Course syllabus
A structured teaching plan for International Commercial Contracts, LegalTech and Contract Risk Simulation.
Academic entry point
Course Syllabus
International Commercial Contracts, LegalTech and Contract Risk Simulation
Designed for Danish university teaching — delivered in English
Course structure
What this course includes
ContractBot Academy combines legal theory, practical contract drafting, LegalTech tools and contract risk simulation for students working with cross-border commercial contracts.
Lecture decks
Presentation materials on international commercial contracts, arbitration, contract drafting, CISG, UNIDROIT Principles, enforcement of arbitral awards and cross-border legal risk.
Interactive Contract Labs
Browser-based legal strategy labs where students draft, break and fix cross-border contracts by choosing governing law, forum, liability, GDPR, IP, service levels and termination clauses.
Contract Risk Simulator
A structured simulator that helps students identify risks in cross-border contracts, including governing law, dispute forum, sanctions, GDPR, Incoterms, payment terms, force majeure and liability.
Teaching Cases
Real and realistic case studies for classroom discussion, including force majeure, hardship, sanctions, SaaS contracts, CRM disputes, arbitration clauses and enforcement strategy.
Legal English Training
Practical legal English for contract drafting, client communication, risk explanation, negotiation comments and professional legal writing.
Drafting Exercises
Clause-based exercises where students compare weak, balanced and supplier/customer-friendly drafting options.
GDPR and Data Processing Module
Training on SaaS contracts, personal data, processor obligations, Article 28 GDPR data processing agreements, security, sub-processors and data transfer risks.
Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Module
Teaching materials on arbitration clauses, seat, venue, governing law, pathological clauses and enforcement of arbitral awards.
Templates and Checklists
Practical checklists for reviewing NDAs, consultancy agreements, SaaS contracts, distribution agreements and cross-border commercial contracts.
Student Access Area
Students can access assigned course materials through an invite link and access code.
Academy Pass
Public users can access the full Academy for €1/day, billed monthly at €30.
Course overview
This syllabus is designed for students working with cross-border commercial contracts, contract drafting, dispute strategy, LegalTech and contract risk analysis. The materials are suitable for Danish university teaching and are delivered in English.
ContractBot Academy combines doctrinal analysis, practical clause drafting, case-based learning, contract risk simulation and lecture decks for classroom use.
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- identify legal and commercial risks in cross-border contracts;
- compare governing law and forum options;
- draft and critique key commercial clauses;
- assess GDPR and data processing risks in SaaS contracts;
- use contract risk simulation tools for structured legal analysis;
- explain contract risks in clear professional English.
Weekly teaching structure
Week 1 — Introduction to International Commercial Contracts
- contract structure
- foreign elements
- civil law and common law approaches
- commercial risk allocation
Week 2 — Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Arbitration
- choice of law
- forum selection
- arbitration clauses
- pathological clauses
Week 3 — Contract Drafting and Clause Architecture
- definitions
- obligations
- warranties
- liability clauses
- termination clauses
Week 4 — CISG, UNIDROIT Principles and Cross-Border Sales
- international sale of goods
- hardship
- force majeure
- gap-filling instruments
Week 5 — SaaS, Digital Services and GDPR
- SaaS contracts
- data processing
- Article 28 GDPR DPA
- IP and licence scope
Week 6 — Sanctions, Force Majeure and Supply Chain Risk
- sanctions clauses
- payment restrictions
- reasonable endeavours
- alternative performance
Week 7 — Contract Risk Simulation Lab
- risk scoring
- clause selection
- negotiation position
- protocol of disagreements
Week 8 — LegalTech and AI in Contract Review
- AI-assisted contract review
- prompt discipline
- legal risk workflows
- human legal judgement
Core topics
- International commercial contract formation and interpretation
- Governing law, jurisdiction, arbitration and enforcement
- CISG, UNIDROIT Principles and comparative contract law
- Clause architecture: liability, warranties, termination and force majeure
- GDPR, data processing agreements and SaaS contract risk
- Sanctions, supply chain disruption and commercial negotiation
- LegalTech workflows and structured contract risk analysis
Contract labs
Interactive browser-based labs where students choose clause options for a cross-border SaaS scenario, generate risk scores and receive structured drafting feedback.
Case studies
Real cross-border contract cases with teaching summaries, source links and classroom discussion prompts on CISG, force majeure, commodity trade, damages and UNIDROIT Principles.
Simulator exercises
Contract risk simulator for classroom scenarios — students select a case preset and generate structured risk analysis for discussion.
Presentations and lecture decks
Downloadable English PPTX lecture decks and course materials for international contract law, arbitration, contract drafting and LegalTech classrooms.
Assessment / classroom use
Materials are designed for seminar discussion, clause drafting exercises, lab results, simulator outputs and presentation-based teaching. Assessment formats are determined by the lecturer or programme — ContractBot Academy provides structured learning tools, not formal grading.
Educational disclaimer: These materials are provided for teaching and training purposes only. They do not constitute legal advice and do not create a lawyer-client relationship.