730-446 Globalisation and the Law

Global Citizenship - Global Issues: an online subject offered by the University of British Columbia.

This course forms part of the U21 Certificate in Global Issues.It will be offered in conjunction with four other member institutions from the Universitas 21 Network - the University of Auckland, the University of British Columbia, the University of Hong Kong and the University of Nottingham. Lecturers located in Melbourne will teach the course. The course asks students to consider the changing role of law (both domestic and international) in the global economy and will use web-based technology to enact certain global processes, facilitating collaboration and comparative approaches across the globe. The course will be offered on-line in a modular format to combine various theoretical approaches with case studies in key areas where global flows are at their most turbulent. Each module will take one or two weeks and will include:

• introduction to the course;

• introduction to international economics organisations;

• trade and investment agreements as regulatory regimes;

• people and borders;

• migration and labour in the new economy;

• the north/south divide; and

• contesting globalisation.

Entry to the course will be based on enrolment in the U21 Certificate in Global Issues and a competitive selection process that requires a weighted grade point average of at least H2B or equivalent across at least 100 points of undergraduate study.

Note: The essay in this subject is regarded as a substantial piece of legal writing for honours purposes.

Seven short critiques of up to 250 words each 35% (due at the end of each module), class participation 15% and a research essay 5000 words 50% (due end of semester).

All materials will be web-based.