International Contract Law class jointly with the American Lewis & Clark Law School
International academic cooperation opens up new opportunities for our students to gain knowledge and experience directly from Ukrainian and foreign specialists.
At the Faculty of Law of Uzhhorod University, classes are held in the course “International Contract Law”, which is implemented jointly with Lewis & Clark Law School (State of Oregon, USA).
This is an opportunity for students to deepen their knowledge of the conclusion, drafting, interpretation and performance of international contracts, as well as to better understand the economic, regulatory and practical aspects of international contractual activity.
Why is this knowledge especially important for Ukraine?
The post-war reconstruction of our state and the prospects of joining the European Union will require specialists capable of professionally working with international treaties, cooperating with international organizations, financial institutions, foreign investors, contractors and suppliers.
This concerns not only knowledge of contract law, but also the ability to adapt contracts to EU legislation, take into account public procurement rules, anti-corruption, environmental and social standards, assess legal and financial risks and conduct negotiations effectively.
That is precisely why the training of future legal professionals in the field of international contract law is important both for current needs and for the future reconstruction and development of Ukraine.
The course programme combines theoretical training with practical classes. Students work with specific cases, learn to identify possible risks, choose the optimal contract structure, take into account the specifics of different legal systems and conduct negotiations.
Particular attention is paid to comparing the Ukrainian and American approaches to contract law. This format allows not only to deepen professional knowledge, but also to better understand the specifics of working in an international legal environment.
The classes are taught by:
Susan Felstiner — Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School (USA);
Vadym Roshkaniuk — Head of the Department of Economic Law of the Faculty of Law of Uzhhorod University, Professor;
Stanislav Sukhan — Assistant of the Department of Economic Law of the Faculty of Law of Uzhhorod University.
The joint work of Ukrainian and American teachers gives students the opportunity to consider international contract law from different professional and legal perspectives, compare approaches and find practical solutions.
We express separate words of sincere gratitude to Professor Susan Felstiner, who responded to the proposal for cooperation and made enormous efforts to organize this course for our students.
We thank you for your openness, support, willingness to share your knowledge and desire to help Ukrainian legal education develop even in difficult times.
For the Faculty of Law, such international educational initiatives are an opportunity to expand academic partnership, introduce modern approaches to teaching and train specialists capable of working not only in the Ukrainian but also in the international legal environment.
We wish the course participants fruitful learning, interesting discussions, new knowledge and successful application of the acquired experience in practice!
