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Regulating Corporate Global Capitalism - LAWS8121
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 5740, 9230, 9231 or 5231
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 3 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The course will consider how multilevel networked governance has superseded the liberal system of interdependent states, focusing on the role of law in mediating power, and how lawyers have shaped the main features of capitalism, especially the transnational corporation. Three topics will be analysed through one or more case-studies: Regulatory Jurisdiction and Transnational Law (case-studies: international anti-bribery controls, corporate liability litigation); Regulatory Competition, Avoidance, and Havens (case-study: flags of convenience); and Regulatory Management Strategies (case-study: investment protection treaties and investment dispute adjudication). Students may be asked to select one or two regulatory arenas for more detailed student or lecturer-led study, from four: Corporate Governance & Competition, International Finance & Taxation, The World Trade Organisation, International Intellectual Property.

LLM Specialisations

Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Course Aims

  • Knowledge and understanding of multilevel networked governance;
  • Knowledge and understanding of the role of transnational corporations across multiple legal systems;
  • Awareness of ethical and legal issues surrounding lawyers' interactions with transnational corporations across multiple jurisdictions and their competing regulations and ethical demands.

Learning Outcomes

A student who has successfully completed this course should be able to:
  • Demonstrate familiarity with the major forms of transnational corporate regulations;
  • Appreciate the differences present in the most relevant legal systems' approaches to the regulation of transnational corporations;
  • Engage in debate about contemporary corporate governance legal issues in Australia as informed by knowledge of how other legal systems regulate transnational corporations.

Main Topics

  • Comparative Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Governance
  • Legal History
  • Legal Process
  • Regulation

Assessment

Class participation 10%
Class presentation 30%
Research essay 60%

Course Texts

Prescribed Text:

Picciotto, S. Regulating Global Corporate Capitalism (2011) Cambridge University Press.

Resources

A full up-to date reading list will be provided in the course outline.

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