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LS508A: INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE LAW (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

This course considers issues relating to international trade and finance law and addresses the legal and commercial aspects of export-import transactions. It covers trade risks and risk assessment, the law and practice relating to international sale of goods, carriage of goods and insurance matters, international trade finance, digitalisation of international trade and international commercial dispute resolution.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Burcu Yuksel-Ripley

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Law (LS)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course considers issues relating to international trade and finance law and addresses the legal and commercial aspects of export-import transactions. The particular issues selected will vary depending on current developments in the field. However, the indicative topics covered by the course will be the main contracts and risks associated with export-import transactions, Incoterms and bills of lading, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) in comparison with the Sale of Goods Act 1979, international trade finance (including letters of credit and guarantee); and international commercial dispute resolution by litigation and arbitration.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Case Analysis

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
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1,000-words.

Learning Outcomes
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Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 80
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On-Campus Exam.

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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Resit Failed Elements in same format if due to extenuating circumstances.

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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If both elements failed, resit will consist of 100% exam.

Learning Outcomes
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Course Learning Outcomes

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