International Commercial Sales

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• rights and duties of the parties (obligations of buyer and seller);
• payment mechanisms, letters of credit and the UCP 600;
• role of the documents, and the changing documentation;
• relationship between seller and buyer and actual and/or contracting carrier.
• risk and property;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• distinguish relevant from irrelevant materials;
• identify and analyse key issues;
• locate and analyse relevant legal and other primary and secondary source materials including model contracts;
• think critically, develop coherent arguments orally and/or in writing, communicate arguments to a group of peers and defend your position under challenge.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• demonstrate independence of mind in the presentation and defence of an argument, both orally and/or in writing.
• construct legal arguments clearly and coherently in writing and/or orally through seminar discussion;

The module covers the sale contracts themselves, their finance, and the relationship between the parties to the sale contract and the contractual and/or performing carriers.

We will cover specifically:

• Rights and duties of the parties (obligations of buyer and seller);
• Risk and property;
• Role of the documents, and the changing documentation;
• Payment mechanisms, letters of credit and the UCP 600;
• Relationship between seller and buyer and actual and/or contracting carrier.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching for this module is by lectures and tutorials. Lectures will introduce the main principles and structure of the subject. You are expected to provide the main input to the tutorials, where the main issues of law are discussed.

The most important part of learning is your own independent study. This will, however, be closely guided, and firmly tied into the lectures, tutorials and assessment. Most of the discussion will revolve around the main legal decisions, and the arguments that have been advanced, and accepted or rejected in the cases.

E-learning

E-learning facilities are provided through Blackboard. Lectures will be recorded in case any part of a lecture is missed, and for revision. Computer-based quizzes will be used alongside the lectures and tutorials to help provide a direction for your study.

Reading

Recommended reading will be provided for each tutorial, and there will be recommended books (which will, however, form only the initial basis for study).

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Todd (2002). Cases and Materials on International Trade Law. Sweet & Maxwell.

Todd (2007). Bills of Lading and Bankers' Documentary Credits. Informa.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External