Postgraduate coursework

LAWS6059 - International Business Law

Objectives

Acquire an introduction to a number of areas of international business law and examine them in more detail.
Gain an overview of the scope of the law relating to international transactions.

Content

International sale of goods; carriage of goods; international payments and financing of international sales and methods of doing business in foreign markets, including through agents and distributors and international licensing transactions; international tax; elementary customs law and international dispute settlement.

Assumed knowledge

Completion of LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction

Session

Semester 1 Intensive
19-20 & 26-27 March 2010

Semester 2 2010
Wednesday Evenings, 6-8pm

Please note: This unit is compulsory for Master of Internatioanl Business & Law (MIntBusL) students.

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

1 x 3,500 Word Assignment (50%)
1 x 2 Hour 20 Minute Exam (50%)

Textbook

Robin Burnett, Law of International Business Transactions (The Federation Press, 2004, 3rd ed)

Courses this unit is available in

Sydney Law School