BTZ5919 International trade law
Faculty of Business and Economics
BTZ5919 International trade law is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Suzhou (SEU). It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Suzhou (SEU)
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.
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Requisites
Before BTZ5919
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After BTZ5919
No unit lists BTZ5919 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
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Overview
Topics include law of international trade, including rights and duties in international sales transactions; legal regimes governing contracts for carriage of goods internationally; distribution agreements; legal aspects of financing international trade; shipping documents, documentary collections and letters of credit; marine and aviation insurance; international dispute resolution.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Suzhou (SEU) | Block on |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
define the purpose and scope of the international legal framework in which trade between nations takes place
- 2
recognise and understand the form and nature of documents used in international trade including contracts of sale, shipping documentation, invoices, insurance policies, bills of exchange, documentary collections 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 and finance of international trade in a variety of situations
- 5
write a coherent piece of advice discussing the legal issues arising in an international trade dispute.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars36 hours
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
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.
Problem based assessments
online teaching tools
Group-supported exercises
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Alice De Jonge
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BTZ5919?
BTZ5919 has no prerequisites.
When is BTZ5919 offered?
In 2020, BTZ5919 runs in Semester 2 at Suzhou (SEU).
How much work is BTZ5919?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BTZ5919 have an exam?
No. BTZ5919 has 1 assessment task and no exam.