International Trade Regulation and Practice

• • 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

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-MBA-MAS-2021

Elective

• TAS-MKT-MAS-2021
• TAS-MMK-MAS-2021

Special requirements

No special requirements

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%)
• Invigilated Examination (50%)
• During class time in weeks 11 and 12 of students will be called upon to present the solution to the problem allocated to their particular group. (15%)
• Written report providing analysis of issues arising in one (1) case study, identifying relevant regulations and law and proposing reasoned and practical solutions and advice. (20%)