International trade law (6 points)
(LAW)
Leader: Professor Jeff Waincymer
Offered:
City Second semester 2004 (Off-campus)
City Second semester 2005 (On-campus)
Synopsis:
Objectives: Students who successfully complete this subject should have (1) an awareness of the kinds of legal problems that arise from international commercial transactions; (2) acquired an understanding of how the law of sale of goods, negotiable instruments, carriage of goods, and dispute settlement is affected when goods cross national boundaries; (3) a familiarity with the principal mechanisms that trading parties use to resolve or reduce those problems; (4) an appreciation of contemporary issues in Australia's interrnational trading relationships; (5) an awareness of the ways in which government controls of various kinds may affect private international commercial transactions; and (6) a broad knowledge of how the general problems of international trade operate in selected specific areas.
Assessment: Research assignment (3750 words): 50% + Take home examination (3750 words): 50%
Contact Hours: Semi-Intensive
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