Subjects 2009
Commercial Deals in Asia (formerly Commercial Law in Asia) 730866
- Credited Courses: Graduate Diploma in Asian Law 726; Graduate Diploma in Transnational Law 333; Master of Commercial Law 504; Master of Laws (LLM) 502
Objectives
A student who has successfully completed this subject should:
- Have an understanding of the theoretical and practical challenges to the study of Asian legal systems from the perspective of commercial law
- Understand fundamental aspects of the practice of law in the context of commercial deals
- Understand the interaction between policy, legal systems and commercial laws in Asia
- Have an insight into practical commercial dispute resolution and contract management
- Understand how international agreements, including the World Trade Organization (WTO), influence trade
- Understand the utility and limitations of comparative analysis of laws
- Be able to respond effectively to practical case studies relating to commercial deals in Asia.
Syllabus
Principal topics will include:
- Social context of Asian laws: Introduction and contextual case study
- Commercial contracts
- Business entities
- Foreign investment
- WTO and international trade regulation
- Competition law Finance and debt recovery
- Courts
- The role of lawyers
- The regulation of foreign lawyers in Asia
- Dispute resolution.
