Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lise Barry
Shafiqur Khan
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to LLM or MIntTrdeComLaw or MIntRelMIntTrdeComLaw or 42cp in LAW or LAWS units at 400 or 500 level or (admission to JD and 32cp in LAW or LAWS units at 800 level)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines the making, regulating and breaking of deals in the international business community. The unit will canvas the different legal forms of agreements (eg, direct foreign investment, international joint ventures); laws that influence the conduct of business internationally (eg, anti-trust laws, international financial regulation, international bankruptcy, international taxation laws); and the mechanisms available when disputes arise (eg, international arbitration, foreign litigation in domestic courts). Students will develop an understanding of key legal principles underpinning international business transactions from an international law perspective as well as in relation to selected jurisdictions.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late Submission
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Special Consideration
Requests for Special Consideration will be dealt with centrally and decisions about the outcome will largely be made centrally.
Moderation
Detailed marking rubrics will be made available on iLearn.
Turnitin
All written assessments are to be submitted via iLearn through Turnitin.
Referencing
All referencing is to be in accordance with AGLC3.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Weekly forum participation | 15% | No | Each Week |
Class Participation | 15% | No | On Campus Sessions |
Assignment | 30% | Yes | 30/09/2018 |
Research Paper | 40% | No | Week 13 |
Due: Each Week
Weighting: 15%
Students will be given a question/scenario/case in relation to the relevant topic. Each week students will have to respond to the relevant question. This response should be posted to online discussion module for each week.
This is a timed assessment and no late submissions will be accepted.
Due: On Campus Sessions
Weighting: 15%
Students will be assessed through a quiz during the on campus sessions in September 2018. Quiz would include MCQ and short questions. Topics will be announced later.
Due: 30/09/2018
Weighting: 30%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students will be required to answer a set question provided within the first four weeks of the semester. Students will be encouraged to reflect not only on their interaction with legal principles, but also with the contextual and ethical issues that have arisen. The paper should be well structured including sub-headings where appropriate. The introduction should set out the scope of the paper. Students need to include sufficient detail of the specific legal principles or regime and analysis/application of that law. Be sure to answer the question asked. The conclusion should include recommendations for law reform, further research and/or creative application of the existing law where appropriate. The assignment should be fully referenced according to the Australian Guide to Legal Citation.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
Word Limit: 2,000 words.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 40%
Students will be required to prepare a research paper (excluding footnotes and bibliography) on the laws impacting on international business transactions. Students can choose any lecture topic.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
Word Limit: 3,000 words.
This unit will be delivered via seminar-format involving a combination of lecturing by the convener and active class discussion by students. There will also be a strong focus on online participation. Students will be required to participate in discussion based upon the readings, as well as any problem and discussion questions set by the convener.
Weekly readings will be provided on the iLearn website. There is no textbook for the course. Rather, students will be expected to have a detailed understanding of the weekly journal articles and textbook extracts posted under each week on iLearn.
Topics are subject to change based on student responses to the online participation assessment.
1. Introduction to international business transactions.
2. The global trading system and the role of regional economic, political and legal integration.
3. Forms of doing business internationally (I) - Agents, distributor, contract manufacturing, technology transfer.
4. Forms of doing business internationally (II) - Franchise, joint ventures, mergers and acquisition.
5. Regulation of international business transactions (I) - Customs, Trade, Competition.
6. Regulation of international business transactions (II) - Export, import, economic sanctions.
7. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI); Investment Treaty Arbitration.
8. Corruption in international business transactions: Laws and corporate compliance.
9. Payments and the international movement of money.
10. Corporate social responsibility in an international context.
11. Export Laws and National Security.
12. Dispute Resolution in International Business Transactions: Arbitration, Litigation, Commercial Courts.
13. Review.
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19/08/2018 | Reflects the change in assessment following the resignation of the former convenor |