The aim of this course is to provide an appreciation of the laws governing the trading of goods on the international marketplace. We will examine the development and influence of the laws governing such export trading, legal relationships between the parties, the nature of the particular types of contracts and the rights and liabilities that arise. Emphasis is placed on the practical implications of these laws for individuals and companies trading internationally. As such the course provides academic challenge as well as day-to-day relevance for those students who may later be involved in advising on or conducting such transactions. Students will notice the strong bias towards the laws of sea trading, but this merely reflects the fact that the overwhelming majority of export trading is conducted via carriage by sea.

- The contract of export sales of goods - formation, conditions and warranties, passing of property and risk, performance, rights, liabilities and remedies, standardisation of terms [UNCITRAL, ICCs], uniform laws, general terms, transmission of data, EDI, etc.
- The contract of carriage of goods by sea, for export trade - special types of export trade e.g. ex works, ex factory, ex store, FAS, FOB, CIF, arrival, ex ship, ex quay, delivered, time and voyage charterparties, bills of lading and other vital documents, general average, the Hague Rules, Hague-Visby Rules and Hamburg Rules : scope of application, incorporation.

One piece of formative assessment consisting of a literature search on a given theme.
One summative assessment of 3,000 words counting for 100% (learning outcomes 1-6)

This module will be strongly student centred. It will be delivered through a series of 5x 2 hour seminars supported by student research and personal study and there will be an additional five hours of student guidance, supervision and support. Students will follow a set pattern contained in the module handbook. A formative assessment will be used to encourage research on the subject area.

Well stocked library
Computer facilities with internet access

Either: Chuah, J (2009) The Law of International Trade, 4th Ed. Sweet & Maxwell, London
Or: Carr, I (2005) International Trade Law, 3rd edition. Routledge-Cavendish, London.
Or: Murray, C et al.(2007) Schmitthoff's Export Trade: The Law & Practice of International Trade 11th Ed. Sweet & Maxwell, London