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Regulating Corporate Global Capitalism - LAWS8121

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:

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

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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The course will consider how multilevel networked governance has superseded the liberal system of interdependent states, focusing on the role of law in mediating power, and how lawyers have shaped the main features of capitalism,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

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.

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