International Business Law
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Graduate Diploma in International Business Law |
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| Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the Faculty prior to enrolment. | |||
| Candidates must complete 24 credit points, including a minimum of 12 credit points from the core units of study. | |||
2016 Core Units of Study |
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| LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6059 International Business Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 Core unit for MIntBus&L students. This unit is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students. |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 |
This is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 | N LAWS5005 This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law. This unit is compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and must be taken during the first semester of candidature. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. This unit is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students. |
Intensive March Semester 2 |
2016 Elective Units of Study |
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| LAWS6209 Australian International Taxation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6091 Chinese International Taxation |
6 |
The unit is available to students who have successfully completed either one undergraduate unit of study in tax law or one unit of study in a postgraduate tax program. |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6824 Commercial Conflict of Laws |
6 | N LAWS6884 This unit replaced LAWS6824 Transnational Commercial Litigation |
Intensive February |
| LAWS6333 Commercial Trusts |
6 |
Available to students who have previously completed trust law or corporations law as part of an undergraduate law degree. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6153 Comparative Corporate Taxation |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6264 Compliance: Financial Services Industry |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6318 Corporate Innovation and Regulation |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6318 Corporate Innovation and Abuse. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6140 Corp Soc Responsibility: Theory/Pol |
6 |
Available to MLLR students who commence after Jan 2015. |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals ¿ A US Perspective. Available to law graduates only. Students undertaking this unit must 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. |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6852 Doing Business in China |
6 | A LAWS6252 |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6984 Economics of Tax Policy |
6 | N LAWS6257 |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6987 Fundamentals of Commercial Law |
6 | N LAWS3400 This unit replaced LAWS6987 Introduction to Commercial Law. |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6991 Fundamentals of Contract Law |
6 | C LAWS6252 N LAWS1002 or LAWS1015 or LAWS2008 or 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. Available to MLLR students who commence after Jan 2015. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6810 Fundamentals of Corporate Law |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6810 Introductory Corporate Law. Available to MLLR students who commence after Jan 2015. Prohibition: students who have undertaken the equivalent of Corporations Law in Australia within the last 5 years |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6817 Interaction of Tort and Contracts |
6 | A undergraduate law degree This unit replaced LAWS6817 Practical Legal Effects of the Interaction of Tort and Contract |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6958 International Contract Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree This unit replaced LAWS6958 Comparative Commercial Contracts. |
Intensive February |
| LAWS6138 Internatl Fin Transactions: Law and Prac |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6939 International Insolvency Law |
6 | Intensive February |
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| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6339 International Sports Law |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6857 Introduction to Chinese Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 N LAWS6001 Prohibition: Students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6879 Japanese Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/cstudent/offshore/index.shtml Registration enquiries law.offshore@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Intensive February |
| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6953 Law of Asset Protection |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478 This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students and replaced LAWS6928 Law and Economic Development. |
Intensive April |
| 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 Assoc Prof 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.offshore@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6944 Market Manipulation and Insider Trading |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6944 Regulation of Market Manipulation and Abuse (formerly Manipulation and Abuse in Global Securities Markets). |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment MIL and GradDipIL students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both. |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6317 Regulation of Corporate Crime |
6 |
Additional Info: It is recommended that students have some knowledge of corporate law and criminal law and procedure, or have had practical experience in these areas. |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6965 Tax Avoidance and Anti-Avoidance |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6946 Tax Treaties Special Issues |
6 | Intensive October |
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| LAWS6123 Transfer Pricing in International Tax |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6109 UK International Taxation |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6171 US International Taxation |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6063 World Trade Organization Law I |
6 | A limited knowledge of law of treaties This unit replaced LAWS6063 International Trade Regulation |
Intensive April |