PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
LAW5PVL
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This unit will provide an advanced course of study and reflection contemporary national and international conflicts of law issues. In particular, the unit will identify and deeply analyse the effect that globalisation is having on a range of existing legal rules and regulatory regimes. The unit will consider whether globalization is rendering existing legal rules inadequate and in need of fundamental reappraisal. Topics for consideration will include judicial jurisdiction, jurisdiction in cyberspace, forum non convenience , international parallel proceedings (especially the increasing use of anti-suit injunctions), provisional and protective measures in international litigation, the recognition and enforcement of judgments and the Hague Choice of Court Convention.
School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Patrick Keyzer
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: Group presentations, take home examination, Research essay
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in JD, Masters of Law or the Master of Cybersecurity (Law) or Director of JD Programmes approval
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
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Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
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Learning resources
Globalization and Private Dispute Resolution: Reading Materials
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: N/A
Year: 2016
Edition/Volume: Volumes 1 and 2
Publisher: McEvoy, ed
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
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