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LAW4113Current problems in criminal law
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Topics will be drawn from both the general part of the criminal law, for example: self-defence, duress, necessity, and accessorial liability; specific offences, for example, sexual offences, contempt, crimes relating to national security,...
Semester 2Clayton
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
LAW4129Discrimination 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...
Semester 1Clayton
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...
Monash Law Chambers
DIRE-PSPECDispute resolution
No reviews yetArea of studySpecialisationPostgraduate30 credit pointsLaw
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...
0069Doctor of Philosophy
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You will undertake your doctoral studies through the Monash doctoral program . At the core of this program is the completion of a substantial research thesis on an agreed topic under the guidance of a supervisory team. Your research...
L8001Doctor of Philosophy (Monash - Southeast)
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You will undertake your doctoral studies through the Monash doctoral program . At the core of this program is the completion of a substantial research thesis on an agreed topic under the guidance of a supervisory team. Your research...
LAW4560Environmental justice
No reviews yetUnitLevel 46 credit pointsLaw
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...
LAW5497Environmental justice
No reviews yetUnitLevel 56 credit pointsLaw
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...
LAW4574Environmental law
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This unit introduces you to Australian environmental and land use regulation. It develops and integrates legal knowledge from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields (e.g. constitutional and administrative law, international...
LAW4567Equitable issues in property dealings
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This unit explores equitable issues arising in transactions dealing with property in both domestic and commercial scenarios. Topics may include vitiating factors and third-party impropriety in contracts, particularly those concerning the...
Semester 1Clayton
LAW3111Equity
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This 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: breach...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
LAW3113Equity and trusts
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This unit introduces you to the nature and function of equity and trusts in the modern Australian legal system. You will learn about the relationship between equity and the common law, and study the key doctrines of equity. These include:...
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...
Monash Law Chambers
LAW4323Evidence
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This unit involves an examination of the principles and the rules of evidence and the use of evidence law as a method of ensuring fair trials. It draws upon theoretical perspectives including reliability, libertarian and disciplinary...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
LAW4814Extended clinical placement
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This unit offers an additional clinical placement opportunity – an advanced clinical placement in a specialised area of law, supervised by expert practitioner-scholars. This additional clinical unit is open to students who have already had...
Clayton
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...
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