Contracts and liability for debts of a company (3 cr)

Code: LT00DB13-3001

General information

Enrollment: 17.04.2023 - 11.10.2023; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 23.10.2023 - 17.12.2023; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 3 cr

Local portion: 3 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: SeAMK Business Management and SME Business Management

Campus: SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami

Teaching languages: Finnish

Degree programmes: Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management

Teachers: Tiina Wakaume

Course: LT00DB13

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

The student is familiar with the main features of the Finnish and EU legal system. He identifies the factors that invalidate the legal act and knows how to authorize the conclusion of the contract.

The student knows the rights and obligations of the parties to a debt relationship. He can thoroughly describe the legal status of the guarantor.

He/she is able to obtain information from legal sources and apply the information he/she has acquired in practice.

Content

- Finnish legal system
- legal system in the European Union
- Code of Juridicial procedure (228/1929)
- Promissory Notes Act (622/1947)
- Interest Act (633/1982)
- Act on Guarantees and Third-Party Pledge (361/1999)

Materials

- lectures
- other material will be announced in the beginning of the lectures

Teaching methods

Luennot, tehtävät, oikeustapaukset ja itsenäinen työskentely

Student workload

Luennot ja tehtävät 21 h, itsenäinen työskentely 60 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to explain the legal system in Finland and the EU. He knows how to get information about Finlex. The student is able to explain the main principles of invalidity of authorization and legal action. He is broadly aware of the role of the parties to the debt relationship and the guarantor.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to present the Finnish and EU legal system. He is able to obtain information from Finlex and other legal sources. He is able to apply in practice the law relating to authorization and the invalidity of a legal act. He is well aware of the status of the parties to the debt relationship and the guarantor.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to compare Finnish and EU legal systems. He/she is able to obtain information from legal sources and apply the information he/she has acquired in practice. He has an excellent knowledge of the rules governing authorization and the invalidity of legal proceedings. He is deeply acquainted with the position of the parties to the debt relationship and the guarantor.

Qualifications

- Basics of Law