International Business Transactions
Learning Outcomes
1. Describe and analyse the regulatory framework and standards that govern international business transactions and relationships.
2. Demonstrate a sophisticated knowledge and understanding of relevant international agreements and principles that influence international business, domestic legal regime and parties involved in cross-border dealings, and develop an analytical ability to critically assess their application.
3. Evaluate the role of different institutions and organisations in guiding responsible business.
4. Investigate the relationship between international and domestic regulations and the way in which Australia has endorsed those international standards.
5. Identify legal issues, problems and risk factors that a business entity may encounter in operating cross-border transactions, and apply appropriate strategies to overcome these.
6. Recognise the importance of different approaches to and methods of resolving disputes and address the strengths and weaknesses of the different procedures.
7. Analyse hypothetical international legal problems, constructing and defending arguments in a well structured, reasoned, coherent and logical manner.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe and analyse the regulatory framework and standards that govern international business transactions and relationships.
2. Demonstrate a sophisticated knowledge and understanding of relevant international agreements and principles that influence international business, domestic legal regime and parties involved in cross-border dealings, and develop an analytical ability to critically assess their application.
3. Evaluate the role of different institutions and organisations in guiding responsible business.
4. Investigate the relationship between international and domestic regulations and the way in which Australia has endorsed those international standards.
5. Identify legal issues, problems and risk factors that a business entity may encounter in operating cross-border transactions, and apply appropriate strategies to overcome these.
6. Recognise the importance of different approaches to and methods of resolving disputes and address the strengths and weaknesses of the different procedures.
This written assignment is designed to enhance students' ability to examine a legal problem and provide information, explanation and critical analysis in a clear, concise and logical manner. The problem question will involve assessing a hypothetical scenario and identifying the factual and legal issues raised by the scenario and gives an opportunity to explain what further information is required to fully advise on the legal dimensions of the problem.
Word length 2000 words
The work must be submitted via turnitin.
The assessment guidelines will be released in Week 5.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
- 2. Demonstrate a sophisticated knowledge and understanding of relevant international agreements and principles that influence international business, domestic legal regime and parties involved in cross-border dealings, and develop an analytical ability to critically assess their application.
- 4. Investigate the relationship between international and domestic regulations and the way in which Australia has endorsed those international standards.
- 5. Identify legal issues, problems and risk factors that a business entity may encounter in operating cross-border transactions, and apply appropriate strategies to overcome these.
- 6. Recognise the importance of different approaches to and methods of resolving disputes and address the strengths and weaknesses of the different procedures.
- 7. Analyse hypothetical international legal problems, constructing and defending arguments in a well structured, reasoned, coherent and logical manner.
Students will be required to complete a research essay on a specific topic of the Unit. The paper should reflect independent research, in-depth analysis of relevant materials and application of appropriate laws and standards. The essay topic, the structure of the paper and guidelines will be discussed and released in week 8
The word limit is 3000 words which must be strictly maintained. The paper should be submitted via turnitin.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
- 2. Demonstrate a sophisticated knowledge and understanding of relevant international agreements and principles that influence international business, domestic legal regime and parties involved in cross-border dealings, and develop an analytical ability to critically assess their application.
- 4. Investigate the relationship between international and domestic regulations and the way in which Australia has endorsed those international standards.
- 5. Identify legal issues, problems and risk factors that a business entity may encounter in operating cross-border transactions, and apply appropriate strategies to overcome these.
- 6. Recognise the importance of different approaches to and methods of resolving disputes and address the strengths and weaknesses of the different procedures.