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Japanese Law and the Economy - LAWS4130
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

In this course, you will explore the interdisciplinary links between Japan's capitalist economy and her commercial laws. More specifically, you will develop a nuanced understanding of how Japanese-style capitalism informs the structure, interpretation and operation of Japanese commercial and corporate law.


LLM Specialisation

Asian Law

Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Course Objectives

Japanese Law and the Economy serves multiple objectives. For those with an interest in Japan, you will develop a heightened appreciation for Japan's political economy. For those with an interest in commercial law (whether in Australia, internationally or comparatively), you will gain a contextual understanding of how commercial laws are shaped and influenced by particular domestic economic settings. And for those with an interest in transnational legal practice, you will cultivate advanced cross-cultural lawyering skills - by being able to spot issues, design solutions for and advise on cross-border deals.

Main Topics

  • Setting the scene: the economic and regulatory context for doing business in Japan
  • Preparing to advise: the different models of how the Japanese economy works and the implications of these models for advising on Japanese commercial law
  • Negotiating the deal: Japanese negotiating behaviour
  • Drafting the contract: the operation of Japanese contract law
  • Competing in the market-place: Japanese market structures and competition law
  • Choosing an investment vehicle: business associations in Japan
  • Financing the business operation: banking and finance law
  • Obtaining government permissions: Japanese trade law and administrative law
  • Employing domestic labour: Japanese employment law

Assessment

You have great flexibility in determining the assessment scheme in this course. The only assessment that all students must undertake is online participation (20%). Your chosen assessment scheme must suit the learning outcomes you have articulated. There is some variation in the available assessment options and their weighting, but the following is indicative of the range of assessment options you may select:

Online participation
Reflective notes portfolio
File of client advices
Literature Review
Research essay
Conference paper
Viva voce
Annotated bibliography

Course Texts

Prescribed
Refer to Course Outline provided by lecturer.

Recommended
Refer to Course Outline provided by lecturer.

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