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
Subject particulars
Subject rules
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.
- Activities:
- Seminars, assessment
03. Discuss, from a legal perspective, the role of key legal institutions in shaping processes of globalisation
- Activities:
- Seminars, assessment
04. Evaluate the regulation of global flows and processes from a range of legal and non-legal perspectives.
- Activities:
- Seminars, assessment
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