International Trade Regulation and Practice
PostgraduateTAS-BFA6032022
Course information for 2022 intake
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
International Trade Regulation and Practice
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Identify and explain the regulatory framework and associated practices within which international trade is conducted.
- Explain the principal characteristics of major items of regulation and documentation involved in international trade and the practices developed for management and compliance.
- Rationalise, critique and communicate information concerning major international treaties and conventions which have an impact upon aspects of international trade regulation, practice and procedure.
- An introduction to International trade in goods and services
- Review of fundamentals in domestic laws and regulation with relevance to international trade
- International commercial contracts and regulation; CISG
- Incoterms 2020.
- Contracts for carriage by sea, air and land and relevant regulation;
- Charter-parties and bills of lading
- Intermodalism.
- Payment in international trade
- Insurance in international trade
- Foreign investment law and regulation;
- World Trade Organisation
- Services export
- Intellectual property
- Regional Free Trade agreements
- Developments in international trade
- Dispute resolution; arbitration; negotiation; mediation; litigation
This subject is designed to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental regulatory framework within which international trade is conducted and with a grasp of the core topics and practices. Students will develop knowledge of the interaction of domestic principles, regulations and practices with the international regulations and practices governing international trade. Topics will include practice in import and export, transport, banking and insurance documentation including types of contract, bills of exchange and bills of lading, protection of intellectual property, dispute resolution, conflict of laws, GATT and UNCITRAL.
- Test or quiz (15%)
- Open book examination (50%)
- Oral presentation of discussion and solution (15%)
- Written report (20%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-MBA-MAS-2022 - Master of Business Administration (International)
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Master of Business Administration (International)
PostgraduateTAS-MBA-MAS
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE