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LAW5473International mergers and acquisitions

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) represent a significant part of the practice of corporate law. The structure and regulation of M&A transactions varies depending on a range of factors including the nature of the target company and...

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LAW5330International refugee law and practice

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This course will explore the international protection regime for refugees including state obligations under international refugee law, human rights and the law of the sea. It will compare and contrast key concepts and practices of refugee...

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LAW5493Law and history

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit explores the interactions between law and history. In this unit you will explore approaches to the study of law and history, and be asked to think critically about the law’s impact on history and history’s impact on law.

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LAW5492Law and literature

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

In this unit, you will examine how core legal skills can be sharpened through an understanding of literary techniques. Lawyers work with stories: they listen to clients, interpret competing narratives of events, and construct persuasive...

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LAW5649Law in the age of artificial intelligence

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

The different ways in which artificial intelligence continues to disrupt both law and the legal profession are well publicised. In this unit, we take a closer look at the legal, ethical, and political problems of the day that result from...

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LAW5319Law of employee relations

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit focuses on the law of employee relations. Topics covered will focus on issues such as the contract of employment; the rights and obligations of employers and employees; rights in respect of unfair dismissal and redundancy, and...

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LAW5490Lawyers: Business and ethics

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit considers how lawyers do, can, and should behave in business, for clients and as in-house counsel. Distinct from compulsory ethics units, this unit will examine what it means for lawyers to be increasingly commercial or...

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LAW5082Masters research

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

Masters coursework students take this unit in their penultimate or final semester. Students in LAW5082 are attached to a nominated masters unit (in their specialisation area, if any) in which they participate as any other student. However,...

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LAW5084Minor thesis

UnitLevel 5|24 credit points|Law

This unit involves completion of a 25,000-30,000 words (maximum) thesis. The topic is designed by the student in conjunction with a staff member and approved by the Board of Examiners. Students work under supervision but with considerable...

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LAW5663Movement lawyering

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit will explore the theory and practice of lawyering in service of social movements, drawing on case studies (e.g. the climate crisis) and critical scholarship from around the world. Topics are likely to include the history and...

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LAW5464Negotiation and influence: Strategy and skills

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

Like it or not you are a negotiator and communicator. Whether you're a project manager or procurement officer, lawyer, human resource consultant or c-suite executive, whether you're in sales or marking, strategy or business development,...

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LAW5304Overview of international human rights law

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit is an overview of international human rights law, providing the requisite foundational knowledge for further study and practise in this area. After a brief introduction to public international law, the unit focuses on...

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LAW5014Principles of administrative law

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

Administrative law is the branch of public law that regulates the exercise of power by the executive arm of government. This unit introduces students to the structure of government administration, the sources of administrative discretion...

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LAW5011Principles of company law

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

The unit introduces the basic principles of Australian corporations law. The unit examines the corporation as a separate legal entity and those situations where the law ignores the separateness of the corporation; classification of...

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LAW5007Principles of constitutional law

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

The unit examines the Victorian and Australian Constitutions, the Statute of Westminster and the Australia Acts; the separation of judicial powers at State and Commonwealth levels; Australian federalism and inter-governmental relations,...

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LAW5020Principles of contract law

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

Contract law addresses the concepts, principles and rules used to determine the existence, content and defeasibility of legally-binding promises, and the theoretical basis of this law. In this unit you will examine the formation of...

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LAW5002Principles of contract law A

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

Contract law addresses the concepts, principles and rules used to determine the existence and content of binding promises and their enforcement or defeasibility in a market economy. It also involves a consideration of the underlying policy...

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LAW5005Principles of contract law B

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

Contract law addresses the concepts, principles and rules used to determine the existence and content of binding promises and their enforcement or defeasibility in a market economy. It also addresses the underlying policy considerations....

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LAW5001Principles of criminal law and procedure

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

The unit examines the principles and aims of the criminal law and criminal procedure. You will study the definition and elements of crimes in the context of fatal and non-fatal offences against the person, the major sexual offences,...

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LAW5008Principles of equity

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

The unit introduces students to the nature and function of equity in the modern Australian legal system. Students learn about the relationship between equity and the common law, and study the key doctrines of equity. These include:...

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