BTS5919 International trade law
Faculty of Business and Economics
BTS5919 International trade law is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Other periods
- South Africa
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for BTS5919. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Overview
Topics cover both public and private international trade law, including the WTO and dispute settlement within its framework; rights and duties in international sales transactions; legal regimes governing contracts for carriage of goods internationally and the rights and duties arising there under; legal aspects of financing international trade through documentary collections and letters of credit; marine insurance; and international dispute resolution.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 4 | South Africa | Block on |
| Trimester 2 | South Africa | Block on |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
understand the purpose and scope of the international legal framework in which trade between nations takes place
- 2
recognise and understand the nature and purpose of documents used in international trade including contracts of sale, shipping documentation, invoices, insurance policies, bills of exchange and letters of credit
- 3
identify and understand legal issues in an international trade context
- 4
apply the laws relating to international contracts of sale, international carriage of goods, international finance and marine insurance in a variety of practical situations
- 5
write a coherent piece of advice discussing the legal implications of the issues arising in an international trade dispute.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Jennifer Nzonzo
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BTS5919?
BTS5919 has no prerequisites.
When is BTS5919 offered?
BTS5919 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is BTS5919?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Organisational unit
- Department of Business Law and Taxation
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 3
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020