Haaga-Helia DISTANCE ASSIGNMENTS

Haaga-Helia DISTANCE ASSIGNMENTS Satu Pitkänen International Business Law LAW4LI024-7 Spring 2009

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Transmitting the papers

Transmit the papers either personally, into the mailbox 143 in the lobby or through Blackboard > Tools > Digital Dropbox. Please DO NOT send your assignment papers by email.

The reports of the1. Assignment must also be posted on Blackboard > Discussion Board, for the other students to read.

Note the due dates. Delayed papers are downgraded, and papers transmitted after 22 May are failed.

Guidelines for written assignments

Write the assignments in accordance with the “Assignments” instructions of Haaga- Helia: http://myy.haaga-helia.fi/~laatu/opn/Thesis_index.htm

While completing assignments remember that copying and pasting of existing text is not the correct way to work. Even if you will need lots of background information you should focus on analyzing it and making your own conclusions, since your own contribution establishes the most valuable part of the report.

Guidelines for indicating sources of reference

You must always indicate the sources used in your text.

For details, see the “Reports” instructions of Haaga-Helia, especially chapter 2.7.2: http://myy.haaga-helia.fi/~laatu/opn/Thesis_index.htm

Avoid direct quotation (citing) because it is copying and therefore not worth much unless followed by your own conclusions. Direct quotations, if used, must be separated from the text by a different font or placed inside quotation marks.

Sources of information

Links to the CISG : http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/text/treaty.html or http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/sale_goods/1980CISG.html (>Text > Explanatory note). Links to the cases, see below. 2

ASSIGNMENTS

Cases judged under the CISG

Each student will study on a general level the 9 cases listed below. In addition, the students will study more thoroughly two of these cases in teams. One case to write a report and give a presentation of (1.a.), and one case to deal with as opponents(1.b.).

1) Case 02-20166 BP International, Ltd. and BP Exploration & Oil, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Empressa Estatal Petroleos de Ecuador, et al., Defendants, Empresa Estatal Petroleos de Ecuador and Saybolt, Inc., Defendants-Appellees http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/030611u1.html

2) Case C-01-4203 MMC Chateau des Charmes Wines Ltd. v. Sabaté USA, Inc., and Sabaté S.A. http ://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/wais/db/cases2/031110u1.html

3) Case: UTC GmbH v. S P Ky Finnish forestry equipment http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/wais/db/cases2/020412f5.html

4) Case 00 Civ. 934 (SHS) St. Paul Guardian Insurance Co. et al. b. Neuromed Medical Systems & Support http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/wais/db/cases2/020326u1.html

5) Case 4 R 161/94 Dansk Blumsterexport A/s v. Frick Blumenhandel http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/wais/db/cases2/940701a3.html

6) Case 19961105 Consignment of butter to be delivered to Russia http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/961105f5.html

7) Case 19980129 Steel plates sold from Finland to the United Arab Emirates http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/980129f5.html

8) Case 2002/02304 Société H. H... GmbH & Co. v. SARL MG (Sales of German textiles to France) http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/030910f1.html

9) Case 04-2551 Chicago Prime Packers, Inc. v. Northam Food Trading Co. http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/050523u1.html

1.a. Assignment: CASE REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS

(Team assignment, consists of a written report and a presentation)

All students study all of the cases on a general level.

Each team undertakes a case to study thoroughly. As a conclusion, the team writes a report and posts it on the BB > Discussion Board for the others to read, and gives a presentation (10-15 minutes) in the class. 3

Instructions and cases

Study the case and analyze it by the help of the relevant articles of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for The International Sale of Goods CISG. Write an abstract (report) of 2-3 pages, post it on the BB>Discussion Board, and give a presentation in class on the scheduled day. For each case, discuss:

What is the problem? What are the learning objectives? What answers does the case provide? Do you agree?

Schedule

Reports: posted on the BB > Discussion Board by 16 March, 8pm

Presentations, opponents’ comments and discussion in class: Cases 1-3 on 30 March Cases 4-6 on 1 April Cases 7-9 on 6 April

1.b. Assignment: OPPONENT’S TASKS

(Oral individual assignment + written team assignment)

Each student gives his or her personal opponent’s comments in the class, and the team writes their opponents’ report together.

The opponents are appointed as follows: Case in Assignment 1.a. Case in Assignment 1.b.

The team presenting case 2 is the opponent team of case 7.

(For example: The students “whose” case is # 1 will be opponents of case 5. They study on 18 March the case text and the report of team #5, give their personal comments on the case and on the presentation on 1 April, and give their team report by 15 April.)

Instructions

The opponents study the original case and the abstract posted on the Discussion Board by the 1.a. team (indicated above). They prepare questions to be asked in the class. Each student member of the opponent team shall ask at least one question in the class after the presentation. 4

Finally, the opponent team together writes a summary of one page where it highlights the case and comments the report and the presentation of the 1.a. team. This summary will be attached on the BB > Discussion Board as a “reply” to the original team report (by the 1.a. team) of the case. Due date 15 April.

2. Assignment: INTERNATIONAL COURTS

(Written individual assignment)

Each student studies the role of the three important international courts: International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

As a conclusion each student writes an abstract (2-3 pages) to shortly describe the essentials of each court and discuss them in comparison with each other, looking for similarities and differences between the three, focusing especially on their contribution to implementation of international law. Due date 20 April.