77701 International Economic Law (PG)
6cpRequisite(s): (77885c Legal Process and Legal Research OR ((70115 Perspectives on Law OR 70120 Legal Method and Research))) AND 60 credit points of completed study in C04148 Master of Law and Legal Practice
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: S Palassis
This subject is designed to develop an understanding of the law governing the international economy and relations between participants in that economy. The concept of international economic law is examined. Topics include specific resource issues such as the common heritage; the deep sea bed; Antarctica; international legal regulation of investment, finance and trade; the institutions – International Monetary Fund, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, World Trade Organisation; and the relationship between national and international economic law involving such concepts as extraterritoriality and sovereign immunity.