Regulating Corporate Global Capitalism - LAWS8121
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: 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The course will consider how multilevel networked governance has superseded the liberal system of interdependent states, focusing on the role of law in mediating power, and how lawyers have shaped the main features of capitalism,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. Relevant topics will be analysed that may include: Regulatory Jurisdiction and Transnational Law (which may include; international anti-bribery controls, corporate liability litigation); Regulatory Competition, Avoidance, and Havens; and Regulatory Management Strategies. More specifically, the following areas may be the focus of lecturer or student-led examinations: Corporate Governance & Competition, International Finance & Taxation, The World Trade Organisation, International Intellectual Property.
LLM Specialisations
Corporate and Commercial Law
Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law
International Business and Economic Law
Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law
International Business and Economic Law
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 20%
Written essay 80%
Written essay 80%
Course Texts
Prescribed Text:
Picciotto, S. Regulating Global Corporate Capitalism (2011) Cambridge University Press.
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.