Professor Razeen Sappideen

Professor Razeen Sappideen

PROFESSOR,
School of Law

Personal

Qualifications

  • JSD Columbia University (NY)
  • LLM Columbia University (NY)
  • LLM University of Pennsylvania
  • LLM University of Sydney
  • LLB University of Ceylon

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • School of Law

Contact

Email:R.Sappideen@uws.edu.au
Extension:9627
Mobile:
Location:EK.G.05
Parramatta
Website:

Biography

Professor Razeen Sappideen joined UWS as Foundation Professor of Law in 1994, and was for some time Dean of Law. Professor Sappideen holds the LLM (Hons) Syd, LLM (Pennsylvania) in Tax Law, LLM (Columbia) in Corporations Law, and the JSD (Columbia) in the area of Acquisitions and Mergers Law. He is admitted as a Solicitor and has been a Consultant to several leading Law and Accounting firms. He was a Visiting Fellow of Wolfson College and the Faculty of Laws Cambridge University in 2009/2010, Oxford University 2010-2011, and will be the Tun Ismail distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Malaya for 2011-12.

Research areas:

Economic Analysis of Law; Legal Theory; Law and policy relating to Banking and Finance, Corporations, Corporate Governance, Acquisitions and Mergers, International Trade (WTO), International Business Transactions.

Research Degree Supervision areas:  

Economic Analysis of Law; Legal Theory: Law and Policy relating to Banking and Finance, Corporations, Corporate Governance, Acquisitions and Mergers, International Trade (WTO), International Business Transactions.

This information has been contributed by Professor Sappideen.

Committees

  • Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law (Sweet and Maxwell)
  • Macquaire University Law Journal
  • Frontiers of Law in China (Springer)
  • The Law Review (Sweet and Maxwell Asia)

Publications

Chapters in Books

  • Sappideen, R. (2009), 'Property rights, Human rights, and the new International Trade regime', International Economic Law in the era of globalization, Wuhan University Press 9787307069909.

Journal Articles

  • He, L. and Sappideen, R. (2012), 'Mapping Anti-Dumping Disputes from 1995 to 2011', Journal of World Investment & Trade, 19.
  • Sappideen, R. and He, L. (2012), 'Federal Law Review', Investor-State Arbitration: From Multilateral Agreement on Investment to Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, 20.
  • Sappideen, R. and He, L. (2012), 'Investor-state arbitration : the roadmap from the multilateral agreement on investment to the Trans-Pacific partnership agreement', Federal Law Review, 20.
  • He, L. and Sappideen, R. (2012), 'Mapping anti-dumping disputes from 1995 to 2011 : the changing pattern', Journal of World Investment & Trade, 19.
  • Sappideen, R. (2011), 'Property rights, human rights, and the new international trade regime', International Journal of Human Rights, 18.
  • Sappideen, R. (2011), 'Corporate governance and the surrogates of managerial performance', University of New South Wales Law Journal, 23.
  • Sappideen, R. and He, L. (2011), 'Dispute Settlement under Free Trade Agreements: the Proposed Australia-China Free Trade Agreement', Journal of World Investment and Trade, 23.
  • Sappideen, R. (2011), 'Focusing on corporate short-termism', singapore Journal of Legal studies, 20.
  • Sappideen, R. and He, L. (2010), 'On eliminating non-tariff barriers in a time of worldwide economic crisis: China's role', Macquarie Journal of Business Law, 21.
  • Sappideen, R. and He, L. (2010), 'Observations on the Australia-China free Trade negotiation process', Australian Business Law review, 8.
  • Sappideen, R. (2009), 'The paradox of securities markets efficiency: Where to next?', Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, 29.
  • He, L. and Sappideen, R. (2009), 'Reflections on China's WTO Accession Commitments and their Observance', Journal of World Trade, 25.
  • Sappideen, R. (2008), 'Explaining securities markets efficiency', Capital Markets Law Journal, 17.
  • He, L. and Sappideen, R. (2008), 'The Payment System in China', Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, 7.
  • Sappideen, R. (2007), 'Bank credit card charges and the interest free period: Balancing equity and efficiency', King's Law Journal, 26.
  • Sappideen, R. (2006), 'Harmonizing International Commercial Law through Codification', Journal of World Trade, 27.
  • Sappideen, R. (2006), 'International Commercial Letters of Credit: Balancing the rights of buyers and sellers in insolvency', The Journal of Business Law, 24.
  • Sappideen, R. (2004), 'The regulation of credit, market and operational risk management under the Basel Accords', The Journal of Business Law, 35.
  • Sappideen, R. (2003), 'Cross-Border electronic funds tranfers through large value transfer systems, and the persistence of risk', The Journal of Business Law, 19.

Research

Previous Projects

Title:Corporate Governance, Globalisation and the Theory of the Firm
Years:1999-09-01 - 2000-12-31
ID:P0012868
UWS Researchers:Razeen Sappideen
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney

Supervision

Professor Sappideen is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects

Current Supervision

Title:Regional Trade Integration: A Case Study of the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement Negotiation Process
Field of Research:
Title:The Regulation of Information Privacy Protection in Electronic Commerce (e-commerce) in Australia
Field of Research:
Title:THE REGULATION OF CREDIT CARDS IN THE US, UK AND AUSTRALIA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Field of Research:
Title:The Failing Firm Defence
Field of Research:
Title:The Role of Board Committees in Monitoring the Performance of Directors in Jordanian Listed Banks
Field of Research:
Title:Arbitration Award and Enforcement
Field of Research:
Title:The Study on Protection of Computer Programs in TRIPS and Modern Legal Systems: A Comparative Study
Field of Research:
Title:The adequacy of Australian law for the development development of large engineering projects in the computer, information technology and other high technology industries - a critical evaluation of intellectual property law, contract law and related issues
Field of Research:
Title:Tamil Minority Problem in Sri Lanka in the Light of Self-Determination and State Sovereignty
Field of Research:LAW
Title:The Impacts of Jordan's WTO Accession on its Foreign - Related Laws
Field of Research:
Title:Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Problematic Role of the Mass Media in the Invasion of Iraq 2003
Field of Research:COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES
Title:Takaful Insurance System
Field of Research:
Title:Future Impacts of Trips on Developing Countries
Field of Research:
Title:Legal Protection for Securities Listed on the Stock Exchange
Field of Research:
Title:The effect of general agreement on trade in services on laws of services in Thailand
Field of Research:
Title:The Importance of International Commercial Arbitration and the Problems Association with the Enforcement of Arbitral Award
Field of Research:
Title:Human Rights, State Ideology and Terrorism
Field of Research:
Title:Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards on Public Policy Lines.
Field of Research:
Title:Enfettered Prometheus , A Critical Perspective on China's Medical Malpractice Law
Field of Research:
Title:Implications for Iran's Pharmaceutical Industry in Iran joining to the
Field of Research:
Title:How does the Relationship between the International Monetary Fund and International Private Financial Institutions Effect Developing and Emerging Economies?
Field of Research:
Title:The Applicable Law in Disputes of Electronic Commerce Contrasts (Comparing Study in Australian Law and Iraqi Law)
Field of Research:
Title:Economics of law; Chinese law
Field of Research:

Previous Supervision

Title:Information technology law: 'micro-agreements' in systems integration and outsourcing projects - recognising and managing the legal implications of day to day interactions between parties to large and complex information technology projects
Field of Research:
Thesis:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW: 'MICRO-AGREEMENTS' IN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND OUTSOURCING PROJECTS - RECOGNISING AND MANAGING THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF DAY TO DAY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PARTIES TO LARGE AND
Title:Islamic Banking in Bangladesh
Field of Research:BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW
Thesis:ISLAMIC BANKING IN BANGLADESH
Title:A Comparison of the Principles of Criminal Liability in Jordan and Australia/NSW
Field of Research:CRIMINAL LAW
Thesis:INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY AS A BASIS OF CRIMINAL COMPLICITY IN NEW SOUTH WALES AND JORDAN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Title:Marxism, revolution and law: the experience of early Soviet Russia
Field of Research:LAW
Thesis:MARXISM, REVOLUTION AND LAW: THE EXPERIENCE OF EARLY SOVIET RUSSIA
Title:Law and Practice of Modern Islamic Finance in Australia
Field of Research:BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW
Thesis:Law and Practice of Modern Islamic Finance in Australia
Title:Regulation, Liability and Small Customer Rights in the Energy Supply Industry
Field of Research:LAW
Thesis:Regulation, Liability and Small Customer Rights in the Energy Supply Industry
Title:Tamil Minority Problem in Sri Lanka in the Light of Self-Determination and Sovereignty of States
Field of Research:LAW
Thesis:TAMIL MINORITY PROBLEM IN SRI LANKA IN THE LIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION AND STATE SOVEREIGNTY
Title:The Influence of Financial Markets on Real Estate Investment Property Market and Financial System Reforms in the Middle East: A Case Study of Syria
Field of Research:
Thesis:The Influence of Financial Markets on Real Estate Investment Property Market and Financial System Reforms in the Middle East: A Case Study of Syria

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