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Economic and Business Law in Asia (LAWS90037)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
November
Graduate Services Coordinator (International Experience)
Email: law-global@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 4475
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | November |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will be taught intensively in one or more jurisdictions in Asia with the support of various host institutions and will examine, from an advanced and specialist perspective, economic and commercial law in Asia by reference to key transactions and key areas of substantive law, including:
- Trade and investment law;
- International commercial arbitration;
- Corporate mergers and acquisitions (including business vehicles);
- Property law;
- Finance and insolvency; and
- Economic and business law reform.
The subject aims to equip students with an expert knowledge of key areas of economic and commercial law governing transactions in Asia, including the role of lawyers and the practical skills that they require in order to perform their role effectively. Through learning about the law governing transactions in selected Asian jurisdictions, students will develop an ability to examine law from a comparative perspective and will gain an advanced, integrated understanding of the nature of commercial practice in the region. The teaching methodology will incorporate a transactions-based, skills-based approach and will be enhanced through guest lectures from commercial law practitioners in Asia and representatives of host institutions.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject should have an advanced understanding of, and be able to critically analyse:
- Fundamental aspects of the practice of commercial law in Asia and the importance of understanding the different models and approaches;
- The structure and operation of selected legal systems in Asia;
- The interaction and different dynamics between policy, legal systems and commercial laws in Asia;
- The role of commercial lawyers and the skills that they need in order to perform their role effectively;
- The utility and limitations of comparative analyses of laws;
- Practical case studies relating to commercial transactions in Asia;
- Apply this understanding and analytical capacity to new situations and contexts; and
- Communicate their analysis in appropriate scholarly and professional formats.
Generic skills
On completion of the subject students should have developed and demonstrated their skills in the following areas:
- Cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to apply that knowledge (including core legal principles and concepts studied in compulsory JD subjects) in the context of commercial practice in Asia;
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems and concepts in a cross-jurisdictional context and from a comparative law perspective;
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level and the ability to translate those abstract ideas and concepts to practical problems, demonstrated in classroom discussion of practical problems and in the interim assessment task;
- Communication and technical skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and advise on complex legal structures and issues to specialist and non-specialist audiences; and
- Technical skills in relation to advising clients, negotiating transactions and drafting legal documentation for commercial transactions in Asia.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Only approved applicants can enrol into this subject.
Successful completion of all the below subjects:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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LAWS50023 | Legal Method and Reasoning | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS50025 | Torts |
November (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS50026 | Obligations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS50029 | Contracts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- 1,500-word memorandum of advice on an aspect of commercial law in Asia, due 18th Jan 2017 (30%);
- 5,000-word take-home exam, 15 - 18 Dec 2017, (70%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- November
Principal coordinator Andrew Godwin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 144 hours Pre teaching start date 30 October 2017 Pre teaching requirements Students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Teaching period 27 November 2017 to 6 December 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 May 2017 Census date 1 December 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 December 2017 Assessment period ends 18 January 2018 November contact information
Graduate Services Coordinator (International Experience)
Email: law-global@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 4475
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
144 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject has a quota of 25 students. Applicants are selected through a competitive application process. Please refer to the JD LMS Community for more details.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- Specialist printed materials will be made available from the Melbourne Law School.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Juris Doctor
Last updated: 3 November 2022