With its rising economic clout, Asia has become a magnet for firms from around the world. While the ever-expanding Asian market provides endless opportunities, many businesses find that the Asian legal systems present a big challenge to their investment in or trade with Asian countries. Deeply influenced by diverse legal traditions, Asian legal systems that exist today also bears heavy marks left by the Civil Law system, the Socialist ideology, as well as the Common Law system in its commercial law. Thus, the Asian legal systems appear unique and complicated.
This course aims to help the students to gain an insider’s perspective of one of the most important nations in the world today, with a special emphasis on its legal systems. In addition to the doctrinal studies on key areas in the Asian legal systems, the course, under the Overseas Project Experience (Law in Asia) model, will also expose the students to its practical operations through project-based consultancy with our Asian partners and a week-long field trip in a particular Asian jurisdiction. Through this course, the students will not only grasp the basic contours of the Asian legal systems, but also gain hands-on experience by working with Asian legal practitioners to solve real-world legal issues.
The overseas trip is expected to take place between Week 17 - 20 (depending on overseas partners), during which students are expected to finalize their final project.Note for graduating students: If you are taking this course in Term 1, you will graduate in Term 2 instead of Term 1 (This will not affect your commencement ceremony). If you are taking this course in Term 2, you will graduate in Term 3A instead of Term 2 (This will not affect your commencement ceremony).