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LAW4703Introduction to intellectual property
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The unit introduces the concept and categories of intellectual property law and the interface between them within a national and global context using case studies; it examines by way of an overview the rationales for and the nature of a...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
LAW4670Introduction to Islamic law
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In its first part, the unit will consider the nature, characteristics and objectives of Islamic Law and contrast them with legal systems. In its second part, the unit will explore the historic development of Islamic Law from the time of...
LAW4806Jessup moot competition
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The Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is conducted each year and runs over the summer semester. Five students will be invited to participate and will be selected each year from those students who have successfully...
Summer AClayton
LAW4903Labour law through the lens of climate change
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This unit explores the intersections between labour law/employment law, environmental regulation, and the global response to climate change. It examines how labour law frameworks, both domestic and international, address the evolving...
LAW4557Law and food
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In this unit, you will examine whether and how law can address the complex problems that arise across the food system, from production to consumption. You will critically analyse legal and policy issues in their broader social, cultural,...
LAW4556Law and history
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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.
Summer BClayton
LAW4555Law and literature
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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...
LAW4573Law and repair
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Law is not only a system of rules and remedies; it is also a set of forms through which we imagine the world, and which we can repair when they fall short. This unit examines law’s central forms (legislation, judgments, contracts,...
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LEH3001Law exchange unit
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This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an...
Summer ASemester 1WinterSemester 2Summer BOverseas
LEH3002Law exchange unit
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This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an...
Summer ASemester 1WinterSemester 2Summer BOverseas
LEH3003Law exchange unit
No reviews yetUnitLevel 36 credit pointsLaw
This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an...
Semester 1WinterSemester 2Summer BOverseas
LEH3004Law exchange unit
No reviews yetUnitLevel 36 credit pointsLaw
This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an...
Semester 1WinterSemester 2Summer BOverseas
LAW4132Law of employment
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This Unit examines the individual employment relationship under the contract of employment and the rights and duties that arise under contract and from the National employment Standards in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). You will study the...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
LAW4808Law Review editorship 1
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Only Student Editors of the "Monash University Law Review" have the opportunity to enrol in this unit. The Student Editors are responsible for working closely with the Faculty Advisors and student editorial committee to produce the "Monash...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
LAW4809Law Review editorship 2
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Only Student Editors of the "Monash University Law Review" have the opportunity to enrol in this unit. The Student Editors are responsible for working closely with the Faculty Advisors and student editorial committee to produce the "Monash...
Full yearClayton
LAW4309Lawyers ethics in 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 ethical approaches to legal practice, focusing on the...
Summer ASemester 1Semester 2Summer BClayton
LAW4312Legal issues in medicine
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The Unit explores legal and ethical dilemmas that arise in medicine and law. A central focus will be considering the principles and regulation of medical practice and allied health professionals under Victorian law; the legal and ethical...
Semester 1Clayton
LAW4137Legal philosophy
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You will study the major contemporary theories of law and legal reasoning (positivism, natural law, interpretivism, realism), and the main lines of debates between them. These debates concern the nature and foundations of law, the...
Semester 2Clayton
LAW4303Litigation and dispute resolution
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The focus of the unit is the major steps in civil dispute resolution and litigation. Using the Rules of the Supreme Court of Victoria, the chronology of a civil proceeding from the decision to sue until the matter is ready for trial is...
Summer ASemester 1Semester 2Clayton
LAW4571Mental health, intellectual disability and criminal justice
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This unit explores the relevance of mental disorder or intellectual disability in criminal law and procedure with a critical analysis of complex inter-and cross-disciplinary issues in application and evolving (human) rights concerns about...