units

LAW5384

Faculty of Law

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Law

Quota applies

Postgraduate programs are based on a model of small group teaching and therefore class sizes need to be restricted.

Offered

City (Melbourne)

  • Term 4 2016 (On-campus block of classes)

Notes

For Malaysia Law discontinuation dates, please see http://www.law.monash.edu/current-students/study-opportunities/overseas-study/malaysia/units/index.html
Previously coded as LAW7427

Synopsis

This unit studies the international legal framework for international investments. It provides an understanding of the development of the law, and the economic, political and institutional factors that have shaped the law to its current state. The various sources of law, particularly Public International Law, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), and regional agreements, are examined. The interrelation between these sources of law, and between international and domestic law, as apply to foreign investments, are considered. The core legal principles and norms that apply to international Investments, such as Expropriation, National Treatment, and Fair and Equitable Treatment, are examined, as are investor - State relations and international investment arbitration.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:
Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to international investment law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to international investment law
Conduct research in international investment law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to international investment law.

Assessment

Research assignment (3,750 words): 50%
Take-home examination (3,750 words): 50%

Workload requirements

24 contact hours per teaching period (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements).

Chief examiner(s)