Introduction
The course is a program course for the bachelor's study in Retail Management and is adapted to the learning objectives set for this study. The course is divided into the following main subjects:
- Law
- Introduction to contract law.
- Purchase law, including international purchase law and international payment systems
- Labor law
- Rent of business premises
- Agency agreements, franchise agreements and distribution agreements
- Introduction to negotiations
Course content
General contract law
- Introduction to basic general contract law
- Review of contracts' regulation of the parties' rights and obligations and of the legal effects of breach of contractual obligations
- Introduction to entering into contracts and contract negotiation processes
- Introduction to contract design and use of standard contracts
- Brief review of key English contract terminology
- Purchase law, including international purchase law and international payment systems.
Introduction to the Purchase Act and review of typical purchase contracts between traders
- Introduction to international sales law and the use of international standard contracts for purchases
- Review of Incoterms (International standard clauses governing the seller's and buyer's responsibilities for transport, insurance, storage, customs clearance, etc. of the purchased goods.)
- Brief introduction to payment systems in international trade
- Introduction to key employment law issues
- Introduction to key issues in connection with renting business premises
Negotiations.
- Introduction to key challenges related to negotiations
- Distribution, integration and multiparty negotiations
- Mediation and conflict management in negotiations
- International negotiations