Miklós Király The Interface Between the Harmonization of Contract Law and Private International Law
This optional course focuses on the interplay between harmonisation of contract law and unification of Private International Law. On the one hand, it introduces the major rules of CISG, Principles on European Contract law, UNIDROIT Principles on International Commercial Contracts and the draft Common European Sales Law, on the other hand it analyses the reaction of Private International Law to the development of substantive contract law with a special regard to the approach of EU Regulations Rome I and Rome II, the US Restatement Second, and the draft Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Contracts. The acceptance of “soft law instruments” is especially carefully studied. The language of the course is English.
The course is tailored for students having a special interest in international business transactions. The course will be offered for Erasmus students as well, as part of the “internationalisation of studies” at the Faculty of Law of ELTE.

Miklós Király Comparative Private International Law
The optional course is based on the comparative analysis of European Private International Law rules (EU Regulations Rome 1-6), the US Restatement Second of Private International Law and the remaining Private International Law rules of some EU Member States (Czech, Dutch, German, Hungarian, Polish rules). It covers the following fields: general part of Private International Law, persons, property, contracts, matrimonial relations and succession. The language of the course is English.
The course helps students preparing for a carrier in international business transactions. The course will be offered also for Erasmus students.

Miklós Király and István Erdős Private International Law 1 (Nemzetközi magánjog 1.)
The course provides a basic introduction to the concepts, principles and national and international sources of Private International Law covering the following fields: general part, persons (including corporations), property and contracts. The language of the course is Hungarian.
The course is essential in introducing the international dimension of private law and in preparing students for dealing with cases having a “cross-border” element.

István Erdős Private International Law of the European Union
The course discusses the different legal sources of EU Private International Law and focuses particularly on the ones in the areas of contractual and non-contractual obligations, family and succession matters. Students will get to know the fundamental legal sources of EU Private International Law. The course prepares them also for the practical application of the discussed EU Private International Law Regulations. The course is offered in English.

Réka Somssich Preliminary References in Private International Law
Since the EU has adopted during the last decade a number of important instruments in the field of Private International Law, the number of preliminary references from national courts to the European Court of Justice is ever growing. The course which will be held in English and be open both for Erasmus students and Hungarian students will focus on the most important decisions of the Court of Justice in this field and on the attitude of national courts in applying these EU instruments and initiating preliminary ruling procedure. Students can get to know the mechanism of preliminary reference procedure in general, and specifically preliminary rulings concerning Private International Law questions. Students can learn how to approach and treat the preliminary rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union in practice.  

Tamás Szabados Companies in Private International Law – An EU Law Perspective
This course is focusing on EU Private International Law rules related to companies. Thus, the issue of the transfer of the company seat, the related case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Insolvency Regulation, the supranational European company forms, group of companies will be discussed in terms of of Private International Law as well as jurisdictional issues. The interrelation of company law and EU Private International Law does not receive a detailed analysis in the general legal studies. This justifies launching a course on this subject. The course will be offered for Hungarian and incoming Erasmus students in English language.