MLL336 - International Commercial Law
Unit details
Year: | 2024 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 3: Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 3: Claudio Bozzi |
Prerequisite: | Students enrolled in Bachelor of Commerce and combined courses must have passed MLC101. All other students must have passed MLL215. |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | MLM740 |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and asynchronous collaborative learning up to a maximum of 2 hours each week which includes lecture pre-recordings and 1 x 1 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week |
Content
This unit provides an introduction to legal issues, associated with international trade, and explores some of the more important areas of law affecting that activity. Topics covered include private international law, the international sale of goods, the international carriage of goods, international financing, the World Trade Organisation, foreign investment law, international dispute resolution and e-commerce law.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Explain the rationale, objectives and operations of international commercial law. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Identify and evaluate the rules governing international commercial law issues. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Apply legal rules to factual scenarios and present legal solutions in the context of international commerce and trade activities. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO4 | Research and critically analyse the factors influencing the development of contemporary international commercial law. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO5 | Compare different options and formulate solutions in the context of out-of-court international commercial contract negotiations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: Report (Research) | 2000 words | 40% | Week 8 |
End-of-unit assessment task: Written | 2000 words | 60% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLL336 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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