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InternationalBusinessLaw国际商法课程教案ForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchDepartmentHeilongjiangUniversityInternationalBusinessLaw国际商法课程教案YUANTIANForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchDepartmentHeilongjiangUniversityInternationalBusinessLaw国际商法课程教案ForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchDepartmentHeilongjiangUniversityChapterOneIntroductiontoInternationalBusinessLawI.TeachingObjectivesOncompletionofthisChapter,studentsshouldbeableto:1.Gettoknowtheobjectivesandfeatureofthiscourse;2.Gettoknowthebasicrelationshipamongsuchelementsas:International;Business;Law3.GraspthebasicrequirementsoflegalEnglishlearning.4.Gettoknowthefeaturesofinternationallaw;5.Gettoknowthesourcesofinternationallaw.II.ThePointstoBeHighlighted1.Therelationshipamongthekeyelementsas“international”,“business”and“law”2.TheunderstandingofthenatureoflawIII.TeachingApproachesandFacilitiesApproaches:1.Pair/Groupwork2.Discussion3Task-basedapproach4.Communicativeapproach5.Questionsandanswers……Facilities:PPTdemonstrationinthemediaclassroom;on-lineresearchIV.BackgroundInformation1.Economicglobalization,inrecentyears,hasbeenoneofthehottestfocusesintheworld.Althoughitisextremelydifficulttodefineeconomicglobalization,manyeconomistsandbusinessexpertsbelievethatnobusinesscanbepurelydomestic,andtherealitiesofthemodernworldmakeallbusinessinternational.2.Thecausesofthesedevelopmentsarenumerous:(1)Incredibleadvancesinefficiencyofcommunication;(2)Extraordinaryreductionsintransportcosts;(3)Growingprevalenceofinstanttele-and-cyber-transactions;(4)Treatyandothernormscausingreductionofgovernmentalbarrierstotrade;(5)Theblessingofrelativepeaceintheworld.V.TeachingProceduresandContents1.IntroducetheoutlineofthisChapter:ThisChapterwilldiscuss:WHATISINTERNATIONALLAW?SOURCESOFINTERNATIONALLAWInternationalBusinessLaw国际商法课程教案ForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchDepartmentHeilongjiangUniversityInternationalconventions;Internationalcustom;Generalprinciplesoflaw;Judicialdecisions;Teachingsofpublicists.THESCOPEOFINTERNATIONALLAWCOMPARISONOFMUNICIPALLEGALSYSTEMSRomano-GermanicCivilLaw;Anglo-AmericanCommonLaw;IslamicLawTaskDesign—explaintheoutlineofthischaptertothestudentsafterthebrainstormingofthestudents.2.WHATISINTERNATIONALLAW?Defined:ThebodyofrulesandnormsthatregulatesactivitiescarriedonoutsidethelegalboundariesofnationsItregulatesthreeinternationalrelationships:1)Thosebetweenstatesandstates.2)Thosebetweenstatesandpersons.3)Thosebetweenpersonsandpersons.ThedifferencesbetweenpublicinternationallawandprivateinternationallawPublicInternationalLawPrivateInternationalLawSourceofinternationallawTortsInternationalpersonalityContractsandsalesStateterritoryTransportationStatesuccessionFinancingStateresponsibilitytoaliensIntellectualpropertyLawoftheseaAntitrustLawofwarTortsStatesandStatesPersonsandPersonsDivisionofsubjectmatterhasbecomemoreblurrednowadaysTaskdesign:askstudentstoillustrateeachpointaccordingtotheirrespectiveunderstanding.IsInternationalLawReallyLaw?1)Becausenationsandindividualsregardinternationallawaslaw,itislaw.2)Comity:Thepractice,orcourtesy,betweennationsoftreatingeachotherwithgoodwillandcivility.InternationalBusinessLaw国际商法课程教案ForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchDepartmentHeilongjiangUniversity3)Comityisnotlawbecausecountriesdonotregarditassomethingtheyarerequiredtorespect.3.SOURCESOFINTERNATIONALLAWDefined:Thosethingswhichinternationaltribunalsrelyuponindeterminingthecontentofinternationallaw;TreatiesandConventions:1)Definitions:Treatiesareagreementsbetweenoneormorenations.Conventionsareagreementssponsoredbyinternationalorganizations.2)Reasonsforbindingeffect:SharedsenseofcommitmentBecauseonecountryfearsthatifitdoesnotrespectitspromises,othercountrieswillnotrespecttheirpromises3)Rulesgoverningtreaties:Traditionallycustomary;NowcodifiedintheViennaConventionontheLawofTreaties(inforcesince1980).Custom1)Defined:Rulesthathavebeenaroundforalongtimeorwhicharegenerallyaccepted.Caveat:Customaryrulesareconstantlychanging.2)Establishingtheexistenceofacustomarylaw:Mustshowtwoelements—onebehavioralandonepsychological:Usus(Latinfor:usage):Istheconsistentandrecurringaction(orlackofactionifthecustomisoneofnoninvolvement)bystates.Opiniojurisetnecessitatis(Latinfor:Oftheopinionthattheruleisproperandrequired):Thecustommustberegardedbystatesobservingitasonethattheymustobligatorilyfollow.3)Exceptionstotheapplicationofcustom:Persistentobjector:Astatethatpersistentlyobjectstoapracticeduringitsformativestageswillneverbecomeapartytoit.Astateallowedbytheinternationalcommunitytodeviatefromacustomarypractice.GeneralPrinciplesGeneralprinciplesoflawarecommontoboth(orall)thestatepartiestoadispute.Taskdesign:comparativestudyingroupstoanalyzetheorderoflegaleffectoftheaboveresourcesoflaw.4.COMPARISONSOFMUNICIPALLEGALSYSTEMSLegal“families”1)Romano-GermanicCivilLaw.2)Anglo-AmericanCommonLaw.3)IslamicLaw.TheRomano-GermanicCivilLawSystemTheOldestandmostinfluentialofthelegalfamiliesA.FrenchCivilCode1)FrenchCivilCode(CodeNapoleon)of1804Therighttopossessprivateproperty;Thefreedomtocontract;I