Both internal & external students: Attendance and participation will be recorded at every tutorial and will affect participation grades. Both internal and external students must book the 2 tutorial sessions when they will be ‘On Call’ during the tutorials as soon as the semester commences. This can be done through contacting the Convenor by messaging via iLearn. Please note that availability of spots is limited so trying to book the last sessions in the semester often causes difficulties when it transpires that the student is unexpectedly unable to attend the nominated session. It is your responsibility to book these sessions, and only limited spots are available for each topic. It is therefore recommended that you book for as early as possible in the semester. You must nominate two tutorial topics across the semester. Your ‘On Call’ participation will be graded and will form the basis for your participation mark. Your consistency in attending and actively participating throughout the semester will be taken into account also, and your ‘On Call’ participation mark will be adjusted to reflect this.

Your ‘On Call’ tutorial participation is your opportunity to shine! You will be given a chance to address the tutorial questions first, before other students who are not on call are invited. As the ‘On Call’ tutorials account for much of your participation mark, you should make the most of the chance to prepare for those sessions.

Do you want to ensure that you receive recognition for your preparation by taking on the extra challenge of participating in a simulated arbitration? The tutorial topic on dispute resolution offers you a special opportunity to be extra prepared. We run a practice strategy session in the prior week, and you can consult with the Convenor about your preparation. Most students who take on the simulated moot achieve much higher scores than the average on call, and their extra effort is rewarded in that they only need do the one topic rather than two. You need not have mooted before, and I guarantee that, although challenging, you will find the experience rewarding. Please indicate early if you would like to do the moot session.

This course will be delivered via recorded lectures (Echo360 on iLearn) and live tutorials.  Students will be assessed on their participation in the tutorial questions set out for each week in iLearn, particularly their nominated on-call tutorials.  See ‘Unit Schedule’ below for details of tutorials, and see 'General Assessment' information below for details about 'On Call' participation.

Recommended Reading

There is no compulsory text for this unit but students looking for a textbook which covers the topics addressed in this Unit can acquire a copy of:

Giovanni Di Lieto & David Treisman (eds), International Trade Law (Federation Press, 2018).

Weekly reading schedule/list including additional materials and readings will be posted on iLearn and through Leganto.

All Students: Please note lectures will be available through Echo 360 on iLearn from the first week of semester. Weekly readings and tutorial questions will be available to enrolled students via iLearn. 

Internal students: One hour tutorials will run on Wednesdays 3pm-4pm commencing in from the first week of the semester, then continue weekly.

External students: Your two hour tutorials from 7pm-9pm Mondays commencing 27/2/23, then continuing on 13/3/23, 27/3/23, 24/4/23, 8/5/23 & 22/5/23. Zoom links will be posted online for you to join the tutorials. Please ensure your camera is turned on.

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

Mid-Session Break – Includes first online day for external students

Part 3: Resolving international commercial disputes between parties

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

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

The final take home test now may include problem questions and short answer questions.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty 

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of‚ 0 (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue. 

This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.