Trusts Law in the Asia-Pacific Region
About This Course
At the end of the course, participants will:
1. Understand the significance and diverse applications of trusts law in the Asia-Pacific region, including its historical development and diffusion across common law and non-common law jurisdictions;
2. Analyze and evaluate the rationales and benefits of a comparative study of trusts law in the Asia-Pacific region, considering the unique legal traditions, cultures, and historical contexts in which trusts are utilized;
3. Critically assess the (re)conceptualization of the trust by non-common law jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region, exploring how they have adapted and transplanted the trust to meet their specific needs and regulatory frameworks; and
4. Examine the practical aspects and reach of constructive and resulting trusts in the Asia-Pacific region, including their application in customary/religious property-holding forms and their implications for various contexts such as family, commercial, and financial arrangements.
What You'll Learn
This subject explores the influence and potential of trusts law in the Asia-Pacific region. It begins by considering the history of trusts diffusion, how trusts law has been used to regulate customary and religious property-holding forms, and assesses the ways in which the trust has been (re)conceptualised in non-common law jurisdictions. It then examines the different uses of the trust in the region: in the family and commercial contexts, as well as a financial product. The subject also considers the reach of constructive and resulting trusts in the region. Finally, it will discuss trusts law�s private international law perspective.
Entry Requirements
A good Bachelor's or Juris Doctor degree in Law