Asian Competition Policy and Law

This subject is not offered in 2016.

150 hours

Students are expected to log into the LMS and familiarise themselves with the subject, layout, navigation, activities, readings and assessment the week before formal teaching begins.

Students will not be expected to complete any set tasks or readings but will be encouraged to make a start on readings for the module if they so choose.

Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level.

The Melbourne Law Masters welcomes applications from students with disabilities. The inherent academic requirements for study in the Melbourne Law Masters are:

• The ability to use a computer, including read material on screen, to a competent standard;
• The ability to read, analyse and comprehend complex written legal materials and complex interdisciplinary materials;
• The ability to clearly and independently communicate in writing a knowledge and application of legal principles and interdisciplinary materials and to critically evaluate these;
• The ability to clearly and independently communicate orally a knowledge and application of legal principles and interdisciplinary materials and critically evaluate these;
• The ability to work independently and as a part of a group;
• The ability to present orally and in writing legal analysis to a professional standard.

Students who feel their disability will inhibit them from meeting these inherent academic requirements are encouraged to contact Student Equity and Disability Support.

This subject will provide valuable in-depth insights into the political economy surrounding competition policy, law and enforcement in the Asia-Pacific region. Drawing on experience in key Asian jurisdictions such as China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and South Korea, students will learn about the major features of the law and institutions in this region, the extent to which the regimes in the region conform to prevailing global competition norms, and the challenges facing practitioners and enforcement agencies in the Asia-Pacific.

Highlights of the subject include:

• Critical examination of the approaches taken to the design and application of competition laws in the Asia-Pacific region, and comparative analysis of approaches taken in western jurisdictions such as the United States and European Union;
• Exploration of the political economy of competition law, using experiences in the Asia-Pacific region as a case study; and
• Insights and perspectives from leading stakeholders such as competition authority officials and practitioners to assist students in developing a sophisticated appreciation of the issues facing the development and practice of competition law in the Asia Pacific region.

On completion of this subject, students will have developed:

• An advanced knowledge of the economic policies, legal rules and enforcement approaches that apply to competition law in the Asia-Pacific region;
• Sophisticated cognitive and technical skills that equip them to critically analyse and assess competition law in the Asia-Pacific region; and
• A capacity to use the knowledge and skills students have gained in the subject in a way that demonstrates effective autonomy, judgment, adaptability and responsibility as an expert learner and practitioner in the field of international competition law.

• Participation in and contributions to discussion board and tutorials, Throughout term: weeks 1-8 (20%)
• Mid-term assessment task (practical exercise) (max 4000 words), Week 5 (30%)
• Final assessment task (reflective essay) (max 6000 words), Week 9 (50%)

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.