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International Business Law

Units of study

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Graduate Diploma in International Business Law

Candidates must complete 24 credit points of units of study including a minimum of 12 credit points from the core units of study.

2012 Core Units of Study

LAWS6128
Comparative International Taxation
6      Int April
LAWS6059
International Business Law
6    A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction


Compulsory for MIntBus&L students.
Int Sept
LAWS6060
International Commercial Arbitration
6      Int April

2012 Elective Units of Study

LAWS6209
Australian International Taxation
6      Semester 1
LAWS6936
Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation
6      Int Sept
LAWS6071
Labour Law
6    A MLLR students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System (compulsory) as well as this unit before undertaking the labour law elective units
N WORK6116


The unit is compulsory for students enrolled in the MLLR. However, the requirement to take this unit may be waived upon application to the Program Coordinator if the student can demonstrate proficiency in the unit objectives gained through completing a recent undergraduate law unit in labour law or work experience.
Int March
LAWS6900
Comparative Admiralty and Maritime Law
6    A undergraduate law degree is preferable but knowledge gained from work in shipping or related fields will be sufficient
Semester 2
LAWS6153
Comparative Corporate Taxation
6      Int April
LAWS6170
Comparative Income Taxation
6      Int August
LAWS6814
Comparative Value Added Tax
6      Int June
LAWS6227
Consumer Contracts and Product Defects
6    N LAWS6024, LAWS6025


This unit replaced LAWS6227 Consumer Protection Law: Liability of Suppliers to Consumers.
Int October
LAWS6222
Corporate Governance
6      Int April
LAWS6997
Cross-Border Deals - A US Perspective
6    A Students undertaking this unit must hold a law degree and have a good working knowledge of the Australian Corporations Act and the rules and practices applicable to securities offerings and takeovers or the equivalent in their home jurisdiction
Int April
LAWS6852
Doing Business in China
6    A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction
Int August
LAWS6984
Economics of Tax Policy
6      Int October
LAWS6952
European Private International Law
6      Int April
LAWS6954
Financial Risk Allocation in Equity
6    A undergraduate law degree
Int Sept
LAWS6987
Fundamentals of Commercial Law
6    A This unit assumes no previous knowledge and is available to non-lawyers and to lawyers who have not previously studied or practised in the area
N LAWS3400


This unit replaced LAWS6987 Introduction to Commercial Law.
Semester 1
LAWS6991
Fundamentals of Contract Law
6    C LAWS6252
N LAWS1002, LAWS1015, LAWS2008, LAWS5002


This unit is only available to non-law graduates who have not undertaken any previous study of contract law. This unit replaced LAWS6991 Introduction to Contract Law.
Semester 1
LAWS6933
Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions. International Law students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both.
Int May
LAWS6156
International Banking Law
6      Int January
LAWS6884
International Commercial Litigation
6    A undergraduate law degree and basic understanding of private international law from any legal system
N LAWS6824

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2b
LAWS6958
International Contract Law
6    A undergraduate law degree


This unit replaced LAWS6958 Comparative Commercial Contracts.
Int Sept
LAWS6800
International Financial Organisations
6      Int October
LAWS6138
Internatl Fin Transactions: Law & Prac
6      Int April
LAWS6037
International Import/Export Laws
6      Semester 1
LAWS6916
International Investment Law
6      Int May
LAWS6243
International Law I
6   

This unit is compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and must be taken in the first semester of candidature. This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law.
Int May
Semester 2
LAWS6868
International Sale
6    A undergraduate law degree
Int March
LAWS6942
International Structured Finance
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2b
LAWS6879
Japanese Law
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or contact law.caplus@sydney.edu.au
Int February
LAWS6932
Law and Investment in Asia
6      Int May
LAWS6135
Law and Society in Indonesia
6      Int August
LAWS6953
Law of Asset Protection
6      Int Sept
LAWS6977
Law of International Institutions
6    A LAWS6243 International Law I or equivalent unit in public international law
N GOVT6116
Int February
LAWS6149
Legal Pluralism in Southeast Asia
12   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit will be taught offshore with the cooperation of Gadjah Mada University (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) and International Islamic University (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). These institutions will provide guest lecturers. These institutions can be contacted through Dr Simon Butt and Dr Salim Farrar. Students must register their attendance before enrolling. For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus Registration enquiries law.caplus@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au
Int July
LAWS6271
Microfinance: Law and Policy
6      Int October
LAWS6990
Principles of Oil and Gas Law
6   

International Law students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both.
Int March
LAWS6948
Private International Law
6    N LAWS3015, LAWS3457 or equivalent unit
Int March
LAWS6965
Tax Avoidance and Anti-Avoidance
6      Int May
LAWS6177
Tax Treaties
6      Int May
LAWS6946
Tax Treaties Special Issues
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Int June,

Int June
Int October
LAWS6906
Taxation of Financial Products
6      Int August
LAWS6207
The Legal System of the European Union
6    N LAWS6819

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit has a restricted class size.
Int July
LAWS6123
Transfer Pricing in International Tax
6      Int Sept
LAWS6109
UK International Taxation
6      Int May
LAWS6844
US Corporate Law
6      Int February
LAWS6171
US International Taxation
6      Semester 2
LAWS6924
World Trade Organization-Dispute Resolut
6    A limited knowledge of law of treaties


This unit replaced LAWS6924 Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization.
Int October

Course rules

 

Graduate Diploma in International Business Law


These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.

Course resolutions

1 Course codes

Code Course title
JF009 Graduate Diploma in International Business Law

2 Attendance pattern

The attendance pattern for this course is full-time or part-time according to candidate choice.

3 Embedded courses in this sequence

(1)
The embedded courses in this sequence are:
(a)
the Graduate Diploma in International Business Law
(b)
the Master of Business Law
(2)
Provided that candidates satisfy the admission requirements for each stage, a candidate may progress to the award of any of the courses in this sequence. Only the longer award completed will be conferred.

4 Admission to candidature

(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria.
(2)
Admission to the course requires:
(a)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney in commerce, economics, law or other appropriate discipline as determined by the Faculty, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; and the applicant provides evidence of professional experience or of a period of service (normally of several years in duration) which in the opinion of the Dean adequately prepares the applicant to undertake the course of study.

5 Requirements for award

The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the table of units of study for the Graduate Diploma in International Business Law. To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in International Business Law, a candidate must complete 24 credit points, including a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study.

6 Course transfer

A candidate, who has completed the requirements for the graduate diploma but has not had the diploma awarded, may apply for admission to candidature for the master's degree in the embedded sequence with credit for work completed towards the diploma.

7 Transitional provisions

(1)
These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature on or after 1 January 2011.
(2)
Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.