| International trade law
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| Section A: Export sales
on English law terms |
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FOB contracts |
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CIF contracts |
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Passing of property and transfer of risk |
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Remedies of buyer and seller |
| Section B: Carriage of
goods by sea |
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The shipping background and electronic developments |
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The carrier’s duties
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The carrier’s limitations |
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Transfer of contractual rights and duties under the
contract of carriage |
| Section C: Bankers’
letters of credit |
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The contract between beneficiary and
issuer/confirmer of documentary credit |
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Strictness of documentary compliance and autonomy |
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Fraud and forgery |
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Stand-by letters of credit and first demand
guarantees |
| Section D: United
Nations Sale Convention 1980 (CISG) |
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Scope and application of the Convention |
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General principles of uniformity in the Convention |
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Buyer’s and seller’s duties |
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Avoidance, exemption and remedies for breach |
Sequence:
The sections must be attempted in order. |
Textbooks:
Michael Bridge, The International Sale of Goods: Law and
Practice 2nd ed (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007),
ISBN: 9780199273584 |
John F. Wilson, Carriage of
Goods by Sea 6th ed (London: Longman, 2008),
ISBN: 9781405846691 |
| Paul Todd, Cases and
Materials on International Trade Law (London: Thomson–Sweet
& Maxwell, 2003), ISBN: 9780421827103 |
