Module LAW53915: Multinational Corporations and the Law

Department: Law

LAW53915: Multinational Corporations and the Law

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• to ensure that students:
• (a) understand the main issues that arise in relation to the regulation of multinational corporations;
• (b) are able to understand, and evaluate, current attempts to regulate such corporations.

Content

• the syllabus will cover the following:
• evidence on, and causes of, the growth of multinational enterprise;
• controversies about the economic and social role of multinationals;
• the need for, and problems in achieving, the regulation of multinationals;
• domestic regulation: examples, strengths and limitations;
• multinational responses:
• the role of the EU, OECD and UN;
• strengths and limitations.

Learning Outcomes

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• By acquainting students with the principal theories about the role of multinationals and the issues raised in their regulation.
• By enabling students to acquire an understanding of the rules, principles, practices and institutions which are currently employed in the regulation of multinationals.
• By enabling students to develop a critical evaluation of this regulatory framework.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

One student essay based on the student's class presentation.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University