International Sale of Goods

Code

LAWW4128

School

Law

Level

4

Credits

15

Semesters

Autumn UK

Summary

This module explores the body of rules and principles governing international sale of goods contracts under English law as well as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna, 1980).

Target Students

Available to PGT students within the School of Law and exchange students hosted by the School of Law.

Classes

This module is taught in seminar format.

Assessment

• 100% Coursework: 15 pages

Assessed by end of autumn semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this module students would be expected to:

• Appreciate the general legal framework for international sales;

• Analyse and apply the principles governing performance obligations of sellers and buyers under English Law and the UN Convention on International Sale of Goods;

• Analyse and compare central issues of sales regulation in English commercial law with the UN Convention on International Sale of Goods;

• Analyse selected issue of property in sales in a comparative context;

• Analyse the remedial framework for international sales;

• Explore the basic policies underlying international sales law.

Conveners

• Dr Reza Beheshti