New Study program

FIRST SEMESTER

U.S. Constitutional Law

OP

3

Focuses on the main contents of the American Constitution, including the separation of powers, national checks and balances, federalism as well as the roles of the state and federal governments. Areas of special interest include principals and Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.

- Historical context and Overview of the US Constitution

- Federalism

- Separation of Powers and the Federal Political Process

- The Bill of Rights

- Due Process

SECOND SEMESTER

Introduction To Anglo-American Law And Case Analysis

OP

3

The fundamentals of the American legal system. Consideration will be given to the role of judicial review, the common law methodology. Students will also learn basic legal research techniques.

- Legal Method and Case Analysis

- The Constitution of the United States

- The US Judicial System

- US Sources of Law and Related Issues

- Common Law Development and the Uses of Precedent

- Litigation and Other Dispute Resolution Processes in the United States

FIRST SEMESTER

Comparative Contract Law

OP

3

Covers the fundamentals of consensual liability. Consideration is given to contract formation, interpretation, performance, breach and remedies. It also provides an overview of different types of contracts.

- Contract Remedies

- Consideration

- Offer and Acceptance

- Parol Evidence and Interpretation

- Mistake and Related Topics

- Conditions and Performance

SECOND SEMESTER

U.S. Criminal Law

OP

3

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Examines the general aspects of criminal liability, including the purposes of punishment, the concepts of act and omission, the mental element, complicity, causation, justification and excuse.

- Statutory Basis of Criminal law

-Interpreting Criminal Statutes

- Actus Reus

- Avenues for Changing Judicial Decisions

- Judicial Review and the Question of Legitimacy

- The Judiciary in the United States and Europe: A Comparison

FIRST SEMESTER

U.S. Tort Law

OP

3

It examines civil liability for causing harm to persons and their interests in property, including intentional and unintentional injuries. It will also cover product liability and other areas of interest.

- Intentional Interference with the Person and with Property

- Negligence: Standard of Conduct and Proof

- Proximate Cause

- Joint Tortfeasors

- Limited Duty

- Imputed Negligence

- Strict Liability

- Products Liability

- Introduction to Nuisance, Misrepresentation, Defamation and Wrongful Death

SECOND SEMESTER

U.S. Civil Procedure

OP

3

Is focused on the process of investigating, developing and presenting a case before the courts. Consideration is given to interpretation, argumentation and other aspects of trial strategy.

- The US Adversary System

- The role of ADR Processes in the Civil Justice System

- Stages in the Process of a Lawsuit

- Burdens of Proof, Pleadings and Discovery

- Judicial Case Management (Pre-Trial Conferences, Class Actions, etc)

- The Civil Jury

- The Apellate Process

FIRST SEMESTER

U.S. Corporate Governance

OP

3

Is focused on the laws governing Business organisations. Contents are mostly dedicated to corporations, including formation, organization and corporate governance issues. Also of interest: mergers and acquisitions.

- The Uniform Commercial Code

- Contracts: Sales, Agency, Distribution

- Introduction to Intellectual Property

- Introduction to Negotiable Instruments

- Modern Business Forms

- Development of US Corporate Law

- Formation of Corporations

- Preincorporation Transactions

- Piercing the Corporate Veil

- Financing the Corporation

- Distribution of Powers within a Corporation

- Shares and Shareholders

- Directors and Officers

- The Publicly Held Corporation

- Dividends, Distributions and Redemptions

- Amendments, Changes and Dissolution

SECOND SEMESTER

Skills for the Global Lawyer: transactional practice

OP

3

With a view to preparing students to work successfully on complex cross-border transactions, this practical course provides an introduction to the substantive role of the international corporate transactional attorney at the heart of negotiating and managing such transactions, which make-up a large portion of the day-to-day work at large Spanish, US and UK law firms.

It will provide exposure to practice skills useful for major practice areas (e.g., capital markets, corporate governance, M&A/private equity, credit, project finance, compliance, etc.) and will focus on contracts and other materials encountered in private M&A transactions.

FALL SEMESTER

Business Situation Analysis

OP

3

Business and business-related legal and business knowledge basic to the understanding of the nature, structure and operation of enterprises is presented and deepened.

SPRING SEMESTER

Managing people in organisations

OP

3

Description of the human factor of business. Link with business strategy. Selection, recruitment and training tasks. Communication, negotiation, teamwork and leadership.

FALL SEMESTER

Commercial Area

OP

3

Commercial processes by which companies access customers through the market. Analysis of the market variables that companies must take into account when understanding customer needs and adapting their offer. Customer behaviour. Interaction business-customer: distribution channels. Techniques to support commercial management: advertising and commercial communication.

SPRING SEMESTER

Accounting

OP

3

Specific issues such as capitalisation, corporate income, loan repayments as well as specialities in corporate accounting, auditing and analysis of financial statements are discussed in depth...

FALL SEMESTER

Ethical leadership in organisations

OP

3

Ethical dimension of business activity. Study of ethical issues relating to the corporate governance of business and general management: people management, finance, accounting, marketing, operations and information technologies and systems.

SPRING SEMESTER

Lending and investment operations

OP

3

Introduction, through the resolution of practical cases, to the valuation of the main financial transactions: capitalisation, income, loans, borrowings and transferable securities.

SPRING SEMESTER

Finance

OP

3

Strategic management of business: forecasting and financing schedules through detailed short-, medium- and long-term plans. Basic concepts of investment project analysis, company valuation, mergers and acquisitions and the regulation of public offerings of shares and debt securities.

English for business law

OP

3

Familiarisation with specific business, accounting and financial vocabulary. Improvement of oral fluency for correct participation in business meetings, negotiations, presentations and interviews. Understanding and writing the most commonly used documents in the business and commercial field.