UEH Standard Programs

Brief Course Description

1. Course Title:

The Legal Environment of Business

2. Language of Instruction:

Tiếng Việt

3. Course Code:

LAW511001

4. Credits:

3

5. Course Objectives:

Môn học này trang bị cho sinh viên các ngành học kinh tế và luật học tại UEH những kiến thức pháp lý cần thiết để hoạt động trong môi trường kinh doanh ở Việt Nam. Lớp học dùng các tình huống thực tế với mục đích giúp sinh viên ứng dụng vào môi trường làm việc như: thủ tục, điều khoản cấm, hợp đồng, thương mại và tranh chấp./ Business Law is a survey of Vietnam legal system designed to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of business law. Classes are conducted by using texts and actual case studies for the purpose of observing the development and application of legal principles in a business activity. Topics covered include the nature of law, courts and court procedures, crimes and torts, contracts, sales, and negotiable instruments. This course provides students with a working knowledge of the legal framework within which formal business organizations must operate.

6. Brief Description of Course Content:

This course equips students with the economics and law majors at UEH with basic legal knowledge to operate in the business environment in Vietnam, focusing on comparison with advanced countries. The course consists of two parts:
Part One: Outline of the law in the business environment. This part focuses on teaching learners who have basic understanding / knowledge of law, including: nature of law, existence of law and legal subjects. From there, help learners approach specific issues of the law of a businessman in the future, including: constitutional law protecting freedom of business, management and supervision of the state with business activities and legal liability of business entities. Understanding the law and its role, judging the law and having an attitude of law is the main objective of this section.
Part Two: Laws for business people. This section equips students with basic knowledge about the formation, existence and operation of an enterprise such as starting a business, entering a market, conducting a business and withdrawing from the market. The main contents of this section include: law on property, corporate law, law on business contracts, law on dealing with disputes in business, law on corporate bankruptcy. Understanding, evaluating, analyzing and applying the provisions of the law on entering, operating and withdrawing from the market is the key objective of this section.