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International Economic Law in the Asian Region - LAWS3145

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisite: Crime & Criminal Process (LAWS1021/JURD7121) & Criminal Laws (LAWS1022/JURD7122) OR Crim. Law 1 (LAWS1001/JURD7101) & Crim. Law 2 (LAWS1011/JURD7111). Co-requisite: Litigation 1 [LAWS2311/ JURD7211] OR Res. Civil Disp. (LAWS2371/JURD7271)

Excluded: JURD7445, LAWS8145

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The course will consider the international economic legal order as it applies to and operates in the Asian region. Specifically, this course will consider the whole array of international economic legal instruments, regulations, treaties and practices that impact the region, with particular focus on Vietnam. The course will suvey a range of issues from year to year, and these may include trade law, international investment law, and international financial and monetary law issues. The course will do so through consideration of the relevant: regional trade agreements; bilateral investment treaties; multilateral international economic treaties; the roles of the WTO in the region; the roles of the international financial and monetary regimes, including the IMF and the Asian Development Bank; and individual state unilateral IEL activities, be they domestic or international in orientation.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
  • Demonstrate familiarity with the major components of the international economic law order.
  • Appreciate the many different approaches and issues faced by different Asian states as they operate within the international economic legal order.
  • Engage in debate about international economic law issues as they effect the Asian region and individual states.

Assessment

In-Class Participation - 10%
Essay - 90%
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Study Levels

Undergraduate Study Postgraudate Study Postgraduate Research Study Non-Award Study

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