This unit provides an overview of trade and investment environment, business negotiation, and commerce-related laws in Japan. Topics include: constitution and governmental structure; legal system and its role in business relations; contract law; corporation law and corporate governance; the main types of financial institutions and the regulatory authority; labour law; intellectual property law; and taxation. Students having satisfactorily completed the unit will have basic knowledge and understanding about the characteristics and principal elements of the aforesaid topics. The contents of and the issues raised in the unit are of benefit to all students and particularly to those who intend... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Kay-Wah Chan
Prerequisites: 39cp
