Commercial Conflicts of Laws - LAWS8041
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 or 5740.
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
LLM Specialisation
Corporate Commercial & Taxation Law
International Business and Economic Law
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Course Objectives
- Understand the nature and scope of cross-border disputes (both transnational and intra-federal) before Australian courts; and in the courts of Member States of the European Union;
- Understand the principles relating to civil jurisdiction and applicable law in Australia and in the European Union;
- Have an appreciation of the principles that govern the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in Australia and in the European Union;
- Demonstrate a capacity to (i) compare and contrast the approaches adopted in Australia and in the European Union (ii) apply the above principles to specific case situations and (iii) engage in oral and written expression and argument.
Main Topics
- Civil Jurisdiction in Australia;
- Civil Jurisdiction in the European Union;
- Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Australia;
- Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in the European Union;
- Introduction to Choice of Law- Theoretical Concepts;
- Choice of Law in Contact in Australia;
- Choice of Law in Contract in the European Union;
- Choice of Law in Tort in Australia;
- Choice of Law in Tort in the European Union.
Assessment
Research Essay 6000 words - 90%