International Law Study Course
Study Subjects Delivered in English (Spring)
The course is designed for undergraduate students who study full time or come on exchange programmes to the Faculty of Business. Exchange students have to choose 24 ECTS in core subjects and free electives according to the needs of their study plans.
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| 6 | 50% – Mid-semester tests; 50% – Case analysis (project) | During the studies of the subject of international law, students will examine the aims, purpose, sources, institutes and norms of international law and, in accordance with the law, examine and analyze the essence of international law, the main features and principles of international public law, major international organizations, their structure and functions, international legal acts regulating international public and private legal relations, peculiarities of diplomatic and consular law and will be able to properly apply the acquired knowledge of public international law in practice, determining the place of international law in the national legal system. | The features and sources of public international law; The subjects of international law; Principles of international law; Use of force among states; Law of responsibility; Law of treaties; Law of diplomatic relations; Human rights; Law of armed conflict. | PhD Violeta Vasiliauskienė |
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| 6 | 50% – Mid-semester tests; 50% – Case analysis (project) | To provide the necessary knowledge on regulatory and application practices in the field of institutional and material law of the European Union, focusing on the European Union’s policies on freedom, security and justice. To this end, after analysing the development of the EU, its fundamental objectives, its institutional structure, its functions and activities, the focus is on the general themes of EU law that the practitioner can meet most often: the historical development of EU integration, the principles of EU law, the peculiarities of the EU legal system and Peculiarities of the functioning of EU law in national law, legal remedies provided by EU law, mechanisms of functioning of the European Union fundamental freedoms, problems of European Union law and harmonization of national law, European Union cooperation in foreign and security policy, Principles and procedures of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters , an analysis of the information, control and management systems used in this activity. During theoretical lectures and practical workshops, students will develop appropriate skills in EU legislation, national legislation and other legal instruments and special measures to make decisions and appropriately formalize them, and to acquire theoretical knowledge in practical activities. The student must be able to identify sources of EU law, the relationship between this jurisdiction and national law, to analyse EU and national case law. | EU history, citizenship; EU competence and its principles; EU legal sources; EU institutions; Court of Justice of European Union; Free movement of goods; Free movement of persons. Right of establishment; Free movement of capital; Free movement of services. |
PhD Violeta Vasiliauskienė |
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| 3 | 50% – Mid-semester tests; 50% – Case analysis | The aim of the subject is to connect the knowledge of the science of philosophy with the achievements of the science of law, emphasizing the importance of philosophy for the practical activities of a lawyer. Students will understand the interaction and significance of philosophy and law in the professional activities of a lawyer, will be able to interpret the ideas of the principles of justice and reasonableness by analyzing practical / problematic situations of professional activity. Will know the need for „common sense“ to make autonomous and correct decisions. |
Introduction to the philosophy of law, Natural law, Aquinas/Hobbes philosophy concepts, Law and morality, Positive law, Legal regulation objects and methods. Aspects of modern law. |
Lect. Vykintas Stumbrys |
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| 3 | 50% – Mid-semester tests; 50% – Case analysis | The aim of the study subject is to understand the nature of international trade, its characteristics and structure, policy forms and methods of the present conditions. The course discus changes in relevant legal science, globalization of business and legal environment (integrating articulation at the international, EU and national levels), to find and propose concrete solutions to complex international business situations, taking into account the latest theories of legal science and the requirements of professional legal ethics. | Nature of international trade, its characteristics, definition of international trade law. Definition of European union law. Single market of EU. Free movement of goods. The convention of transport of goods. Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG). | Lect. Vykintas Stumbrys |
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| 3 | 50% – Mid-semester tests; 50% – Case analysis (project) | International Labour law is the subject is meant to provide deeper understanding of the essence and meaning of the international labour law, to analyse and assess the relations regulated by labour law, and distinguish them from other legal relations. Students will analyse general features of foreign countries’ labour law, it’s main sources, the basis and procedure for the origin, change and ending of the employment legal relations, ways for the solution of collective and individual labour disputes, peculiarities of regulating working and rest time, disciplinary and material responsibility, and supervision and control of the adherence to the labour laws. Further to the provisions of the Labour Code of the Republic of Lithuania as well as other legal acts the students will engage in solving problematic situations, analyse the problems associated with the application of national labour laws as well as similarities and differences with other foreign countries. | Law, applicable to the international labour relations. General features of labour law in foreign countries. Labour law development in foreign countries; Regulation of individual labour relations in foreign countries: types of employment contracts; contents; procedures of concluding and termination of employment contracts; conditions of prohibition of competition; work and rest time; Regulation of collective labour relations in foreign countries: collective agreement; employee right to take part in the control of a company; collective labour disputes; Origin and development of European Union labour law. Key features of European Union labour law; The aims of establishment of International Labour Union, and principles of its activity; Problems of national labour law application, similarities and differences between those in other foreign countries; Sources of labour law. |
Lect. Edita Pažereckaitė |
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| 3 | 50% – Mid-semester tests; 50% – Case analysis | During the study subject, students, performing tasks and independent work (project), will know the principles of using legal language and will acquire public speaking skills, will be able to identify methods of argumentation. Lectures are associated with the development of a lawyer’s personality, practice of eloquence, self-criticism of information assessment of formal and speaking skills. | Public speech, parts of speech. Rhetorical figures. Language presentation techniques. Logical and rhetorical reasoning (Theses formulation, justification. Logical contradictions). Body language (Verbal and non-verbal languages influence). Significance of gestures. Analysis of body movements. Preparation to speak. Suitable for orator visual and verbal expression). The art of negotiation (Types of negotiations, tactics. Psychological aspects during negotiations. Cultural negotiation aspects. |
Lect. Vykintas Stumbrys |
Free Electives:
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| 3 | Exam | After completing this course, students will be able to understand and realize the importance of Intercultural Communication in a global world, to understand basic communication process, models, types and principles, to understand the concept of culture and its influence in both verbal and non-verbal communication, to understand and identify the intercultural situations, to understand intercultural relationships, to realize and understand the importance of intercultural communication in business, to understand the barriers to effective intercultural communication, and gain knowledge about other cultures. | Essence of communication process and its models; Verbal and Non-verbal Communication; Basics of business communication and its importance; Cultural Understanding; Cultural Differences In Communication; Intercultural Communication in Business; Intercultural sensitivity & Communication; Communication and Intercultural Competence; Communicating in Intercultural relationships; Prevention of Conflicts in Intercultural Communication. | Wilfred Tchasse |
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| 3 | 60% – Mid-semester tests; 40% – Case analysis (project) | After completing this course, the student will be able to identify environmental issues, sustainable development, and social responsibility in society; | Waste management; Sustainable Development Goals; Business Social Responsibility; Lithuania’s priority areas for sustainable Development; Sustainability; | Gintarė Žilinskienė |
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| 3 | 50% – Mid-semester tests; 50% – Case analysis (project) | The aim of the study subject is introduce the students with the basic principles and differences of management and leadership. This subject is designed to help students to develop their personal leadership skills.The course provides theoretical basics of leadership: management and leadership of organizations, personal leadership effectiveness, the methods to get high performance in leading people and transformational results. The students would learn to inspire and lead others by understanding themselves, they would know how you relate to other people of the work team and the leadership challenges they might get. | The concept of leadership. Leader’s personality; Skills for the efficient time use; Typical leader’s traits and personal qualities. Leader’s behaviour; Differences of male and female leadership; Leaders’ types using personal powers; Charismatic leadership. Machiavelism; Leader’s image and public speaking skills; Case analysis (project). |
Lect. Danguolė Kraskauskienė |
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| 6 | 50% – Mid-semester tests; 50% – Project |
The aim of the study subject is clear out the concept of marketing and marketing planning. After the completion of the subject students will be familiar with the principles of consumer behaviour, would know the marketing planning process, the key concepts of customer-oriented marketing. They would know how to make a segmentation and to find out the target audience of the market also they would be able to adapt marketing mix decisions in marketing planning. | The concept of marketing, its aims, tasks and philosophy. The activities and functions of companies’ marketing; Marketing mix and its surrounding. Segmentation and target market selection; The marketing planning; The pricing policy. The methods and strategies of its detection. The selection of delivery channel. The global (international) marketing; Promotion: communicational process, advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, public relations; The nature of marketing strategy. The development of the strategy of an enterprise marketing and the management of its implementation; The regulatory control of marketing; Project. |
Wilfred Tchasse |
For more information, please, contact:
Kristina Kavaliauskaitė, International Coordinator
Faculty of Business, KK
Pramonės pr. 20, LT 50468, Kaunas, Lithuania
E-mail: kristina.kavaliauskaite@go.kauko.lt ; Phone: +370 37 75 11 46
