10844 (v.2) Law (International) 233

Area:

School of Business Law

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

11011 (v.3) Legal Framework 100 or any previous version

Syllabus:

World business and international law. International agreements and contracts. International business practices. Payment in International trade. Insurance. The World Trade Organisation. Resolution of international trade disputes.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have - Understood the regulation of business transactions on an international level. Been introduced to the legal regime which governs - the international sale of goods, carriage of goods, payment in international trade, insurance and dispute resolution in international trade.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Reicher, H. (1995), Australian International Law, Cases and Materials. Sydney, Law Book Co. Pryles, Waincymer and Davies (1996), International Trade Law, Commentary and Materials. Sydney, Law Book Co. Zeller, Bruno (1999) International Commercial Law for Business. Sydney, The Federation Press. Rafiqul Islam, M. (1999), International Trade Law. Sydney, Law Book Co. Chua, J.C.T. (1998), Law of International Trade. Sydney, Sweet and Maxwell. Moens, Gabriel and Gillies, Peter (1998), International Trade & Business Law, Policy and Ethics. Sydney, Cavendish Publishing. Burnett, Robin (1994), The Law of International Business Transactions 2nd ed. Sydney, The Federation Press.

Unit Texts:

Mo, John (2003), International Commercial Law 3rd ed. Sydney, Butterworths. Hewitt, Barbara, (2003), International Business Law Guide 6th ed. Perth, Curtin University of Technology

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Examination 50%. Participation 10%. Presentation 15%. Tutorial Test 25%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y		Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y		Y
2004	Joondalup Campus	Semester 1	Y
2004	Joondalup Campus	Semester 2	Y