Description
International Corporate Law is an elective subject in postgraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Law. This subject provides students with a comprehensive understanding of comparative corporate law and the interface of different corporate law regimes for corporate entities that operate globally, list their shares on exchanges in different jurisdictions, and engage in cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Students will familiarise themselves with core features of selected domestic corporate law regimes and their effects on cross-border corporate activities. Students will study and research core areas of corporate law, including corporate governance, corporate finance, and major corporate transactions on a comparative basis.
Subject details
| Type | Postgraduate |
| Code | LAWS77-579 |
| EFTSL | 0.25 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Law |
| Semesters offered |
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| Credit | 20 |
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| Subject fees |
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Learning outcomes
1. Review and reflect on core issues of corporate law and corporate governance and how different legal systems address them. 2. Draft a corporate charter and statute, and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. 3. Reflect on your own teamwork skills, as well as your drafting performance.
Enrolment requirements
| Requisites: ? | Nil |
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| Restrictions: ? |
Admitted into LA-43015 Master of Laws or LA-43050 Master of Laws or LA-43052 Master of Laws (External) This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject outlines
Subject dates
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens | 14/11/2021 |
| Semester start | 17/01/2022 |
| Subject start | 17/01/2022 |
| Cancellation 1? | 31/01/2022 |
| Cancellation 2? | 07/02/2022 |
| Last enrolment | 30/01/2022 |
| Withdraw – Financial? | 12/02/2022 |
| Withdraw – Academic? | 05/03/2022 |
| Teaching census? | 11/02/2022 |