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. | |||
2014 Core Units of Study |
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| LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6059 International Business Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction Core unit for MIntBus&L students. |
Int March |
| LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | Int August |
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2014 Elective Units of Study |
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| LAWS6209 Australian International Taxation |
6 | Int March |
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| LAWS6936 Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation |
6 | Int May |
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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. |
Int May |
| LAWS6824 Commercial Conflict of Laws |
6 | A undergraduate law degree N LAWS6884 This unit replaced LAWS6824 Transnational Commercial Litigation and has a restricted class size |
Int May |
| 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 |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6264 Compliance: Financial Services Industry |
6 | A A good general grasp of legal and equitable principles, including the common law, and a basic knowledge of undergraduate law units. The unit is open not only to students in the LLM program, but also to lawyers, regulatory staff or compliance professionals. It is not necessary that the latter hold a law degree in order to participate in the unit, but they should understand that the unit is being taught as part of a law program at postgraduate level. They may find it preferable therefore to audit the unit on a non-assessed basis, rather than participate on an assessed basis. |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6227 Consumer Contracts and Product Defects |
6 | N LAWS6024, LAWS6025 This unit replaced LAWS6227 Consumer Protection Law: Liability of Suppliers to Consumers. |
Int May |
| LAWS6140 Corp Soc Responsibility: Theory/Pol |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
6 | Int July |
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| LAWS6318 Corporate Innovation and Abuse |
6 | Int June |
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| LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals |
6 | A Undergraduate law degree. 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. This unit replaced LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals - A US Perspective. |
Int October |
| 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 |
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| LAWS6319 Fund of the Board & Directors' Duties |
6 | N Students who have completed LAWS6810 Fundamentals of Corporate Law prior to 2014 are not permitted to enrol in this unit. The unit is also not available to students who have previously completed LAWS2003, LAWS2014, LAWS5014, CLAW2001, CLAW2201, CLAW6002 or equivalent unit. |
Int April |
| 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. |
Int May |
| LAWS6810 Fundamentals of Corporate Law |
6 | N LAWS2003, LAWS2014, LAWS5014, CLAW2001, CLAW2201, CLAW6002 or equivalent unit This unit replaced LAWS6810 Introductory Corporate Law. |
Int April |
| LAWS6955 Fundamentals of Finance 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 This unit replaced LAWS6955 Key Legal Concepts in Finance Law. |
Int October |
| LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions. MIL and GradDipIntLaw 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 |
| LAWS6891 GST - International Issues |
6 | P LAWS6214 or LAWS6814 (or equivalent knowledge) |
Int May |
| LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Int March |
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| 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. |
Int March Semester 2 |
| LAWS6138 Internatl Fin Transactions: Law & Prac |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6857 Introduction to Chinese Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction N LAWS6001 and students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China |
Int May |
| LAWS6879 Japanese Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or email law.offshore@sydney.edu.au |
Int February |
| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6953 Law of Asset Protection |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6982 Law of Economic Integration in the EU |
6 | A basic understanding of EU Law |
Int March |
| LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478 This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students and replaced LAWS6928 Law & Economic Development. |
Int 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 |
Int July |
| LAWS6317 Regulation of Corporate Crime |
6 | A It is recommended that students have some knowledge of corporate law and criminal law and procedure, or have had practical experience in these areas |
Int May |
| LAWS6944 Regulation of Mkt Manipulation & Abuse |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6944 Manipulation and Abuse in Global Securities Markets. |
Int August |
| LAWS6965 Tax Avoidance and Anti-Avoidance |
6 | Int Sept |
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| LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6946 Tax Treaties Special Issues |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Int June |
Int June Int November |
| LAWS6906 Taxation of Financial Products |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6123 Transfer Pricing in International Tax |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6109 UK International Taxation |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | Int February |
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| LAWS6171 US International Taxation |
6 | Int May |
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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 |
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| JF009 | Graduate Diploma in International Business Law |
2 Attendance pattern
3 Embedded courses in this sequence
(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.
(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
0.
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
0.
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
(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.