Course Title: International Business Law
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: International Business Law
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
LAW1034 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
615H Accounting |
Face-to-Face |
Spring2008 |
LAW1034 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
660H Graduate School of Business and Law |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2016, Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2024 |
LAW2420 |
Open Learning Australia |
Non Award |
660H Graduate School of Business and Law |
Distance / Correspondence |
OUAS2PG19 |
Course Coordinator: Dr Jonathan Kolieb
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 1553
Course Coordinator Email: jonathan.kolieb@rmit.edu.au
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Required Prior Study
040015 - Introduction to the Australian Legal System and Legal Methods
049812 - Contract Law
Course Description
This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the legal environment framework within which business is conducted internationally. Specifically, the course will cover the nature of international law and its application in a variety of countries; international organisations such as the UN, the OECD and the WTO; the contractual law that applies to international transactions (CISG); the establishment of operations in another country; the protection of IP and Electronic commerce; the international payment systems; foreign investment; and international taxation issues. Students will begin to appreciate what laws apply in given situations and how these laws operate. Students will also develop skills in reading, understanding and applying International treaties and conventions, statutes, case materials and journal articles. This involves the development of comprehension skills, legal literacy, and the students’ ability to analyse problems and to express ideas in a precise manner.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
See learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:
CLO1: Demonstrate an advanced and integrated knowledge of international law and domestic law together in order to develop a sophisticated understanding of the impact of these laws on international business practice.
CLO2: Apply critical analysis and reflection on the role international business law plays in shaping corporate governance in an organisation.
CLO3: Analyse and research complex problems relating to international business law, including contracting and transport of goods across national borders and make reasoned and appropriate choices amongst alternatives.
CLO4: Critically analyse legal issues relating to international business law and generate appropriate responses.
CLO5: Synthesise and evaluate different theories, legal methodologies and professional decisions relating to international business law in order to critically examine key legal issues impacting global business and trade.
Overview of Learning Activities
To achieve the objectives listed above this course requires you to participate in various learning activities. These activities comprise the following:
* Leading class discussion on legal problems and policy issues.
* Engaging in legal research by traditional means but also using electronic legal data bases and internet searching,
* Giving presentations
Overview of Learning Resources
Canvas is RMIT University's Learning Management System. It is a flexible online system which will provide you with an engaging and exciting learning experience as part of your studies with us. The Canvas platform will be the primary site for you to gain access to all the resources designed to support your learning in this course. Your Canvas portal can accessed by logging into the following RMIT page: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Task 1: 20%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 5
Assessment Task 2: 40%
Linked CLOs: 3, 4
Assessment Task 3: 40%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5