Further information about the assessment criteria for each task will be forthcoming throughout the semester.

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 (including the final hypothetical problem test).

Word limits will be strictly applied and work above the word limit will not be marked. 

All assessments in the unit are to be submitted electronically. Plagiarism detection software is used in this unit.

Moderation

Detailed marking guidelines will be made available on iLearn. Assessments for Fail grade students will be double marked.

Formal requirements for both written assignments (research proposal and research essay)

The following requirements as to presentation of papers must be complied with:

• All assessments should be the independent work of the student. Assignments are not group work or exercises. 

• Both assignments must be typed with 12 point font in the text and 10 point font in footnotes.

• The word limit must be strictly maintained. The word limit does not include the footnotes, although footnotes must not include any substantive content. The actual word length of your assignment must be stated on the cover sheet.

• Footnotes and other referencing must be consistent with the Australian Guide to Legal Citations, which can be downloaded at http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/mulr 

• Feedback prior to census date will be provided via the early feedback quiz.

This course will be delivered via weekly lectures (which are recorded and available on iLearn for external/infrequent attendance students).  Tutorial questions (other than the Week 1 introductory tutorial) are based on the preceding week's lecture and readings.  External/infrequent attendance students should aim to complete the assigned tutorial questions at home each week.  The tutorial material will then be covered over 2 days from 9am to 4pm on 22 April 2020 and 23 April 2020.  At the 2 day intensive, students will be required to actively participate in discussion based on the weekly tutorial questions set out in iLearn.

Required Textbook

John Mo, International Commercial Law (LexisNexis, Butterworths, 6th ed, 2015).

Weekly reading schedule/list will be posted on iLearn and through the library.

Please note lectures will commence in Week 1 and lectures will be available through Echo 360/iLearn.  Weekly readings and tutorial questions will be available to enrolled students iLearn.  Tutorial questions (other than Tutorial 1) will be based upon the preceding week’s lecture. Attendance and participation at the 2 day intensive in April, which will cover the tutorial material, will be recorded and will affect participation grades.

LECTURE SCHEDULE:

Part 1: Law for Buyers and Sellers in International Commercial Transactions

Week 1 - Introduction - Standard Trade Terms and Electronic Commerce

Week 2 - Contracts of Sale Under the CISG

Part 2:  Law for Interactions with Other Parties to International Commercial Transactions (Shippers/transporters, Insurers and Banks)

Week 3 - Transport of Goods by Sea and Air

Week 4 - Transport of Goods by Sea and Air (cont)

Week 5 - Marine Insurance

Week 6 - Financing International Transactions; Letters of Credit

Part 3: Resolving international commercial disputes between parties

Week 7 -Conflicts of Law between Courts: Jurisdiction and Choice of Law

Mid-Session Break - On campus sessions for external students only on 22-23 April 2020, 9am - 4pm.

Week 8 - International Commercial Arbitration: Institutions and Agreements

Week 9 - International Commercial Arbitration and Courts: Enforcement

Part 4: State/Treaty Influence on International Commercial Transactions

Week 10 - International, Multilateral and Bilateral Trade Related Treaties

Week 11 - Intellectual Property in International Transactions

Week 12 - Fighting Corruption in International Commercial Transactions

Revision

Week 13 - Optional Revision Class