International Economic Law in the Asian Region - LAWS8145
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: 24
Enrolment Requirements:
Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 5740, 9231 or 5231
Excluded: JURD7445, LAWS3145
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 the international economic legal order as it applies to and operates in the Asian region. Specifically, this course will consider the whole array of international economic legal instruments, regulations, treaties and practices that impact the region, with particular focus on Vietnam. The course will survey a range of issues from year to year, and these may include trade law, international investment law, and international financial and monetary law issues. The course will do so through consideration of the relevant: regional trade agreements; bilateral investment treaties; multilateral international economic treaties; the roles of the WTO in the region; the roles of the international financial and monetary regimes, including the IMF and the Asian Development Bank; and individual state unilateral IEL activities, be they domestic or international in orientation.
LLM Specialisations
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Course Objectives
- Knowledge and understanding of the international economic legal order as it operates in Asia;
- Knowledge and understanding of the international economic behaviors of specific Asian states to highlight general issues across the region;
- Knowledge and understanding of the relevant regional international economic law treaties and agreement.
Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate familiarity with the major components of the international economic law order;
- Appreciate the many different approaches and issues faced by different Asian states as they operate within the international economic legal order;
- Engage in debate about international economic law issues as they affect the Asian region and individual states.
Main Topics
- International economic legal order as it operates in Asia;
- International economic behaviours of specific Asian states to highlight general issues across the region;
- Relevant regional international economic law treaties and agreement.
Assessment
Research essay 90%
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