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COURSE PLAN

BUSINESS LAW FUNDAMETALS


1 slot = 2 units (90 mins)
Class participation:
10%
1 Group Assignment
25%
1 Individual Assignment
15%
4 Quizzes
20%
Final Exam
30%
Pass=every on-going assessment component > 0 & Total score 5 and Final Exam score 4 (of 10)
Group Assignment
Practical Individual Assignment
Chapter quiz in class (15 mins)

Work in team and make presentation based on issues assigned to students


Conduct a case study and write an essay on contracts with Vietnamese implication
15 MC or 01 case study or 02 essay in 15 mins

Final exam (60 min)

20 MC: in 25 mins: 05 VN law + 15 U.S Law


02 essay in 35 mins: 01 case study of U.S Law; 01 short answer: VN law or compare Vn and
U.S law)

**The Vietnamese Law knowledge must be covered up, which will be scope of final exam involving Vietnamese knowledge. Besides, Lecturers are free to give other knowledge depends on your consideration or students
needs.
Week

Day

Session

Chapter

Content

Category

Student's task
before class

Lecture

Read carefully the


"Assignment
Guideline" and
Course Introduction,
syllabus and other
relevant documents

Student Homework's Material

PART I: THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS.


INTRODUCTION TO STUDYING METHOD
(Law textbooks of Vietnam and U.S; explanation of studying U.S law mainly and basic principles of Vietnamese
law counterpart; allocations of each law for final exam; essential references or legal documents of Vietnamese
law; teaching method and syllabus and slides on CMS...)
D1

ASSIGNMENT GUIDLINE
Individual Assignment: Vietnamese Case study involving commerce, trade, corporation or contract on elawreview.com, website of the Vietnamese Supreme People's Court or vibonline). Further guidance, refer to
Appendix 2
Group Assignment: Vietnamese Case study or U.S case study assigned by Lecturer. Further Guidance, refer to
Appendix 2

CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION TO LAW


(Remove "Civil versus Criminal Law, Tort law and Ethics" from page 6 to page.10, ; "Equity"- page 3; "Root of out
legal system"- page.4)
**Definition of law, source of law in U.S.
D2

Chng I, Gio trnh PLKT, NEU 2011- Mi trng php l cho ho t ng kinh doanh: **V : cc lu t i u ch nh
hot ng kinh doanh
Lut Ban hnh cc Vn bn Quy phm php Lu t (2008): **V : Khi qut h th ng cc vn b n quy ph m php
lut v th t p dng

Lecture

Text book

Student's book : State v. Egan, 287 So2d 1 (Fla.), p.


3 Law for Business
Cheap Escape Co., Inc.v. Haddox LL, 900 NE2d 601
(Ohio), p. 12 Law for Business

D3

Week 1

CHAPTER 2- COURT AND COURT PROCEDURE


(Remove "Court officer"- page.18, Introduce the system of court in general and omit the specific jurisdiction of
specific courts: "Special federal court"- page.13; "Federal district court"- page.13; "Federal court of Appeals "page.15; Inferior court - page.16; Court of Original General Jurisdiction- page.17; "Appellate court"- page.17;
"Special Court " - page.17; "Court officers"- page.18; "Procedure in a Court of Record "- page.18).
**Function of court, court system in U.S.

Lecture

Text book

Chng VI (III), Gio trnh PLKT, NEU 2011- Gi i quy t tranh ch p kinh doanh, th ng m i t i ta n nhn dn:
**V: khi qut h thng ta n, th m quyn th l v n kinh t , tiu ch xc nh th m quy n

D4

CHAPTER 3- TORT
(Remove "Crimes", "Business Crimes "and "Type of Business Crimes" page.28 to page.34. Specific elements of
"Intentional tort and Negligence" page.22-23 are not advised to be given in detail. Instead, analyze those
respective elements in context of Business Tort)
** Main Cases of Business tort: Negligence, Strict Liability.

Lecture

Text book,

B Lut dn s (2005)- Chng XXI: **V: gii thiu cc i u kin lm pht sinh trch nhi m b i th ng thi t h i
ngoi hp ng.

CHAPTER 14- PERSONAL PROPERTY AND CHAPTER 41- NATURE OF REAL PROPERTY
Chapter 14- Personal property: (Remove "Methods of Acquiring Personal Property" from page.149 to 158).
**Defition of personal property
D5

14

B Lut dn s (2005)- Chng X, XI, XII: (** V: nh ngha ti s n v quy n ti s n, gi i th u chung v cc


quyn c bn: quyn s hu, s dng v nh ot)

Instruction

Chapter 41- Nature of Real Property: (Remove "Mutipleownership", "Estates in Property", "Others interests in
Real Property", "Acquiring Real Property" from Page.494 to Page.500 only).
**Defition of real property

Student's book : Arrington v. Liz Claiborne, Inc., 688


N.Y.S. 2d/ 544(N.Y.App.Div.), p 22 Law for Business
First Act Inc. V. Brook Mays Music Co.,/429
F.Supp.2d 429 (D. Mass.), p. 25 Law for Business
State v. Wieler/660 A2d 740 (Conn.), p.29 Law for
Business

Student's book: Ottaco, Inc. v. Gauze, 574 N.W.2d


393 (Mich.App), p 494 Law for Business; Rogers v.
Rogers, 512 S.E.2d 821 (Va.), p 496 Law for
Search cases on eBusiness; Pace v. Pace, 160 S.W.3d 706 (Tex.App.),
lawreview.com/
p 497 Law for Business
website of the
Vietnamese
student's book: Student's book: Ottaco, Inc. v.
Supreme People's
Gauze, 574 N.W.2d 393 (Mich.App), p 494 Law for
Court / vibonline
Business; Rogers v. Rogers, 512 S.E.2d 821 (Va.), p
496 Law for Business; Pace v. Pace, 160 S.W.3d 706
(Tex.App.), p 497 Law for Business

B Lut dn s (2005)- Chng X, XI, XII: (**V: nh ngha b t ng s n).

PART II: CONTRACT

D6

CHAPTER 5: NATURE AND CLASSES OF CONTRACT


(Remove "Bilateral and Unilateral contract " and "Quasi-contract" from page.53 to page.54). Introduce generally
and briefly Chapter 7: Capacity to contract with cases of "Minors, Intoxicated people and Mentally incompetent
people" when giving content of "Competent party" in "A requirement for a contract" - page.49. Introduce
requirement of UCC for a written contract in Chapter 17: Formalities of contract when giving content of "Formal
requirements" in "A requirement for a contract").
**Definition of contract, valid requirements: capacity to contract with cases of minor, intoxicated people and
mentally incompetent people; formal requirements with UCC.

Lecture

Text book

Lecture

Complete all the


exercises assigned
by the Lecturer and
present the answers
at class

Chng V, Gio trnh PLKT, NEU 2011- Php lu t h p ng kinh doanh, th ng m i: **V : nh ngha, i u ki n
c hiu lc.

D7

TUTORIAL1
For Part 1 (Chapter 1,2,3,14 and 41). Exercises (04 case studies at least) will be delivered to students 3 days
before.
QUIZ 1 (in form of essay: short answer to cover one or more chapters among Chapters: 1,2,3,14 and 41)

Week 2

Student's book : Smith v. State, 96 S.W.3d 377 (Tex.),


p. 51 Law for Business; Hauer v. Union State Bank of
Wautoma, 532 N.W.2d 456 (Wis. App.), p. 73, Law for
Business; Parish v. Jackson W Jones, P.C., 629
S.E.2d 468 (Ga. App.), p189 Law for Business; Cloud
Corp. v. Hasbro, Inc., p 192 Law for Business.

Lecture

Week 2

D8

TUTORIAL1 (Cont)
For Part 1 (Chapter 1,2,3,14 and 41). Exercises (04 case studies at least) will be delivered to students 3
days before.

exercises assigned
by the Lecturer and
present the answers
at class

CHAPTER 6- OFFER AND ACCPETANCE


(Remove: "Option, Firm offer"- page.61; "Acceptance by silence"- page.63; "Counter offer" page.63; "Inquiries not
contrasting Rejection"- page.64).
**Requirement for a valid offer, process of forming a contract with offer and acceptance, valid acceptance.
D9

Chng V, Gio trnh PLKT, NEU 2011- Php lu t h p ng kinh doanh, th ng m i: **V : nh ngha v cch
thc chp nhn ngh giao kt hp ng.

Lecture

Text book

Student's book:
Conference America, Inc. V. Conexant Systems, Inc.,
508 F. Supp.2d 1005 (M.D.Ala.), p. 62 Law for
Business

Text book

Student's book: J.H.Henarde, Inc. V. Sims, 711 A. 2d


410 (N.J. Super.Ct.), p. 124, Law for Business
Crispino v. Greenpoint Mortgage Corp., 758 N.Y.S.2d
367 (N.Y. App. Div.), p. 127 Law for BusinessHauer v.
Union State Bank of Wautoma, 532 N.W.2d 456 (Wis.
App.), p. 73, Law for Business

REGISTER TOPIC OF INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

D10

10

12

CHAPTER 12- THIRD PARTIES AND CONTRACTS


(Remove: "Incidental beneficiary"- page.122; "Donee beneficiary"- page.122; "Form of an Assignment"- page.126;
"Effect of an Assignment"- page.126-127; "Warranties of an Assignor"- page.127)
**Creditor beneficiary, assignment, delegation.

Lecture

B Lut Dn S (2005),Chng XVII-Mc 4, Mc 7-II: (**V : chuy n giao quy n, chuy n giao ngha v v h p
ng v li ch ngi th ba).

D11

11

GROUP PRESENTATION 1 (Mootcourt 1)


(Part of Tutorial: for applying cases regarding issues of formation of contract )

D12

12

GROUP PRESENTATION 1 (Mootcourt 1) (cont)

D13

13

13

CHAPTER 13- TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS


(Remove: "Tender of payment"- page.132; "Satisfactory performance"- page.132; "Substantial performance"page.133; "Statue of Limitation"- page.134; "Alteration of Written contract"- page.134-135; "New laws making the
contract illegal"- page.136; "Acceptance of Breach of the contract by one of the parties"- page.137; "Nominal
damages"- page.138; "Punitive damages"- page.139; "Sue for specific performance"- page.140; "Malpractice"page.140).
**Main cases: Termination by performance, by force majeure, by breach of one party. Difference between
termination and recession.

Presentation
of student

Lecture

Student's book and Group work

Text book

Chng V, Gio trnh PLKT, NEU 2011- Php lu t h p ng kinh doanh, th ng m i: **V : tr ng h p ch m d t
hp ng dn s.
Week 3

PART III: SALES

D14

14

16

CHAPTER 16- SALES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY


(Remove:" Sales and Contracts to sells- page.181; "Price"- page.183; "Bill of sales" page.184-185; "Illegal sales"page.185)
**Defition of goods, types of goods (existing and future goods), CISG.
Chng V, Gio trnh PLKT, NEU 2011- Php lu t h p ng kinh doanh, th ng m i: **V : b n ch t v i t ng
ca hp ng mua bn, phm vi iu ch nh Lu t th ng m i 2005.

Lecture

Text book

Student's book: Insurance Co. of North America v.


Cease Elect., Inc., 688 N.W.2d 462 (Wis.), p. 182
Law for Business
Bacou Dalloz USA, Inc. V. Continental Polymers, Inc.,
344 F.3d 22 (1st Cir.), p. 183 Law for Business

D15

15

TUTORIAL2
For Part 2 (Chapter 5,6,12 and 13). Exercises (04 case studies at least) will be delivered to students 3 days
before.
QUIZ 2 (in form of essay: short answer to cover one or more chapters among Chapters: 5,6,12 and 13)

D16

D17

16

17

18

Lecture

Complete all the


exercises assigned
by the Lecturer and
present the answers
at class

TUTORIAL2 (cont)

CHAPTER 18- TRANSFER OF TITLE AND RISK IN SALES CONTRACTS


(Remove "Nature of the Goods"- page.197; "Terms of transaction"- page.197; "Negotiable instruments
Representing Existing goods Identified at the time of Contracting"- page.198; "Auction sales"- page.199; "Sale of
Fungible goods"- page.200; "Damage or destruction of goods"- page.200-201; "Special Rules on transfer risk and
title"- page. 203-205).
** transfer risk and title in case of Destination contract, shipment contract, COD, FOB.

Lecture

Text book

Lecture

Text book

Lecture

Complete all the


exercises assigned
by the Lecturer and
present the answers
at class

B lut dn s (2005)- chng XVIII- Mc I: **V : chuy n giao r i ro, s h u.


Lut Thng mi (2005)- chng II- Mc 2: **V: chuy n giao r i ro, s h u.

Week 4

D18

18

19

CHAPTER 19- WARRANTIES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION


(Remove "Exclusion and surrender of warranties", "Product liability", "Identity of parties", and "Nature and cause
of harm" from page.215 to 220; "Full or Limited Warranties"- page.210; "Warranties in Particular sales"- page.213215; "Product Uniformity"- page.221; "Usury laws"- page.221; "Truth in lending"- page.222; "Fair Credit Reporting"page.223)
**Implied warranty, seller's opinions, infringement, aganist encumbrances, normal use, particular use.

Student's book: Starlite Diners, Inc. V. Oswalt, 823


So.2d 312 (Fla.App.), p. 196 Law for Business Frank
Arnold Contractors, Inc.v. Vilsmeier Auction Co., Inc.,
806 F.2d 462 (3d Cir.), p. 212 Law for Business
Arthur Glick Leasing, Inc. v. William J. Petzold, Inc.,
858 N.Y.S.2d 405 (N.Y.A.D.), p. 218 Law for Business

B Lut Dn s (2005)- Chng XVIII- Mc I,I: **V: Ngha v b o hnh.


Lut Bo v Ngi tiu dng (2010): **V : gii thi u ph m vi, i t ng i u ch nh.
SUBMISSION OF FINAL REPORT OF INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
D19

19

D20

20

TUTORIAL3
For Part 3 (Chapter 16,18 and 19). Exercises (04 case studies at least) will be delivered to students 3 days before.
QUIZ 3 (in form of essay: short answer to cover one or more chapters among chapters: Chapter 16,18 and 19)
TUTORIAL3 (cont)
PART IV: BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

D21

21

31

CHAPTER 31- INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ORGANIZATION


(Remove: "Classification of Partnership"- page.369 to page. 370; "Organization Similar to Partnership"- page.372374)
**Partnership, corporation and sole proprietorship (liability of members, legal entities status, conditions for
formation)

Lecture

Text book

Student's book: Gibbs v. Breed, Abbott&Morgan, 710


N.Y.S.2d 578 (N.Y., App. Div.), p. 383 Law for
Business
Krulwich v. Posne., 738 N.Y.S.2d 315, p. 385 Law for
Business

Lecture

Text book

Hotard v. Diabetes Self Management Center, Inc.,


838 So.2d 94 (La.App.) Berger v. Solution, Inc., 911
A.2d 1164 (Del.Ch.), p.426 Law for Business

Chng II, Gio trnh PLKT, NEU 2011- Quy ch php l chung v thnh l p, t ch c qu n l v ho t ng doanh
nghip: **V: t cch php nhn, loi trch nhi m c a thnh vin, i u ki n v thnh vin.
CHAPTER 34- NATURE OF CORPORATION
(Remove "Classification by Purpose, Classification by State of Corporation" page.403-404; "Ultra Vires Contracts"page.408)
**Process to form a corporation, liability for the contract made by promoter.
Week 5

D22

22

34

Chng III (III.1), Gio trnh PLKT, NEU 2011- Cng ty C ph n:** Mc II trang 139-174 v thnh l p cng ty c
phn.
SUMISSION OF FINAL REPORT OF GROUP ASSIGNMENT

D23

23

GROUP PRESENTATION 2 (Mootcourt 2)


( Part of Tutorial: for applying cases regarding issues of performing the contract: assignment, delegation,
transfer of risk, title )

D24

24

GROUP PRESENTATION 2 (Mootcourt 2) (cont)

Presentation
of student

Student's book and Group work

D25

25

35

CHAPTER 35- OWNERSHIP OF CORPORATION


(Remove: "Kinds of stocks"- page.414-416; "Stock options"- page.416; "Law regulating stock sales" page.4174191)
**Basic concepts: share, stock, shareholder, dividend, stock certificate, Common share, preferred share
(cumulative, non-cumulative)

Lecture

Text book

Lecture

Text book

Chng III (III.1), Gio trnh PLKT, NEU 2011- Cng ty C ph n: **V: cc loi c ng, c phiu

D26

26

36

CHAPTER 36- MANAGEMENT AND DISSOLUTION OF A CORPORATION


(Remove: "Proxy wars"- page.427; "Voting trust"- page.425)
**Structure of management of corporation (Shareholder's Meeting, Board of Directors, Officers); Cumulative voting.
Chng III (III.1), Gio trnh PLKT, NEU 2011- Cng ty C ph n: **V : qu n tr v gi i th cng ty c ph n.

Week 6

D27

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GROUP PRESENTATION 3 (Mootcourt 3)


( Part of Tutorial: for applying cases regarding issues of performing the contract: warranty... or issues of business
organization )

D28

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GROUP PRESENTATION 3 (Mootcourt 3) (cont)

D29

29

TUTORIAL4
For Part 4 (Chapter 31,34,35 and 36). Exercises (04 case studies at least) will be delivered to students 3 days
before.
QUIZ 4 (in form of essay: short answer to cover one or more chapters among chapters: 31, 34, 35 and 36)

D30

30

Presentation
of student

Lecture

TUTORIAL4 (cont)

Final Exam (month/day/year)


Sinh vin xem lch thi Final Exam do P.Kho Th a ln CMS

Student's book and Group work

Complete all the


exercises assigned
by the Lecturer and
present the answers
at class

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