Autumn semester
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Activation codes
From Wednesday, 17th of September 2025 please click here (freischaltcode@ius.zone) to receive the activation code for the courses of our chair, stating your matriculation number.
You do not need any access before the first course unit. Prior preparation is not necessary.
Tort Law (BLaw)
| C-Nr.: | 2019 |
| Study programme: | Bachelor of Law |
| Part of the module: | Civil Law II |
Instructor: |
Prof Dr Leander D. Loacker, MPhil |
| Begin: | 18. September 2025 |
| Time: | Thursday, 12.15-13.45 p.m. |
| Implementation mode: | Presence in the auditorium (no podcast) |
| Teaching materials: | All documents (slide sets, further materials etc.) will be made available on our learning platform. Access requires an activation code, which you can apply for from Wednesday, 17th of September 2025 (see info box above). |
| Content: | General principles of non-contractual liability law, in particular fault, simple causal and strict liability. |
| Literature: | Schnyder/Portmann/Müller-Chen, Ausservertragliches Haftpflichtrecht, Zürich/Basel/Genf 2013 (2. Aufl.) Further recommendations will be announced at the event. |
| Lecture notes: | The slides will be uploaded after the respective lecture. |
| Exam: | Written exam in spring semester |
Private International Law I (BLaw)
The current text collection is available atSchulthess and inbookshops. Students receive a 20% discount at Schulthess.
| C-Nr: | 2168 |
| Study programme: | Bachelor of Law |
| Part of the module: | Private International Law |
| Instructors: | Prof Dr Leander D. Loacker, MPhil |
| Begin: | 17. September 2025 |
| Time: | Wednesday, 12.15-13.45 p.m. |
| Implementation mode: | Presence in the auditorium (no podcast) |
| Teaching materials: | All documents (slide sets, further materials etc.) will be made available on our learning platform. Access requires an activation code, which you can apply for from Wednesday, 17th of September 2025 (see info box above). |
| Content: | The course deals with questions from the general and the special part of private international law. Legal acts that make up transnational private law in the broad sense, such as the Vienna Sales Convention (CISG), will also be discussed. |
| Literature: | Text edition on international private law (including the corresponding international treaties) of your choice, e.g. Loacker, IPR/IZVR, Schulthess Verlag, 4. Aufl. 2025. Likewise, a textbook on the subject of the lecture, e.g. Schnyder, Internationales Privat- und Zivilverfahrensrecht, Schulthess Verlag. |
| Exam: | Written exam in spring semester |
Vis Moot School Switzerland
| C-Nr.: | 4620 |
| Study programme: | Master of Law |
| Instructors: | Benjamin Gottlieb, lic iur N.N. |
| Module responsibility: | Prof Dr Leander D. Loacker, MPhil Prof Dr Helmut Heiss, LLM |
| Dates: | after announcement |
| Time: | after announcement |
| Content: | The Vis Moot School Switzerland serves as preparation for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna. Participation is reserved for the Vienna Moot teams and their coaches. Participants belong to either the Zurich or another team. |
| Teaching materials: | The teaching materials are provided as part of the Vis Moot School Switzerland and may be kept by the participants. |
| Language: | English |
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