Undergraduate - UnitLAW5151 - Vis arbitration moot 506

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Law
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Day)

Synopsis

Examination of private international law texts in the light of different legal systems. Convention on the International Sale of Goods (Vienna Convention). Oral Advocacy in an arbitration setting. International Mooting Competition - some students selected for Vienna.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students should:

have an exposure to aspects of international sale of goods, private international law, and comparative law
develop a familiarity with and practice in arbitration
develop oral skills of presentation of legal material before a panel of experts from different legal systems
gain an appreciation of their own legal system, its limitations, and an appreciation of other legal systems and their limitations
experience the concept of thorough preparation of a particular case and the opportunity to match their preparation with that of other equally prepared students.

Assessment

Writing two memoranda (Team) 20%
Mooting: 80%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Lisa Spagnolo

Prerequisites

LAW1100 or LAW1101 and LAW1102 or LAW1104; LAW2100 or LAW2101 and LAW2102