All written assessments submitted electronically must be submitted through the link provided in iLearn. This unit will utilise Turnitin plagiarism detection software. Students should carefully check that they submit the correct file for an assessment, as re-submissions will not be accepted after the due date and time, including instances where students upload an incorrect file in error.

The design, moderation and feedback of all assessments is in accordance with the Macquarie University Assessment Procedure (link provided under ‘Policies and Procedures’ below).

Late Submission Policy

A maximum penalty of five (5) percentage points of the total possible marks will be applied per day to late submissions, for up to a maximum of seven calendar days. Tasks that have not been submitted within the maximum number of additional late days will receive a mark of zero. This provision does not apply to online exams or other assessment with a time limit of less than 24 hours.

Penalties for late submission will be applied consistently and equitably to all students enrolled in the unit. Where short-term, serious and unavoidable circumstances have affected their ability to submit an assessment task, a student must submit a formal application for Special Consideration as per the Special Consideration Policy. Students should not request an informal arrangement from their tutor, lecturer or Unit Convenor.

Where an application for Special Consideration is approved, and the outcome is an extension to the due date of a task, submissions that are received after the new due date will be subject to late penalties that are calculated from the new due date. This only applies where the outcome is an extension to the due date – see the Special Consideration Policy for a schedule of all possible outcomes.

Special Consideration

Students should submit applications for Special Consideration electronically via the Service Connect portal, along with the supporting documentation. Before submitting their applications, students should refer to the Special Consideration Policy (link provided under ‘Policies and Procedures’ below).

 

DELIVERY

LECTURES This course will be delivered via lectures and tutorials. Lectures are weekly, prerecorded, and made available online through Echo360 by Mondays 5pm.

TUTORIALS

INTERNAL STUDENTS: Tutorials will commence on Week 1 for internal students with an introductory tutorial.  For all other tutorials, the tutorial questions are based on the preceding week's lecture and readings.

EXTERNAL STUDENTS: Tutorials will commence in Week 2 for external students. Zoom links will be posted on iLearn, and each tutorial will run for 2 hours, each of which will cover 2 topics. 

This unit is worth 10 credit points, which equates to 150 hours of work. Therefore, students should expect to commit an average of 10 hours per week to this unit, including all scheduled and unscheduled activities and preparing and executing the assessment tasks.

RESOURCES 

There is no compulsory text for this unit but students looking for a textbook which covers the topics addressed in this Unit should acquire a copy of Giovanni Di Lieto & David Treisman (eds), International Trade Law (Federation Press, 2018).

There are also reading materials provided by links in the weekly reading schedule on iLearn and through Leganto.

Students require access to a computer, internet with decent speed and a secure/reliable server. The iLearn page contains all Unit requirements and a weekly schedule for teaching, readings and tutorials. Information about all assessment tasks is also available on iLearn.

 

 

LECTURE SCHEDULE (ALL STUDENTS) - Lectures are prerecorded.

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/Payments

- Mid-Session Break –

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 - International Trade and the Environment

 

TUTORIALS (INTERNAL STUDENTS ONLY):

Week 1 - Introduction - Standard Trade Terms and Electronic Commerce

Week 2 - Contracts of Sale Under the CISG

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/Payment

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

Week 8 - International Commercial Arbitration: Institutions and Agreements

- Mid-Session Break – 

Week 9 - International Commercial Arbitration and Courts: Enforcement

Week 10 - International, Multilateral and Bilateral Trade Related Treaties

Week 11 - Intellectual Property in International Transactions

Week 12 - Environmental/other matters affecting International Commercial Transactions

 

TUTORIALS (EXTERNAL STUDENTS ONLY):

5 Mar - Tute 1

• INCOTERMS & Electronic Commerce,
• CISG

19 Mar - Tute 2

• Transport of Goods by Sea & Air Pt 1 – Shippers
• Transport of Goods by Sea & Air Pt 2 - Transporters

2 Apr - Tute 3

• Marine Insurance
• Letters of Credit/Payment

- Mid session break -

30 Apr - Tute 4

• Choice of Law, Conflicts of Law, Jurisdiction
• Dispute Resolution – Arbitration [No On-Call for this topic]

14 May - Tute 5           

• Dispute Resolution – Arbitration Moot - see Unit Guide for details

28 May - Tute 6            

• Multilateral & Bilateral Treaties
• Intellectual Property & Free Trade Agreements