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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| Candidates must complete 24 credit points of units of study including a minimum of 12 credit points from the core units of study. | |||
2011 Core Units of Study |
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| LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 |
compulsory for MIntTax students |
S1 Late IntA |
| LAWS6059 International Business Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction Compulsory for MIntBus&L students |
S1 Intensive Semester 2 |
| LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | Semester 2 |
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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 |
S1 Late IntB |
2011 Elective Units of Study |
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| LAWS6905 Aspects of European Union Commercial Law |
6 | Int July |
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| LAWS6209 Australian International Taxation |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6936 Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation |
6 | S2 Late IntB |
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| LAWS6091 Chinese International Taxation |
6 | S2 Intensive |
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| LAWS6849 Commercial Maritime Law |
6 | N LAWS6137 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6222 Comparative Corporate Governance |
6 | S1 Late Int |
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| LAWS6153 Comparative Corporate Taxation |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
S2 Late IntB |
| LAWS6170 Comparative Income Taxation |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
S2 Late IntA |
| LAWS6814 Comparative Value Added Tax |
6 | S1 Late IntB |
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| LAWS6852 Doing Business in China |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction |
S2 Intensive |
| LAWS6945 Doing Business in Emerging Markets |
6 | S1 Late IntC |
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| LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Int May, This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions |
Int May S1 Late IntC |
| LAWS6891 GST - International Issues |
6 | A This unit complements and further develops the understanding of international issues relating to GST, developed in either LAWS6214 or LAWS6814 P LAWS6214 or LAWS6814 |
S2 Late IntB |
| LAWS6911 International Derivatives Law & Practice |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction and LAWS6810 or equivalent unit or comparable experience in practice |
S1 Intensive |
| LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6037 Customs Law |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | S2 Intensive |
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| LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 |
Compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and pre-requisite for other law units. This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law. |
S1 Intensive Semester 2 |
| LAWS6261 Int Protection of Intellectual Property |
6 | S1 Late IntB |
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| LAWS6972 International Securities Regulation |
6 | Int November |
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| LAWS6987 Introduction to Commercial Law |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6975 Islamic Trade and Finance Law |
6 | S1 Late IntB |
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| 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 |
| LAWS6901 Japanese Law and the Economy |
6 | A undergraduate degree in law, business or Japanese studies 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 |
| LAWS6955 Key Legal Concepts in Finance Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree, completed legal studies as part of a business or commerce degree or LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
S2 Intensive Semester 1 |
| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | S1 Late IntC |
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| LAWS6982 Law of Economic Integration in the EU |
6 | A basic understanding of EU Law |
S1 Intensive |
| LAWS6977 Law of International Institutions |
6 | A LAWS6243 International Law I or equivalent unit in public international law N GOVT6116 |
Int February |
| LAWS6944 Manipulation & Abuse: Global Secur Mkts |
6 | S2 Late IntA |
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| LAWS6948 Private International Law |
6 | N LAWS3015, LAWS3457 |
S1 Late IntC |
| LAWS6965 Tax Avoidance and Anti-Avoidance |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
S1 Late IntC |
| LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
S1 Late IntB |
| LAWS6946 Tax Treaties Special Issues |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:S1 Late Int, |
S1 Late Int S2 Late IntB |
| LAWS6906 Taxation of Financial Products |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6906 Comparative Taxation of Financial Transactions. |
S2 Intensive |
| LAWS6207 The Legal System of the European Union |
6 | N LAWS6819 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int July |
| LAWS6123 Transfer Pricing in International Tax |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6109 UK International Taxation |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. |
S1 Late Int |
| LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law |
S1 Late IntB |
| 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. |
S2 Late IntB |
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
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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
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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.