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TPB2012-024
Using the international law on poverty alleviation in the national courts
Using the international law on poverty alleviation in the international sphere
International trade law
Students are required to attempt the modules in order.
Module A [LWM36A]
Export sales on English law terms
FOB contracts
CIF contracts
Passing of property and transfer of risk
Remedies of buyer and seller
Module B [LWM36B]
Sequence: module A must be attempted before module B
Carriage of goods by sea in international trade law
(formerly known as Carriage of goods by sea: this module has been renamed for clarity but the
syllabus remains the same)
The shipping background and electronic developments
The carrier’s duties
The carrier’s limitations
Transfer of contractual rights and duties under the contract of carriage
Module C [LWM36C]
Sequence: modules A and B must be attempted before module C
Bankers’ letters of credit
The contract between beneficiary and issuer/confirmer of documentary credit
Strictness of documentary compliance and autonomy
Fraud and forgery
Stand-by letters of credit and first demand guarantees
Module D [LWM36D]
Sequence: Section A, B and C must be attempted before module D
United Nations Sale Convention 1980 (CISG)
Scope and application of the Convention
General principles of uniformity in the Convention
Buyer’s and seller’s duties
Avoidance, exemption and remedies for breach
Deleted: or taking an
individual module s
Jurisprudence and legal theory
Students are not required to have taken an undergraduate course in Jurisprudence, but it will be assumed that
students will have some familiarity with standard works in the field up to LLB standard.
The double modules can be attempted in either order.
Double Module A/B [LWM7AB]
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