Legal Studies

This course introduces the fundamental theories and basic content of international commercial arbitration, including an overview of international commercial arbitration, arbitration agreements, the composition of arbitral tribunals and jurisdiction, arbitration procedures, and arbitral awards. The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the core concepts of international commercial arbitration, master the theories, principles, systems, and rules of international commercial arbitration, understand the latest legislation and practices in the field, and cultivate students' case analysis and written argumentation skills. 

The course examines the relationships among peace, justice, and security in an increasingly interconnected world. Students explore theories of conflict, violence, global justice, human rights, and peacebuilding. The course analyzes contemporary security challenges, including armed conflict, terrorism, migration, environmental change, and inequality, while examining the role of international organizations, legal institutions, and global governance in promoting peace and stability.

The course examines how European Union law shapes business organizations and market activity within the EU internal market. Topics include company law, freedom of establishment, corporate governance, ESG regulation, consumer protection, competition law, digital markets, and the legal frameworks governing fair and sustainable business practices.  

This course aims to enable students to analyze the social background of the operation of Chinese law from the perspective of the sociology of law, the influence and role of various social factors on the operation of law, understand the basic system of Chinese law, and master the ability and methods to use law to solve problems. 

The course explores the social, ethical, and legal challenges of artificial intelligence, beginning with the role of data and personal information. Topics include data protection, trustworthy AI, human rights, AI governance, copyright, and applications of AI in medicine.

International law, also known as public international law, is the foundation of our current societal model. It governs how states interact with each other; establishes universals of individuals, and regulates multiple international actors. International law principles aim to prevent international and domestic conflicts; protect individual liberties, and promote trade, among other goals. International law also deals with international institutions, each tasked with a particular function requiring general and specialized knowledge.This course is a general introduction to International Law aimed at non-law students, delving into its history, development, and current issues.

While legal instruments and documents will be used, no previous legal knowledge or training is required.

This course will introduce China’s economic law institutions, basic economic law principles and some related thinking approaches.

The entire fabric of commerce is woven from a complex legal regime which regulates all commercial activity. The dominant vehicle for this commercial activity is the limited liability company. A thorough understanding of key aspects of the legal and regulatory frameworks for business and the operation and governance of corporations is essential for business professionals and those who engage in business activity in Australia. The overall aim of this course is to introduce students to the range of issues likely to be encountered in the contemporary commercial context and the legal implications of such conduct.

This course examines the history, characteristics and fundamental principles of International Refugee Law which deals with refugees and displaced persons through the traditional legal as well as political approach. It also focuses on solutions and current debates concerning forced migration issues around the globe, especially in Japan and Korea.

The course provides students with a basic knowledge of key concepts of administrative law (public entity/body, administrative act/action, public contracts) and market regulation tools, taking into account the switch from a pure national model of market regulation to a mixed model of supranational public regulation. At the end of the course students are able to understand how market regulation affects the public/private relations and how public and private law instruments are used by to achieve policy goals. The course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the legal framework and principles governing global administrative law and market regulation. It describes the evolution of global administrative law and explains key concepts of administrative law, then focusing on the regulatory environment that influences market operations.

Supranational and international institutions, with a specific focus on the WTO, are examined and the relevance of market regulation in the relationship between private and public is discussed, is examined, and the relevance of market regulation in the relationship between private and public is discussed. Topics include: public body; administrative act/action; judicial review of administrative decisions; institutional structures focusing on the WTO and regulatory authorities; tariffs and customs regulations; antidumping, countervailing duties, subsidies; products safety regulations and environmental restrictions (SPS and TBT Agreements); TRIPS; labor standards and human rights; and exceptions art.