Commercial Law In Asia (LAWS50088)

This subject examines the law and practice relating to commercial transactions in a single Asian jurisdiction and will be offered by country specialists. The countries that may be examined include China, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Japan, India or Korea. This subject will provide graduates with expert, specialist knowledge about the domestic legal regime governing commercial transactions, the conditions of commercial practice and the international rules that impact on these domestic regulatory regimes.

Topics covered may include: trade and investment policy, contract, property, trade in goods and services, investment, finance, corporations law, securities regulation, competition law and policy, commercial dispute resolution including arbitration and litigation and insolvency. A series of hypothetical transactions will be used throughout the subject to provide students with an opportunity to integrate an understanding of law and its relationship to practice in depth in a specific area of corporate life.

Drawing upon the set reading, students will develop their own research proposals. All readings will be in English, and students are neither expected nor required to read an Asian language for satisfactory completion of this course.

This subject provides students with expert, specialised knowledge and skills for the purposes of research and professional practice about the law and practice of commercial transactions in a single jurisdiction.