Commercial Transactions: Rights and Governance
Module coordinator: Professor Jan Blockx
Study European economic regulation to understand why and how public authorities intervene into the economy, what role different actors play in the creation and enforcement of regulation, and specific types of regulatory interventions, in particular in the utility sector. An interdisciplinary approach is applied throughout.
Learn about international trade law, which aims at facilitating the cross-border flow of goods, services, capital and people, and focus on the WTO, trade defence instruments, free trade agreements and dispute settlements. Study international investment law by looking into principles of protection and substantive standards, investor-state dispute settlements, and the competence of the EU.
Explore intellectual property law from a European, international and comparative perspective, taking into consideration both the business and public governance context of intellectual property law.
Focus on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by considering the strategy behind the various possible techniques, analysing the international context and scrutinising the share purchase agreement as well as the shareholders’ agreement.
The module consists of these courses:
- Advanced Course: European Economic Regulation
- Advanced course: International Trade and Investment Law
- European, International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law
- International Mergers and Acquisitions
Read more about each course in the study programme.
Current Partner
Our legal clinic partner for this module is Baker Mckenzie.
Privileged Partners
Our privileged partners for this module are:
- Maastricht University
- University of Bern
- University of Bologna
- Vilnius University
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica Lima
- National Law University New Delhi