Asian Commercial Law
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 48 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2022 teaching periods
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
75 credit points in LAW units
Corequisites
Nil
Aims and objectives
This unit will be offered - subject to minimum enrolment numbers
From 2020 the unit will be re-coded to LAW20037 (from LAW30014)
This unit enables students, through the study of cases, statutes and other material, to acquire an appreciation of the commercial law regimes of Australia’s principal Asian trading partners and a more detailed knowledge and understanding of those in China, India and Indonesia.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Describe and evaluate the commercial law regimes of Australia’s principal Asian trading partners
2. Locate and apply the key legislative provisions applying to commercial law operating in those countries
3. Advise and communicate with clients and others about their rights and obligations arising out of commercial dealings in, or with, those countries
4. Conduct commercial law related research and apply the results of that research
5. Contribute to the preparation of legal advice in a group
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Describe and evaluate the commercial law regimes of Australia’s principal Asian trading partners
2. Locate and apply the key legislative provisions applying to commercial law operating in those countries
3. Advise and communicate with clients and others about their rights and obligations arising out of commercial dealings in, or with, those countries
4. Conduct commercial law related research and apply the results of that research
5. Contribute to the preparation of legal advice in a group
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Blended:
Scheduled hours face to face: Class (12 x 3hrs) - 36 hours
Online: Engaging with online content and discussions (12 hours)
OR
This unit will be delivered in block or intensive mode. Block mode may consist of blended, intensive and immersive teaching, which can include full day teaching and weekend teaching requirements – as specified in the Unit Outline.
Student workload:
For all teaching and learning structures (both face to face and online), students are expected to spend an average of 150 hours per unit in total over the duration of the study period
This includes all:
• Scheduled teaching and learning events and activities (contact hours timetabled in a face-to-face teaching space) and scheduled online learning events (contact hours scheduled in an online teaching space), and
• Non-scheduled learning events and activities (including directed online learning activities, assessments, independent study, student group meetings, and research)
• Read all prescribed materials and/or view videos in preparation for each class
• Attend and engage in all scheduled classes (face to face or online)
• Start assessment tasks well ahead of the due date, and submit assessments promptly
• Read / listen to all feedback carefully, and consider it for future assessment
• Engage with fellow students and teaching staff (don’t hesitate to ask questions)
Assessment
Case study (Group) 15-25%
Research report (Group) 40-60%
Presentation (Group) 25-35%
General skills outcomes
• Teamwork skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analysis skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
• Problem solving skills
• Analysis skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
• The elements of the Chinese, Indian and Indonesian legal systems, focusing on the resolution of commercial disputes
• Contract law, commercial law, intellectual property law and trade law in China, India and Indonesia
• Introduction to the commercial law of Japan, Korea and Malaysia
• Comparison of inquisitorial and adversarial legal systems
• Contract law, commercial law, intellectual property law and trade law in China, India and Indonesia
• Introduction to the commercial law of Japan, Korea and Malaysia
• Comparison of inquisitorial and adversarial legal systems
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.