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. | |||
2013 Core Units of Study |
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| LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 |
Core unit for MIntTax students. |
Int March |
| 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 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | Semester 2 |
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2013 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 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6091 Chinese International Taxation |
6 | Int June |
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| LAWS6849 Commercial Maritime Law |
6 | N LAWS6137 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6153 Comparative Corporate Taxation |
6 | Int March |
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| LAWS6170 Comparative Income Taxation |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6814 Comparative Value Added Tax |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6227 Consumer Contracts and Product Defects |
6 | N LAWS6024, LAWS6025 This unit replaced LAWS6227 Consumer Protection Law: Liability of Suppliers to Consumers. |
Int October |
| LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
6 | Int July |
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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 |
| LAWS6945 Doing Business in Emerging Markets |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6984 Economics of Tax Policy |
6 | Int October |
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| LAWS6307 Expert Evidence & Class Action Procedure |
6 | A Students without a law degree or equivalent may enrol in this unit but should be aware that the unit focuses on legal and evidentiary issues. N LAWS6230, LAWS6869 This unit replaced LAWS6230 Expert Evidence and LAWS6869 Class Actions and Complex Litigation. |
Int Sept |
| 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 |
| 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 November |
| LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions. International Law 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 |
| LAWS6306 Health, Develop, Trade & Investment Law |
6 | A basic understanding of one of international economic law, public health law or environmental law would be advantageous |
Int July |
| LAWS6958 International Contract Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree This unit replaced LAWS6958 Comparative Commercial Contracts. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6939 International Insolvency Law |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Int April |
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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 MLIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. |
Int March Semester 2 |
| LAWS6138 Internatl Fin Transactions: Law & Prac |
6 | Int March |
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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 |
| LAWS6975 Islamic Law and Commerce |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6975 Islamic Trade and Finance Law. |
Int April |
| 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 |
| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6135 Law and Society in Indonesia |
6 | Int March |
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| LAWS6953 Law of Asset Protection |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6977 Law of International Institutions |
6 | A LAWS6243 International Law I or equivalent unit in public international law N GOVT6116 |
Int February |
| LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478 This unit is compulsory for MLIntDev 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 Dr 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 |
| LAWS6271 Microfinance: Law and Policy |
6 | Int October |
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| LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law |
6 |
International Law 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 |
| 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 April |
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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 enrolmentin the following sessions:Int June, |
Int June Int October |
| LAWS6906 Taxation of Financial Products |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6820 Trade, Investment and the Environment |
6 | N LAWS6173 This unit replaced LAWS6820 International Trade and Environment. |
Int October |
| LAWS6123 Transfer Pricing in International Tax |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6109 UK International Taxation |
6 | Int Sept |
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| LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | Int February |
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| LAWS6171 US International Taxation |
6 | Int August |
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| 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. |
Int August |
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
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.