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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

IBL701 · International Trade Law — Week 13 of 16

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Week13 of 16
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This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

  1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
  2. Finding and evaluating sources
  3. Planning and referencing
  4. Writing a First Class Law Essay - A Framework for Success
  5. Planning your search strategy 2025
  6. Academic reading and writing in English Part 6: How to cite sources

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Analyse the role of international competition policy for environmental regulations and strategic environmental protection for organisations trading globally.
  • 1.2 Evaluate and contrast theories of market imperfections/ distortions to measure trade barriers.
  • 1.3 Critically evaluate types and rationales for preferential agreements.
  • 1.4 Analyse the economic bases of the rules and principles of the GATT.
  • 1.5 Critically analyse the workings of the WTO and predecessor agreements.
  • 2.1 Analyse constitutes for the contract for sales of goods and products.
  • 2.2 Evaluate the rights and obligations imposed under international sales contracts.
  • 2.3 Analyse the validity of rights and obligation of international sales contracts.
  • 2.4 Analyse the implications of making international contract online.
  • 3.1 Identify types of exchange rate, regulatory and legal associated to an organisation trading at an international level.
  • 3.2 Critically analyse legal rules relating to the financing of international sales.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Videos

  • Writing a First Class Law Essay - A Framework for Success · YouTube · Gareth Evans · 11 min · for registered students
  • Planning your search strategy 2025 · YouTube · University of Staffordshire Student Life · 24 min · for registered students
  • Academic reading and writing in English Part 6: How to cite sources · YouTube · Leiden University - Faculty of Humanities · 17 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
  • Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
  • Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Economic Foundations of Multilateral Trade and GATT Princip…
  • Week 2: Institutional Architecture and Operation of the WTO
  • Week 3: Market Imperfections, Distortions, and Trade Barriers
  • Week 4: Preferential and Regional Trade Agreements
  • Week 5: International Competition Policy and Strategic Environmenta…
  • Week 6: Formation and Structure of International Sales Contracts
  • Week 7: Contractual Performance, Validity, and Breach in Internatio…
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Digital Trade and Cross-Border Electronic Contracting
  • Week 10: International Trade Finance and Payment Mechanisms
  • Week 11: Exchange Rate, Legal, and Regulatory Risks in Global Commer…
  • Week 12: Applying International Trade Law in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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