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Postgraduate Course: Corporate Compliance: Case Studies in Law & Ethics (LAWS11273)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course will examine the legal, ethical, and social compliance issues that arise in an international business setting. Each session will consider regulations from different countries, international standards, and guidance documents that address issues from bribery to working conditions in factories. Case study analysis will be used to not only identify noncompliant practices, the consequences of violations, and the lack of leadership accountability, but also to highlight successful codes of conduct, transparent compliance programs, and ethical corporate cultures. This module focuses on real-world legal issues, legal accountability, and the interconnections between multi-national corporations and governments around the world.
Course description 1. Introduction to international corporate compliance
2. Anti-corruption, anti-bribery law
3. Anti-trust, competition law
4. Corporate social responsibility standards and human rights
5. Financial regulations
6. Environmental compliance
7. Technology, wireless compliance
8. Foreign investment oversight and regulations
9. Ethical leadership and corporate culture
10. Compliance management , accountability and transparency
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Please contact the distance learning team at escript.support@ed.ac.uk
Additional Costs Students should have regular and reliable access to the Internet. Print consumables are recommended to provide hard copy of some on materials.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesPlease contact the distance learning team at escript.support@ed.ac.uk
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 4, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 40, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 152 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One essay of up to 4,000 words (60%); one individual assignment (20%); contribution to weekly online discussions throughout the semester (20%). Requirements for all module assessment will be outlined to students within the individual modules at the start of each semester.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
The aims of this module are to:

1. explore regulations and international standards that affect international commercial business;
2. analyse cases of regulatory noncompliance as well as cases that demonstrate effective compliance measures and programs;
3. examine ethical and social challenges in order to outline measures to address long-term compliance goals
4. explain business regulations and the challenges posed in a transnational setting
5. understand the application of international commercial law and critique issues related to violations of these laws and international standards
6. argue the benefits of a robust compliance program that includes a corporate code of conduct policy and recommend strategies to build a compliant corporate culture


Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/teaching/online_distance_learning/llm_degrees/llm_in_law/modules/corporate_compliance_case_studies_in_law_and_ethics
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements This course is taught by distance learning.
Additional Class Delivery Information This course is taught by distance learning.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Graeme Laurie
Tel: (0131 6)50 2020
Email: Graeme.Laurie@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Douglas Thompson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: D.Thompson@ed.ac.uk
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