LAW4695 International banking and finance: Law and practice
Faculty of Law
LAW4695 International banking and finance: Law and practice is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2024. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for LAW4695. This is its 2024 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before LAW4695
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After LAW4695
No unit lists LAW4695 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must have completed at least 60 credit points of law study.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit examines the development, operation, and regulation of contemporary international financial systems and markets. The unit examines the transactions that are conducted within those financial markets and how the transactions are structured, as well as potential legal problems and how they can be overcome or managed. The unit explores the global financial regulatory regime in detail, as well as financial regulation in key financial jurisdictions in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. The unit also examines the law and practice regarding the financial instruments used in these markets including syndicated loans, project finance and debt capital markets transactions.
Offerings in 2024
The 2024 handbook lists no offerings for LAW4695.
Assessment
- Class participationParticipation20%
- Research assignment40%
- Memorandum of adviceOther40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate understanding of recent developments in relation to international banking and finance law and regulation.
- 2
Investigate, identify and discuss complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to international banking and finance law and regulation.
- 3
Apply knowledge and understanding in relation to the law and practice regarding project finance and financial instruments with creativity in professional practice.
- 4
Generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts relevant to international project finance and financial instruments.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars36 hours
- Teaching approachActive 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. 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.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4695?
LAW4695 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4695 offered?
LAW4695 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.
How much work is LAW4695?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does LAW4695 have an exam?
No. LAW4695 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.