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LAW5018Advanced property law

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit builds upon the Principles of Property Law course in relation to Land Law, set within the context of priority disputes. The unit examines: resulting trusts and constructive trusts in relation to land, concurrent ownership...

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LAW5355Advocacy

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit will develop your deeper theoretical understanding of the essential role of advocacy in the adversary system. It will enable you to better appreciate the way in which cases evolve through the courts and how the factual and...

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LAW5650AI for lawyers: Practical applications and theory

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit examines the integration of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) into legal practice, focusing on both present applications and future possibilities. This unit’s focus is not about the regulatory environment for AI, it is...

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LAW5000Australian legal reasoning and methods

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

The unit provides students who are new to the study of Australian law with advanced knowledge and understanding of the Australian legal system, its underlying principles and concepts (including international and comparative contexts),...

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LAW5394Banking law

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit provides an overview of the key relevant legal principles and practice of banking. It primarily addresses the regulation of banks and other deposit-taking institutions and their relationship with their customers. It covers law,...

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LAW5437China's legal system

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit aims to provide students with a basic understanding of Chinese legal institutions. There will be focus not just on the law itself, but also on matters of legal culture, politics, economics, institutional design, and other matters...

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LAW5331Comparative constitution and rights

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

The unit will cover a series of topics arising in the comparative study of constitutional systems, mostly in the western-liberal tradition. Comparative constitutional law is a rapidly expanding and maturing field, embedded in a context of...

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LAW5378Comparative corporate governance

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit explores contemporary thinking, regulation, and practice surrounding the connected areas of corporate governance, responsibility, and sustainability in Australia and comparable corporate regulatory systems worldwide, with...

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LAW5495Comparative financial regulation

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit explores the law and policy of financial regulation from a comparative perspective. The unit will explore approaches to financial regulation and ask students to think critically about the policy choices underlying various...

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LAW5611Comparative issues in patent law

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit will examine from an international and comparative perspective some fundamental questions that arise in patent law: - Why is a twenty-year monopoly in the form of a patent available for inventions? We will critically analyse this...

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LAW5312Competition law

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

The unit examines the competition provisions of the Australian Competition and Consumer legislation. Topics to be discussed include the rationale and objectives of competition law; mergers; misuse of market power; anti-competitive...

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LAW5488Corporations, ESG and society

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit explores significant changes in real world expectations of the relationship between corporations and society, as exemplified by the current emphasis on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in corporate...

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LAW5303Current issues in child law

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit focuses on the law concerning children, at a domestic, regional, and international level. It will provide an in-depth analysis of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, its strengths and weaknesses, and the challenges for...

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LAW5487Current issues in litigation

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

In this unit you will engage with topical issues shaping civil justice systems and litigation in Australia. The unit content will focus on contemporary developments and draw on international comparisons, with potential content including:...

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LAW5407Current issues in torts

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit will build upon the study of Torts in the undergraduate and JD programs and explore a range of controversial contemporary issues in relation to tortious liability. It will enhance student's understanding of the mechanisms through...

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LAW5358Current issues in workplace law

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit will examine significant and contemporary issues in employment and labour relations law that arise in response to changes in legislation. Key court decisions, international developments, and government-, business- and...

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LAW5370Discrimination law and human rights at work

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit will examine topics such as the rights of the disabled at work, the rights of older workers, compulsory retirement age, flexible working practices, the right to return to work/part time work from maternity leave, sex, race and...

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LAW5015Ethics in legal practice

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit provides a practical and critical introduction to ethical decision-making and the law and codes of professional responsibility in lawyering. It introduces different moral approaches to legal practice, focusing on the...

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LAW5083Extended research

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Law

This unit involves completion of a 12,000-15,000 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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LAW5499First people treaties

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit is organised around five interconnected themes. It opens by examining the concept of modern domestic treaties between states and Indigenous peoples; interrogating how such instruments are defined, their legal status within...

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