Aiming to explore key legal issues facing Belt and Road (B&R) initiative of China and BRICS cooperation, the course takes a developmental law perspective. First, it assesses how China’s trade and investment policy contributes to international developmental goals and BRICS cooperation. It introduces relevant legal standards in BRICS member states and potential implications for the cooperation. To determine the legal environment governing the B&R initiative, the course delineates its scope and the role of relevant investment and free trade agreements. It ends with exploring related legal issues in concession contracts and projects, dispute resolution and involvement of Greater Bay Area.

CILO-1: Students will be able to assess and articulate the role of China’s international trade and investment policy and law from a developmental perspective. CILO-2: Students will be able to determine the scope of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) and the legal issues facing China in promoting the cooperation. CILO-3: Students will be able to identify the key economic transactions resulting from Belt and Road initiative and assess the legal challenges facing relate transactions. CILO-4: Students will be able to demonstrate specific legal issues arising from concession contracts, Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Built Operate and Transfer (BOT) projects in the context of Belt and Road initiative. CILO-5: Students will be able to evaluate effective dispute resolution methods in Belt and Road transactions and illustrate the role of the jurisdictions in Greater Bay Area (GBA) in the context of Belt and Road initiative.