039; Virtuelles Gebäude |
The class Comparative Law II – The Common/
The course has three main components. The first part of the course will consider the origins and utility of comparative law, its aims, tools and methods. The second part of the course will review and analyse the two main legal traditions in the world, Common Law and Civil Law. The objective will be to understand differences and similarities between these two ways of understanding law and organizing legal institutions and procedures, on the other hand. In this context, an overview on the differences with regard to the rule of law, judicial review and the legal profession will be provided. The third part of the course will focus upon applying comparative legal analysis to actual cases and international disputes and show how the results differ depending on which legal order is applied.
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 03.06.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 04.04.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-091; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (single date) | 16.05.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Monday (single date) | 16.05.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-041; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Tuesday (weekly) | 05.04.2022 – 31.05.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Saturday (single date) | 07.05.2022 | 10:00 – 18:00 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
The course gives an introduction to German private law especially for foreign law students. The course begins with an overview of the legal sources of German law. In particular, the special position of the Civil Code and its historical development will be discussed.
Then the most important legal areas of the Civil Code will be worked out on the basis of systematic descriptions and case solutions. By focusing on the law of torts, the law of obligations and the law of property, the working method in German civil law is clarified. Short introductions to inheritance and family law, company law and civil procedural law round off the course through private law.
Structure
- Definition of private law, historical development
- Structure of the BGB
- tort law
- law of obligations
- property law
- Inheritance and Family Law, Company Law and Civil Procedure Law at a Glance
The aim of the course is to ensure that students are familiar with the structures of German civil law by the end of the course and that they are able to handle smaller cases with the knowledge they have acquired.
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 13:45 – 15:15 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Thursday (weekly) | 28.04.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 17:15 – 19:30 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Thursday (weekly) | 17.02.2022 – 07.04.2022 | 17:15 – 19:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-044; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Thursday (weekly) | 07.04.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 10:15 – 13:30 | |
Thursday (weekly) | 07.04.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 10:13 – 13:30 | O 135 Saal der starken Marken Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Monday (weekly) | 25.04.2022 – 30.05.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 04.04.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-054; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (weekly) | 21.02.2022 – 04.04.2022 | 18:00 – 20:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-042; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (weekly) | 25.04.2022 – 30.05.2022 | 18:00 – 20:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-016; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (weekly) | 29.04.2022 – 03.06.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
Friday (weekly) | 18.02.2022 – 08.04.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-061; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 30.05.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-066; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (weekly) | 18.02.2022 – 25.02.2022 | 13:00 – 16:15 | ZOOM-Lehre-070; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (weekly) | 18.03.2022 – 01.04.2022 | 13:00 – 16:15 | ZOOM-Lehre-060; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 11.03.2022 | 12:00 – 16:15 | ZOOM-Lehre-070; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Thursday (weekly) | 17.02.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | O 151 Hans Luik Hörssal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Thursday (weekly) | 17.02.2022 – 07.04.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-053; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-043; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 25.04.2022 | 08:30 – 10:00 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Saturday (single date) | 09.04.2022 | 08:30 – 13:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-043; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (weekly) | 02.05.2022 – 30.05.2022 | 08:30 – 10:00 | EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Monday (single date) | 09.05.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Saturday (single date) | 11.06.2022 | 12:00 – 13:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-034; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Decades before the invention of the word “globalization”, economic activities were no longer, if ever, confined to the internal markets of States. However, the intensity of international trade and commerce at the beginning of the 21st century is quite probably unprecedented. Whether in efforts to enable, to enhance or to control international economic activities, the States of the world have grown dependent upon one another. This is reflected by cooperation at regional levels or in global contexts.
Such cooperation more and more makes use of the forums provided by international organizations, many of which are much more than mere “negotiation frameworks”, but are rather vested with legal personality and regulatory, or even adjudicative, powers.
Thursday (fortnightly) | 24.02.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 13:45 – 17:00 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Thursday (fortnightly) | 24.02.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 13:45 – 17:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-048; Virtuelles Gebäude |
The International Trade Law course seeks to familiarize students with the numerous legal issues that commonly arise in the context of the trade in goods and services between and among nations. In addition, the course provides students with the economic theories underlying international trade and the history of international trade. The areas of coverage during the course include the following:
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (single date) | 30.03.2022 | 16:15 – 17:45 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 06.05.2022 | 15:15 – 16:45 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Monday (single date) | 23.05.2022 | 15:30 – 18:45 | SN 169 Röchling Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord |
Wednesday (single date) | 25.05.2022 | 16:15 – 18:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 06.04.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-047; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 08.04.2022 | 08:00 – 18:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-142; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 29.04.2022 | 08:00 – 18:00 | EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 13.05.2022 | 08:00 – 18:00 | EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (weekly) | 27.04.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.03.2022 – 06.04.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (weekly) | 02.03.2022 – 09.03.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-045; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Wednesday (single date) | 01.06.2022 | 13:45 – 15:15 | 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
Wednesday (weekly) | 23.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Tuesday (weekly) | 15.02.2022 – 31.05.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Tuesday (weekly) | 15.02.2022 – 05.04.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-051; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (single date) | 14.03.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-041; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (single date) | 09.05.2022 | 13:45 – 15:15 | EW 151 Elfriede Höhn Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Saturday (single date) | 30.04.2022 | 11:00 – 19:00 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Saturday (single date) | 14.05.2022 | 11:00 – 19:00 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Saturday (single date) | 07.05.2022 | 11:00 – 19:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-043; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Thursday (weekly) | 17.02.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Thursday (weekly) | 17.02.2022 – 07.04.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-095; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 08:30 – 10:00 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
Wednesday (weekly) | 23.02.2022 – 30.03.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Wednesday (single date) | 16.02.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-042; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Wednesday (weekly) | 23.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Wednesday (weekly) | 27.04.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 19:00 – 20:30 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 06.04.2022 | 19:00 – 20:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-040; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 20.05.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-040; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 03.06.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-039; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Thursday (weekly) | 17.02.2022 – 07.04.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-112; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Tuesday (single date) | 10.05.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | O 131 Wilhelm Müller Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Tuesday (single date) | 24.05.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | O 131 Wilhelm Müller Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Thursday (weekly) | 12.05.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | O 133 KPMG Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Friday (weekly) | 18.02.2022 – 03.06.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 30.05.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 04.04.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-097; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Tuesday (weekly) | 05.04.2022 – 31.05.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-046; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Thursday (weekly) | 07.04.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 08:30 – 10:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-039; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Tuesday (weekly) | 15.02.2022 – 31.05.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Tuesday (weekly) | 15.02.2022 – 31.05.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-044; Virtuelles Gebäude |
The class Comparative Law II – The Common/
The course has three main components. The first part of the course will consider the origins and utility of comparative law, its aims, tools and methods. The second part of the course will review and analyse the two main legal traditions in the world, Common Law and Civil Law. The objective will be to understand differences and similarities between these two ways of understanding law and organizing legal institutions and procedures, on the other hand. In this context, an overview on the differences with regard to the rule of law, judicial review and the legal profession will be provided. The third part of the course will focus upon applying comparative legal analysis to actual cases and international disputes and show how the results differ depending on which legal order is applied.
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 03.06.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 04.04.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-091; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (single date) | 16.05.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Monday (single date) | 16.05.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-041; Virtuelles Gebäude |
The course offers an introduction to the economic theory of corporate governance and its application to corporate law, including aspects of insolvency and securities law. To obtain a thorough understanding of the theory, students are asked to read classic contributions to the corporate governance literature and to discuss them in class. They will also be required to apply the theory to a broad range of legal settings, both in the classroom and in preparing the course.
Foundations of corporate governance
Application to corporate, insolvency and securities law
Thursday (weekly) | 28.04.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (weekly) | 27.04.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 15:30 – 17:00 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Thursday (weekly) | 28.04.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (single date) | 25.05.2022 | 13:45 – 15:15 | ZOOM-Lehre-034; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Wednesday (single date) | 08.06.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-039; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Thursday (single date) | 09.06.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-041; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Tuesday (weekly) | 05.04.2022 – 31.05.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Saturday (single date) | 07.05.2022 | 10:00 – 18:00 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
The course gives an introduction to German private law especially for foreign law students. The course begins with an overview of the legal sources of German law. In particular, the special position of the Civil Code and its historical development will be discussed.
Then the most important legal areas of the Civil Code will be worked out on the basis of systematic descriptions and case solutions. By focusing on the law of torts, the law of obligations and the law of property, the working method in German civil law is clarified. Short introductions to inheritance and family law, company law and civil procedural law round off the course through private law.
Structure
- Definition of private law, historical development
- Structure of the BGB
- tort law
- law of obligations
- property law
- Inheritance and Family Law, Company Law and Civil Procedure Law at a Glance
The aim of the course is to ensure that students are familiar with the structures of German civil law by the end of the course and that they are able to handle smaller cases with the knowledge they have acquired.
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 13:45 – 15:15 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Thursday (weekly) | 07.04.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 10:15 – 13:30 | |
Thursday (weekly) | 07.04.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 10:13 – 13:30 | O 135 Saal der starken Marken Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Friday (single date) | 18.02.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-049; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 11.03.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-039; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 25.03.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-044; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 06.05.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 20.05.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 04.03.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-048; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 28.03.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 28.03.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-092; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (weekly) | 25.04.2022 – 30.05.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Thursday (weekly) | 28.04.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 04.04.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-061; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Thursday (weekly) | 17.02.2022 – 07.04.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-061; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Intellectual property is an indispensable tool to foster innovation and assure protection of achievements. They are an important factor for remaining competitive in the global knowledge-based economy. The shift from corporal goods to intellectual property however has many implications for today’s businesses: they have to play the system to gain from it, have to develop new business models, acquire rights by contract and closely watch the market and competitors to avoid liability. The course accordingly is designed to provide an overview on the concept of intellectual property and the practical implications for businesses.
Students will familiarize themselves with the multi-level system of IP-protection on a worldwide (TRIPS and WIPO-Treaties), European (EU-legislation) and national level. With regard to the latter the transformation of international and European requirements into national law, German intellectual property law will be taken as an example. Participants from other jurisdictions however will be encouraged to analyse differences to the corresponding legal concepts in their home jurisdictions.
The course will cover the legal concepts of patent protection and utility models, the rules on the protection of trademarks and designations of origin, the basics of copyright law and of design protection. Where appropriate the course will also highlight certain rules under unfair competition law providing ancillary remedies for avoiding unfair exploitation of work results.
The course devotes to the co-existence of national and Community IP-rights. The advantages and disadvantages of the existing unitary Community concepts, i.e. the Community Trade Mark and the Community Design as compared to national IPRs will be discussed in the light of relevant case law.
Furthermore, the conflicting aims of freedom of competition (and in particular free movement of goods) on the one hand and strict IP-protection on the other hand will be tackled. This gives the opportunity to discuss current trends to narrow the scope of protection by means of compulsory licences, FRAND-licences and similar limitations imposed by cartel and competition law.
Friday (weekly) | 18.03.2022 – 25.03.2022 | 09:00 – 12:15 | EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 01.04.2022 | 09:00 – 12:15 | EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 22.04.2022 | 09:00 – 12:15 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Wednesday (single date) | 06.04.2022 | 09:00 – 12:15 | ZOOM-Lehre-089; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Wednesday (single date) | 06.04.2022 | 13:00 – 16:15 | ZOOM-Lehre-059; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Intellectual property is an indispensable tool to foster innovation and assure protection of achievements. They are an important factor for remaining competitive in the global knowledge-based economy. The shift from corporal goods to intellectual property however has many implications for today’s businesses: they have to play the system to gain from it, have to develop new business models, acquire rights by contract and closely watch the market and competitors to avoid liability. The course accordingly is designed to provide an overview on the concept of intellectual property and the practical implications for businesses.
Students will familiarize themselves with the multi-level system of IP-protection on a worldwide (TRIPS and WIPO-Treaties), European (EU-legislation) and national level. With regard to the latter the transformation of international and European requirements into national law, German intellectual property law will be taken as an example. Participants from other jurisdictions however will be encouraged to analyse differences to the corresponding legal concepts in their home jurisdictions.
The course will cover the legal concepts of patent protection and utility models, the rules on the protection of trademarks and designations of origin, the basics of copyright law and of design protection. Where appropriate the course will also highlight certain rules under unfair competition law providing ancillary remedies for avoiding unfair exploitation of work results.
The course devotes to the co-existence of national and Community IP-rights. The advantages and disadvantages of the existing unitary Community concepts, i.e. the Community Trade Mark and the Community Design as compared to national IPRs will be discussed in the light of relevant case law.
Furthermore, the conflicting aims of freedom of competition (and in particular free movement of goods) on the one hand and strict IP-protection on the other hand will be tackled. This gives the opportunity to discuss current trends to narrow the scope of protection by means of compulsory licences, FRAND-licences and similar limitations imposed by cartel and competition law.
Friday (weekly) | 04.03.2022 – 11.03.2022 | 09:00 – 12:15 | EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Intellectual property is an indispensable tool to foster innovation and assure protection of achievements. They are an important factor for remaining competitive in the global knowledge-based economy. The shift from corporal goods to intellectual property however has many implications for today’s businesses: they have to play the system to gain from it, have to develop new business models, acquire rights by contract and closely watch the market and competitors to avoid liability. The course accordingly is designed to provide an overview on the concept of intellectual property and the practical implications for businesses.
Students will familiarize themselves with the multi-level system of IP-protection on a worldwide (TRIPS and WIPO-Treaties), European (EU-legislation) and national level. With regard to the latter the transformation of international and European requirements into national law, German intellectual property law will be taken as an example. Participants from other jurisdictions however will be encouraged to analyse differences to the corresponding legal concepts in their home jurisdictions.
The course will cover the legal concepts of patent protection and utility models, the rules on the protection of trademarks and designations of origin, the basics of copyright law and of design protection. Where appropriate the course will also highlight certain rules under unfair competition law providing ancillary remedies for avoiding unfair exploitation of work results.
The course devotes to the co-existence of national and Community IP-rights. The advantages and disadvantages of the existing unitary Community concepts, i.e. the Community Trade Mark and the Community Design as compared to national IPRs will be discussed in the light of relevant case law.
Furthermore, the conflicting aims of freedom of competition (and in particular free movement of goods) on the one hand and strict IP-protection on the other hand will be tackled. This gives the opportunity to discuss current trends to narrow the scope of protection by means of compulsory licences, FRAND-licences and similar limitations imposed by cartel and competition law.
Friday (weekly) | 18.02.2022 – 25.02.2022 | 09:00 – 12:15 | EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
The course addresses the particularities and pitfalls of international trade transactions. It focuses on international aspects of business transactions and their legal and commercial backgrounds, and allows students to get an initial understanding of what legal advice in practical terms is like. In this context, the course will focus on legal as well as on non-legal institutions that can help solving problems of cross-border transactions. At the end of the course, students will participate in a simulated negotiation of an international contract.
The course will scrutinize processes of contract drafting and highlight the institutional framework, national and international as well as legal and non-legal, of international business transactions.
Students will learn to analyse pitfalls from an interdisciplinary perspective and create sustainable solutions for cross border trade. The course will give a comprehensive overview over legal, ethical, political, economic, environmental, societal, and strategic questions of international trade. Students will acquire skills to negotiate, develop, design, finance, and implement sustainable business partnerships.
Tuesday (weekly) | 15.02.2022 – 31.05.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Tuesday (weekly) | 15.02.2022 – 31.05.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-047; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Tuesday (single date) | 31.05.2022 | 10:15 – 13:30 | EW 256 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 12:00 – 13:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-043; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (weekly) | 14.02.2022 – 25.04.2022 | 08:30 – 10:00 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Saturday (single date) | 09.04.2022 | 08:30 – 13:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-043; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Monday (weekly) | 02.05.2022 – 30.05.2022 | 08:30 – 10:00 | EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Monday (single date) | 09.05.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Saturday (single date) | 11.06.2022 | 12:00 – 13:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-034; Virtuelles Gebäude |
This course offers the opportunity to take a comparative view on various employment and labor law issues that cover a wide range of subject matters. The class focuses on seven in some aspects quite similar, in others however completely different legal systems. These are: Germany, Japan, Brazil, Australia, France, Great Britain and the US. After an introduction we will pick out specific topics and compare and discuss the various approaches of these legal systems to deal with them. Among others, we will speak about:
Active participation is expected. This encompasses in particular that the students give lectures about the legal system of the country they come from and solve the cases provided in advance on the basis of this legal system.
Friday (weekly) | 25.02.2022 – 01.04.2022 | 14:00 – 18:15 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Friday (weekly) | 25.02.2022 – 01.04.2022 | 14:00 – 18:15 | ZOOM-Lehre-051; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Thursday (single date) | 12.05.2022 | 15:00 – 18:00 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Thursday (single date) | 26.05.2022 | 15:00 – 18:00 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Decades before the invention of the word “globalization”, economic activities were no longer, if ever, confined to the internal markets of States. However, the intensity of international trade and commerce at the beginning of the 21st century is quite probably unprecedented. Whether in efforts to enable, to enhance or to control international economic activities, the States of the world have grown dependent upon one another. This is reflected by cooperation at regional levels or in global contexts.
Such cooperation more and more makes use of the forums provided by international organizations, many of which are much more than mere “negotiation frameworks”, but are rather vested with legal personality and regulatory, or even adjudicative, powers.
Thursday (fortnightly) | 24.02.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 13:45 – 17:00 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Thursday (fortnightly) | 24.02.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 13:45 – 17:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-048; Virtuelles Gebäude |
The International Trade Law course seeks to familiarize students with the numerous legal issues that commonly arise in the context of the trade in goods and services between and among nations. In addition, the course provides students with the economic theories underlying international trade and the history of international trade. The areas of coverage during the course include the following:
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (single date) | 30.03.2022 | 16:15 – 17:45 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 06.05.2022 | 15:15 – 16:45 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Monday (single date) | 23.05.2022 | 15:30 – 18:45 | SN 169 Röchling Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord |
Wednesday (single date) | 25.05.2022 | 16:15 – 18:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Wednesday (weekly) | 13.04.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 12:00 – 15:15 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Wednesday (single date) | 06.04.2022 | 12:00 – 15:15 | ZOOM-Lehre-068; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 08.04.2022 | 08:00 – 18:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-142; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 29.04.2022 | 08:00 – 18:00 | EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 13.05.2022 | 08:00 – 18:00 | EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (weekly) | 27.04.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.03.2022 – 06.04.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Wednesday (weekly) | 02.03.2022 – 09.03.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-045; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Wednesday (single date) | 01.06.2022 | 13:45 – 15:15 | 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
The course provides an introduction to “law and economics” (also known as the “economic analysis of law”), i.e. the application of concepts and methods from economics to legal problems. It is offered in collaboration with the university’s economics department. The course starts with the foundations of microeconomic theory, welfare economics and law and economics and then covers selective topics from the three main areas of private law.
Foundations of law and economics
Property law and economics
Tort law
Contract law
Thursday (weekly) | 28.04.2022 – 02.06.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Thursday (weekly) | 17.02.2022 – 07.04.2022 | 10:15 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-114; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Saturday (single date) | 30.04.2022 | 11:00 – 19:00 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Saturday (single date) | 14.05.2022 | 11:00 – 19:00 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Saturday (single date) | 07.05.2022 | 11:00 – 19:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-043; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Wednesday (weekly) | 16.02.2022 – 01.06.2022 | 08:30 – 10:00 | EW 148 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 25.02.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-070; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 01.04.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-049; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 08.04.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-044; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 13.05.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 27.05.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | EW 242 Otto Mann Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 18.03.2022 | 08:30 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-052; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (weekly) | 18.02.2022 – 03.06.2022 | 17:15 – 18:45 | EW 156 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 18.02.2022 | 13:45 – 18:45 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 11.03.2022 | 13:45 – 18:45 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 18.03.2022 | 13:45 – 18:45 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 29.04.2022 | 13:45 – 18:45 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 13.05.2022 | 13:45 – 18:45 | EW 161 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof West |
Friday (single date) | 18.02.2022 | 13:45 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-051; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 11.03.2022 | 13:45 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-014; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Friday (single date) | 18.03.2022 | 13:45 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-041; Virtuelles Gebäude |