SYLLABUS

MG MT 3 3 0 1 - 0 1
Business Law (Commercial and Fiscal)
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+ns3ruc3or name# 4r6 A/med Sallam
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Course &rere<uisi3es : MGMT 30'
Mission o0 3/e Mana5emen3 4e%ar3men3
Our mission is to develop business leaders who are dedicated to the betterment of
society by providing a high quality business education to top caliber students from
all segments of Egyptian society as well as from other countries while focusing on
continuous improvement and a commitment to excellence in learning, intellectual
contributions and service.
In support of this mission the department:
Provides a high quality contemporarystyle business education that blends a
global perspective with national cultures and is relevant to the business needs of
Egypt and the region.
Provides programs that encourage the development of an entrepreneurial spirit
that emphasi!es creativity, innovation, individual initiative and teamwor"
Provides a learning environment that fosters faculty#student communication and
promotes lifelong learning and career development
Encourages faculty development activities that improve teaching, maintain
competence and that "eep faculty current with ideas and concepts in their $eld.
%ee"s to develop a portfolio of intellectual contributions to learning and
pedagogy, to practice, and to the theory and "nowledge base of the disciplines.
Encourages the establishment of close partnerships with the business
community through consultancies and service that enhance the intellectual and
economic quality of Egypt while enriching the learning process.
.8=ec3i>es o0 3/e course#
&he course aims at introducing the various legal aspects of the business
environment. &he course emphasi!es the importance of contract law and
professional liability, covering the various players in business arena, as well as the
forms of business organi!ation and the regulation of foreign investment in Egypt.
%ome relevant business transactions are also tac"led, as well as arbitration, '.O.&.
pro(ects, franchising pro(ects, and alternative international dispute resolutions.
Learnin5 Goals co>era5e#
In addition to the speci$c ob(ectives of the course, the material and activities have
been selected to aid towards the following:
- Each student should be able to demonstrate an understanding of legal
instruments, with emphasis on preparing, analy!ing, and interpreting
contracts.
- %tudents should be able to participate in negotiations for contracts and to
avoid Pit ) *alls.
- 'y the end of this course each student should be capable of handling and
solving di+erent legal researches and cases.
Te?3 and o3/er readin5 ma3erials#

- %tudents are expected to read the relevant handouts before each class.
- %tudents are expected to study some chapters from Business Law
&rinci%les and &rac3ices
'y ,oldman and %igismund , the -th edition.
- %tudents are also instructed to resort to Blac@As Law 4ic3ionar; .to be found
in the /01 2ibrary3, especially while writing their papers.
- %tudents will also receive a Glossar; o0 Le5al Terms, which will be helpful to
them while studying for this course.
Gradin5#
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A33endance#
)ac/ class missed will resul3 in a deduc3ion o0 06$E 0rom 3/e
a33endance 5rade unless a medical cer3iFca3e1 si5ned 8; 3/e AUC
Clinic1 is %resen3ed6
/s stated in the university catalog, Estudents are expected to attend classF
&here is no system of permitted absences. &he instructor in each class
determines
&he e+ect of absences on a studentGs grade in that class.H
S3uden3s ma; no3 normall; recei>e credi3 0or a course i0 more 3/an
3/ree wee@s o0 classes (or 3/eir e<ui>alen3 in summer sc/ool) are
missed6
6eference to /01 attendance policy in the catalog.

Academic +n3e5ri3;#
/ll students are expected to agree to and comply with the 0niversity /cademic
Integrity Policy, which states
EIaluing the concepts of academic integrity and independent e+ort,
the /merican 0niversity in 1airo expects from its students the highest
standards of scholarly conduct. &he 0niversity community asserts that
the reputation of the institution depends on the integrity of both
faculty and students in their academic pursuits and that it is their (oint
responsibility to promote an atmosphere conducive to such
standards.H
5etailed information about the 0niversity /cademic Integrity Policy may be
found in the 0niversity 1atalog and on the 0niversity Jeb site.
To%ics 3o 8e Co>ered#
- 5e$nition of 2aw.
- 1haracteristics of the 2egal %ystem.
- %ources of 2aw in Egypt.
- &he 'asics of 1ontract 2aw:
o Elements of 1ontracts.
o &he O+er and the /cceptance.
o Ob(ect and 1onsideration.
o &hird Party 'ene$ts
o /dequacy of 1onsideration
o 1apacity of parties.
o 1ontracts must be writing.
o &ransfer of contract rights and obligations.
o Invalidity of 1ontracts: 7ista"eF *raudF 7isrepresentationF 5uressF 0ndo
InKuenceF
o 5ischarge of 1ontracts.
o Products 2iability: 4egligence, 'reach of warranties and %trict 2iability.

&he Public wrongs .1rimes3.
&he 'asics of &ort 2aw and &ortuous 2iability:

L 4o)*ault system of &ortuous 2iability.
L Iicarious 2iability.
L Professional 2iability
- 6egulation of *oreign Investment in Egypt
L *orms of *oreign Investments in Egypt.
L '.O.&. Pro(ects.
L *ranchising Pro(ects.
- Introduction to the International 1ommercial /rbitration.
Jays of solving International 5isputes.
- /.5.6 %ystem
/rbitration
7ediation.
1onciliation
7ini trials.
- &he claim review board.
- 0narbitability.
4egotiable instruments Ecommercial PaperH
5e$nition and types of 4egotiable instruments
Issue, &ransfer and 5ischarge of negotiable instruments
- 6ights and 5uties of parties to a negotiable instrument
- 1hec"s, the ban"ing system, and cyber ban"ing.
- %ole proprietorships, partnerships, and limited liability organi!ations.
- 1orporations.
- Principle agent relationships.
+ns3ruc3ions#
/ttendance will be ta"en at the end of the lecture.
4O /&&E45/41E will be counted after the $rst 9 minutes of the lecture.
%tudents with 7ore than 9 unexcused absences will be warned.
%tudents with C unexcused absences will be graded as * in the course.
/ssignments and pro(ect should be submitted on time, or you will lose the
assignmentsG grade.
Each /ssignment and pro(ect submitted must be discussed with the doctor in
the oMce hours.
Nou will not be given the exams at any other time than the exam day, unless
you have a valid excuse .reserved to a hospital3.
Nou must come 8= minutes before each exam is due to start, at the room
indicated on your examination timetables, unless the instructor announces
any changes.
7edical excuses must be signed by the /01 clinic.
Thanks and Good Luck