law5lgb law and globalisation

LAW AND GLOBALISATION

LAW5LGB

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject introduces students to the role of law and legal institutions in driving, limiting and shaping processes of globalisation. It is structured around three modules: Module One introduces principal legal institutions such as the state and the corporation, as well as multilateral bodies such as World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organisation. Module Two examines law as regulating various global flows and phenomena, such as migration, trade, investment, climate change, etc. Module Three investigates legal efforts to address global inequalities, including human rights, aid and legal empowerment of the poor. While the subject equips students with a broad and critical understanding of law in globalisation, students also have an opportunity to pursue more in-depth analysis of a particular topic of interest, through a guided research assessment.

SchoolLa Trobe Law School

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorLaura Griffin

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters

Exchange StudentsYes

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Prerequisites LAW5PMI

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Locate, appraise and appropriately use research material relevant to law and globalisation.

Activities:
Seminars, assessment

02. Analyse and synthesise scholarly materials relevant to law and globalisation.

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Seminars, assessment

03. Discuss, from a legal perspective, the role of key legal institutions in shaping processes of globalisation

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Seminars, assessment

04. Evaluate the regulation of global flows and processes from a range of legal and non-legal perspectives.

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Seminars, assessment

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