LAWS8277 International Business Transactions

LAWS8277 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	Law
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Laws
Offered in	LAWS8277 will not be offered in 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	Objectives: This course is designed to meet the needs of practising lawyers, law graduates generally and private and public sector managers with experience in international trade. Participants in this course will gain an understanding of the law relating to international commercial transactions. Content: The course covers international commercial transactions, exploring the various aspects of the typical transaction. Topics include: the legal arrangements for the movement of goods and services internationally the structuring and drafting of the contract of sale the terms of trade passing of title and risk insurance contracts for transport of goods and financing of international transactions Trade documentation will be analysed including bills of lading and letters of credit, the UNIDROIT principles for international commercial contracts and the Convention on the International Sale of Goods (Vienna Convention). Associated international conventions and treaties are examined. The course assesses dispute resolution in international contracts, including transnational commercial arbitration and litigation and the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and judgments.
Indicative Assessment	Students must rely on the Approved Assessment which will be posted to the course homepage on the ANU Law website, prior to the commencement of the course.
Workload	26 Contact Hours (Intensive Delivery) Click here for 2009 Graduate Law Timetable
Course Classification(s)	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. and SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation.
Areas of Interest	Law
Requisite Statement	LAWS8153 Introduction to Legal Reasoning and Research (non-lawyers); LAWS8568 Fundamentals of Government and Commercial Law (non-lawyers)
Programs	Graduate Diploma in International Law, Graduate Diploma in Government and Commercial Law, Master of Legal Studies, Master of International Law, Master of International Law, and Master of Government and Commercial Law
Academic Contact	Anne McNaughton and Graduate Administration

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