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Syllabus Law of Corporations - 62611
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Last update 03-10-2023
HU Credits: 6

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: Law

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Asaf Eckstein

Coordinator Email: Asaf.Eckstein@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: Advance Appointment

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Asaf Eckstein

Course/Module description:
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Course/Module aims:
To expose the students to the world of Corporate Law - To understand:
basic terms; relationship between participants in the company or regarding the company's activities; Duties and obligations of the company's organs and shareholders; Procedures required by law for approval of activities or matters that are "contaminated" with conflicts of interests between minority and controlling shareholders, shareholders and management/creditors such as executive compensation or interested parties transactions .
- To define the basic terms.
- To describe the relationship between participants regarding the company and its activities.
- To identify cases in which conflicts of interests arise and implement the proper procedure required by law in order to overcome them.
- To point out the duties of corporate organs/shareholders and violations of those duties.
- To discuss the economic and business considerations regarding the company's activities and capital structure.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Upon completion of this course student should be able to-
- define the basic terms.
- describe the relationship between participants regarding the company and its activities.
- identify cases in which conflicts of interests arise and implement the proper procedure required by law in order to overcome them.
- point out the duties of corporate organs/shareholders and violations of those duties.
- discuss the economic and business considerations regarding the company's activities and capital structure.

Attendance requirements(%):
100%

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Independent Reading prior to each class; Lectures.

Course/Module Content:
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Required Reading:
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Additional Reading Material:

Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam / Home Exam 95 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 5 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
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