Monash University Handbook 2010 Postgraduate - Unit

Synopsis

Trade and investment regimes affecting enterprises operating in the Asian region. International and regional trade conventions. Business and investment laws of selected Asian nations. Topics covered include national development planning; the political context of international trade and investment; import/export regulation; foreign investment regimes, corporate governance, prudential regulation in East Asia and dispute resolution.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• define and describe the history and current operation of regional trade and investment agreements in Asia
• describe and demonstrate an understanding of the historical, economic and political context of national legal systems in selected Asian jurisdictions (Malaysia, Indonesia, China and Hong Kong)
• identify and describe the operation of the institutions responsible for the administration of commercial laws in selection Asian jurisdictions
• have used accepted legal research methodology to examine in detail their choice from a number of specialised topics related to commercial law in one or more Asian jurisdictions
• identify, analyse and propose possible resolutions to legal issues arising from the conduct of business activities in one or more selected Asian jurisdictions.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination (take-home): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Alice de Jonge

Contact hours

3 hours per week