Course

International Financial Institutions - LAWS8094

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 5740, 9230, 9240, 5760, 9231 or 5231.

Excluded: JURD7694

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course considers the operation and governance of international financial institutions (IFIs), how their projects are designed and administered, how they address accountability, and the major issues and challenges for IFIs. The focus in this course is on the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). References will be made to other IFIs such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, African Development Bank, International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and Inter-American Development Bank.

LLM Specialisations

Corporate and Commercial Law.
Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law.
International Business and Economic Law.
International Law.

Main Topics
  • Mandate, operational principles, governance structure and related provisions of IFIs
  • Project lending operations
  • Interventions in law and development projects
  • Anticorruption and social safeguards including environment
  • Engagement with civil society
  • Establishment and operation of accountability mechanisms to address citizen grievances on bank projects
  • Major issues and challenges for IFIs including Paris Declaration, Accra Agenda for Action and G20
More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.
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