Module LAW3184 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3184: International Commercial Litigation
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to enable you to:
- identify the main issues involved in international commercial litigation scenarios;
- analyse and apply the domestic as well as international rules pertaining to jurisdiction, choice of law and recognition/enforcement of foreign judgments in cross-border situations;
- understand the connection between domestic and international rules of international commercial litigation, and determine which set of rules should be applied in a given situation;
- critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of the domestic and international rules of private international law applicable to international commercial litigation, and the difficulties involved in applying different sets of rules to similar case scenarios.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the main concepts, values and principles relating to international commercial litigation; 2. analyse and critically evaluate key issues related to international commercial litigation and to apply relevant rules and theories. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. demonstrate flexible capability to define complex legal problems, identify their relative significance and select appropriate methods for investigating and critically evaluating them; 4. apply legal knowledge to a problem/ case study and suggest a conclusion supported by relevant arguments and authorities; 5. exhibit the capacity to effectively use discipline-appropriate communication skills in learning activities and/or assessments. |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. demonstrate a capacity to confidently tackle legal problems by means of a practical problem-solving approach; 7. demonstrate good research skills; 8. work independently, within a limited time frame, to complete a specified task. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Jurisdiction under international instruments relating to international commercial litigation
- Jurisdiction of English courts under the traditional rules of private international law
- Stays of English proceedings
- Restraining foreign proceedings
- Conflict of laws rules
- Proof of foreign law
- Exclusion of foreign law
- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments under international instruments relating to international commercial litigation
- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments under the traditional rules of private international law
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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29 | 121 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 23 | 11 x 2 hour lectures and 1 x 1 hour lecture |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 6 | 4 x 1.5 hour workshops |
Guided independent study | 58 | Individual reading and lecture preparation |
Guided Independent Study | 18 | Workshop preparation |
Guided Independent Study | 40 | Summative assessment preparation |
Guided Independent Study | 5 | Formative assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Online databases including, among others: Cambridge Core , HeinOnline , JSTOR , Lexis Library , Oxford Legal Research Library , Oxford Reference Online , Oxford Scholarship Online , Taylor & Francis Online , Westlaw UK