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LAW4522Remedies
No reviews yetUnitLevel 46 credit pointsLaw
The Remedies unit will explore the remedial goals of equity, including analysis of some key statutes that they have influenced. It will also examine the legal rules and principles that both underpin these goals and make them a necessary...
Semester 1Clayton
LAW4801Research project
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This unit, typically undertaken in the penultimate semester of the course, requires you to plan and execute a research project or piece of scholarship with some independence. You will learn and apply advanced research methods and skills,...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
LAW4173Research unit
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This is a program of individual and independent research and writing on a legal topic which has been approved by the Chief Examiner after consultation with the proposed supervisor. You will develop skills in legal research methods to...
Summer ASemester 1Semester 2Summer BClayton
LAW4308Restitution
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The unit incorporates the study of case law and theory where the law recognises the underlying principle of unjust enrichment. The unit will cover: the elements of the unjust enrichment principle the scenarios in which it is recognised,...
LAW5606Restitution
No reviews yetUnitLevel 56 credit pointsLaw
The unit studies Canadian, Australian, English and US case law and theory on the principle of unjust enrichment. The unit will cover: 1. the elements of the unjust enrichment principle, 2. the substantive areas for which it appears to be...
LAW4562Roman law: Foundations of private law in Australia
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This unit introduces you to Justinian and the ius commune tradition, and examines how those sources of law shaped English legal thought. It provides you with a historical understanding of the role of civilian lawyers in the English legal...
LAW5470Royal commissions and public inquiries
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Royal Commissions and public inquiries play a significant role in exposing corruption, governance failures and wrongdoing. This unit is designed to equip students to understand the functioning of royal commissions and public inquiries and...
Monash Law Chambers
LAW4570Sale of land
No reviews yetUnitLevel 46 credit pointsLaw
The unit introduces you to the law and practice of the sale of land in Victoria. You will develop an understanding of the legal principles governing the creation, structure and finalisation of contracts of sale of land and the transfer of...
Semester 2Clayton
LAW5310Sentencing
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Sources of sentencing law. The distribution of sentencing authority between the legislature, judiciary and executive arms of government. Sentencing principles and procedures. The control of sentencing discretion including guideline...
Semester 2Monash Law Chambers
LAW4306Sentencing and sanctions
No reviews yetUnitLevel 46 credit pointsLaw
This course deals with the legal framework within which offenders are sentenced locally and nationally. It will examine sentencing principles applicable under state and federal law in Victoria. The course will examine the sources of...
Semester 1Clayton
LAW4340Sport and the law
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This unit explores the intersection of sport and law and in so doing: 1. equips students to apply the body of knowledge known as "sports law"; and 2. consolidates, reinforces and extends students' knowledge and understanding of core legal...
Semester 1Clayton
LAW5438Sports law
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This Unit examines the governance of sport through multiple lenses: public policy, regulatory and legal, and at both a national and transnational level. The Unit begins by examining the place of sport in society, and how sports' social,...
LAW5478Strategic and public interest litigation
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The Unit will first of all instruct students in the core concepts of strategic and public interest litigation (SPIL). This includes: trias politica, and the difference in views on the role of courts versus government and statute in...
Monash Law Chambers
LAW4311Succession law
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This unit deals with the administration and distribution of property of deceased persons. It covers rules of intestacy, testamentary capacity and intention; the formal element for making, altering and revoking a will; the professional...
Semester 2Clayton
LAW5311Takeovers
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This unit focuses on regulation of the principal means of acquiring control of Australian listed companies. The content will have a practical focus which assumes some general background knowledge of corporate law and the regulation of...
LAW4704Taxation law
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The unit examines key aspects of the Commonwealth income tax, goods and services tax and superannuation tax systems. It examines taxation theory and policy and maps the constitutional and administrative framework of the federal tax system....
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
TCIV-PSPECTechnology and innovation
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New technologies are now affecting many areas of legal practice, providing new opportunities for innovation and leading to widespread digital disruption. The Technology and Innovation specialisation equips you to develop a thorough...
LAW5365Terrorism and human rights
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There has been an intense preoccupation with the need to combat global terrorism since the attacks on the United States in 2001 and the subsequent 'war on terror'. This campaign is multi-faceted and includes police actions, military...
LAW4543The death penalty: Law, politics and advocacy
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The overall aim of this unit is to provide you with a good understanding of the scope and practice of the death penalty as well as the movement - backed by international organisations, human rights treaties and the domestic courts—to...
LAW5476The death penalty: Law, politics, and advocacy
No reviews yetUnitLevel 56 credit pointsLaw
The overall aim of this unit is to provide students with a good understanding of the scope and practice of the death penalty as well as the movement—backed by international organisations, human rights treaties and the domestic courts—to...