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International Business Transaction Law

Application Form
Complete Online Application Form at
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Start Date
15 July 2024

Apply By
21 June 2024

Cost
R16,400.00

Duration & Format
This is a semester-long course where participants attend evening lectures from 17:30 to 19:00 once a week during the period 15 July to 22 October 2024. Exams will take place on the 30 October 2024 to 26 November 2024.

Overview
The International Business Transactions Law postgraduate certificate course will expose students to cross-border business transactions where the parties have their respective places of business in two different countries or where a contract is concluded with a government or government department of a foreign state.

Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

  • Identify and explain different forms of international business transactions
  • Describe the advanced legal rules in international business transactions
  • Explain and give examples of the role of the state in international business transactions
  • Apply the CISG and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts to the international sale of goods in order to solve complex problems
  • Evaluate the various forms of international dispute resolution in particular international arbitration and the enforcement of awards.

Course Content
The course will focus on the following aspects:

  • The legal framework for international business
  • The role of the state in international business transactions
  • Different forms of international business transactions
  • International sale of goods (CISG and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts)
  • Financing of the transactions and the role of monetary sovereignty
  • Dispute resolution with special emphasis on international commercial arbitration and the enforcement of awards.

Target Audience
International business lawyers, corporate counsel, business executives, and individuals involved in cross-border transactions.

Application Process
A relevant Bachelor of Laws or Bachelor of Commerce in Law or Bachelor of Arts in Law or equivalent qualification is a prerequisite for admission to the postgraduate certificate courses; OR

Applicants with any other undergraduate qualifications must complete the bridging course Introduction to Law for Non- Lawyers or equivalent courses first as well as have relevant legal work experience in the specific legal field before they would be considered for other courses.

You will be required to submit a copy of your Bachelors Degree, academic record as well as a copy of your identity document or passport.

Kindly note that all foreign qualifications must be submitted with a SAQA Evaluation Letter.

Additional Information
One of the following certificates can be obtained: 

  • Certificate of Attendance: To obtain a certificate of attendance, students are required to attend and participate in 75% of the lectures.  
  • Certificate of Competence: To obtain a certificate of competence, students are required to attend and participate in 75% of the lectures and to complete the assessments as required in the course.

This postgraduate certificate course is accredited by the university in accordance with its statutory mandate.  It does not lead to a qualification registered on the National Qualifications Framework.

Enquiries 
Mahlatse Masemola Tel No: +27 11 717 8438; Email mahlatse.masemola@wits.ac.za 
Ursula Dillner-Dangor Tel No: +27 11 717 8435; Email: ursula.dillner-dangor@wits.ac.za 
Website www.wits.ac.za/mandelainstitute/short-courses/

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