LW7095 - International Commercial Law

You will receive a mixture of lectures and seminars. The lectures will cover a range of key theoretical and practical concepts in international commercial law. The seminars will provide you with an opportunity to apply concepts covered in the lectures and gain further practical insights. Directed learning will focus on pre-reading, activity-based learning through specially designed workshop exercises and the use of the e-Learning portal (Blackboard Ultra). Your Formative assessment will be achieved by self-test questions and case studies in module materials, group discussion, informal peer assessment and assessed and non-assessed exercises. Answers to self-test questions and answer plans to the case studies will be provided on Blackboard Ultra and your tutor will give oral and written feedback to you as required. Your independent learning will centre on you identifying further reading and research to provide deeper/broader knowledge and understanding of international commercial law. Regular formative feedback will be provided by the teaching team and module tutor during timetabled sessions. You will be provided with detailed feedback on your summative assignment for this module and, as part of your reflective development, such feedback can be utilized in the preparation of subsequent module assessments on the programme. You are therefore able to demonstrate self-reflection and reflective practice within the module and on the programme as a whole, with feedback of appropriate quality and the positive application of formative feedback on learning.

The University is well-placed to support you in learning and research with an excellent library and teaching facilities, access to on-line legal databases and resources and appropriate software. Support will include feedback from academics during small group sessions, through formative and summative assessment. You will be provided with guidance on answering all types of questions in relation to international commercial law and this will utilise small group session questions, multiple choice questions and quizzes. You will be given guidance on the assessment criteria and the learning outcomes for the module. This module is designed and will be managed by your designated Module Tutor. All relevant materials and instructions will be accessible on-line through Blackboard Ultra, and the module site is maintained by your Module Tutor. You may communicate with your Module Tutor and your Small Group Session Tutor by e-mail, telephone or face to face by appointment outside of your sessions as well as during your sessions if you encounter any difficulties relating to any aspect of the module.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. Online reading lists (provided after enrolment) give you access to your reading material for your modules. The Library works in partnership with your module tutors to ensure you have access to the material that you need.

Knowledge & Understanding:

1. You will be able to display and critically apply expert knowledge within the field of International Commercial Law.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:

2. You will be able to analyse and communicate complex legal and policy issues relating to International Commercial Law.

3. You will be able to critically evaluate source material, suggest alternative approaches to International Commercial Law and its application in practice and reflect on the application of your knowledge and that of others within practical contexts.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):

4. You will take responsibility for your own independent learning in the field of space law and policy, working independently to further enhance existing skills and develop new skills to a high level.

Formative assessment will be achieved by self-test questions and case studies in module materials, group discussion, informal peer assessment and assessed and non-assessed exercises.

Summative Assessment will be undertaken on an individual basis by way of assignment which constitutes 100% of the marks for this module. This assignment aims to encourage a deep and critical approach to learning, developing an ability to think widely about the issues presented within the module and to explore these in-line with directed and independent learning and will be no more than 3,000 words.

Assessment criteria are provided to enable you to understand what is expected of you and how you will be judged on your performance.

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You will study how an international sale of goods contract works, i.e., which law will be the governing law of the contract and how that law is determined, with emphasis on the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG); INCOTERMS 2010 and Letters of Credit. You will also study how carriage of those goods subject to the underlying international sale of goods contract works by means of sea or inland waterway transportation with emphasis on charter party contracts of affreightment and bill of lading contracts of affreightment including the Hague and Hague Visby Rules. With the international and geopolitical environment changing so dramatically, the skills and knowledge gained on this module will be highly valued by employers. Those who have an awareness of international commercial law will be at a significant advantage in respect of future employability.