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LAW5487Current issues in litigation
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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
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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
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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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LAW5353Cybercrime
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This unit provides an overview of the legal issues which arise when electronic and telecommunication devices are used in the commission or facilitation of crime. Such devices allow offences to be committed on an unparalleled scale,...
LAW5325Defamation law
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This unit comprises a detailed study of Australia's current defamation laws, which consist of the uniform defamation legislation enacted by each State and Territory and the continued operation of relevant common law principles. In addition...
LAW5352Digital workplace law
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This unit analyses the contemporary employment and labour law issues relating to the modern workplace in the digital era. This unit covers the following topics: The impact of the new digital workplace on the nature of work and the...
Semester 1Monash Law Chambers
LAW5485Discrimination law
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This unit examines discrimination as a social and legal phenomenon, as one of the main areas in which Australia has sought to explicitly enshrine human rights protection. Discrimination law prohibits a range of direct and indirect conduct...
LAW5370Discrimination law and human rights at work
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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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DIRE-PSPECDispute resolution
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The Dispute Resolution specialisation provides you with a thorough theoretical and practical grounding in dispute resolution and develops the advanced professional skills and specialist knowledge required for working as a dispute...
LAW5497Environmental justice
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This unit explores how the laws and legal systems impact environmental justice. The unit will explore approaches to the study and practice of environmental justice, and ask students to think critically about how laws and legal systems...
LAW5015Ethics in legal practice
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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
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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...
Summer ASemester 1Semester 2Monash Law Chambers
LAW5059Extension mooting and advocacy competition
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Admission to this unit is by competitive application. The unit will be capped depending on the number of competitions offered from year to year. Criteria for selection will include: course progression; marks in completed units...
LAW5469Family violence, gender and law
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This unit focuses legal responses to the pervasive problem of family violence. It considers the nature and adequacy of our laws in preventing, identifying and responding to gendered family violence. The unit is structured around four...
LAW5374Federal labour law
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The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and related legislation which have enacted fundamental changes in federal labour law since the 'Work Choices' changes, will be critically examined. Topics include changes to industrial dispute resolution,...
LAW5466Financial services law
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This is an introductory subject to financial services law and regulation in Australia. It will introduce the regulation of financial services in its historical and theoretical context. You will gain an understanding of the key regulatory...
LAW5482Fintech law and regulation
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The phenomenon global growth of financial technology, or ‘Fintech’, presents a range of complex legal and regulatory challenges. In particular, policymakers and regulators must decide whether to manage these developments within existing...
WinterMonash Law Chambers
LAW5499First people treaties
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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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LAW5383Forced migration, refugee law and human rights
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This unit explores the legal and policy issues raised by forced migration. It examines the causes of forced migration and the various international legal avenues providing protection for forced migrants, including international refugee law...
Semester 2Monash Law Chambers
LAW5457Forensic evidence: Law, science, medicine and technology
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This unit examines the intersection between science, medicine, technology and the law. It focuses on the issues that arise when experts give forensic evidence in legal proceedings. It includes presentations by a number of forensic experts...
WinterClayton