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LAW5058Mooting 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, experience...
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LAW5663Movement lawyering
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This unit will explore the theory and practice of lawyering in service of social movements, drawing on case studies (e.g. the climate crisis) and critical scholarship from around the world. Topics are likely to include the history and...
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LAW5464Negotiation and influence: Strategy and skills
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Like it or not you are a negotiator and communicator. Whether you're a project manager or procurement officer, lawyer, human resource consultant or c-suite executive, whether you're in sales or marking, strategy or business development,...
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LAW5344Negotiation: Essential skills for dispute resolution
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This unit provides comprehensive coverage of the theory and skills of Principled Negotiation, and their applications in mediation and related forms of dispute resolution. You will: explore a coherent and systematic framework for...
LAW5304Overview of international human rights law
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This unit is an overview of international human rights law, providing the requisite foundational knowledge for further study and practise in this area. After a brief introduction to public international law, the unit focuses on...
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LAW5321Patents and trade secrets
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This is an important unit for any student who practises or seeks to practise in the area of intellectual property law or who works in an innovative commercial environment where research results in new products and processes. A patent...
LAW5313Planning and environmental law
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The population of metropolitan Melbourne is growing rapidly, passing 5 million in July 2019 and anticipated to grow to more than 8 million by 2050. This is the current size of London and New York. According to the Victorian Government’s...
LAW5014Principles of administrative law
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Administrative law is the branch of public law that regulates the exercise of power by the executive arm of government. This unit introduces students to the structure of government administration, the sources of administrative discretion...
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LAW5011Principles of company law
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The unit introduces the basic principles of Australian corporations law. The unit examines the corporation as a separate legal entity and those situations where the law ignores the separateness of the corporation; classification of...
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LAW5007Principles of constitutional law
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The unit examines the Victorian and Australian Constitutions, the Statute of Westminster and the Australia Acts; the separation of judicial powers at State and Commonwealth levels; Australian federalism and inter-governmental relations,...
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LAW5020Principles of contract law
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Contract law addresses the concepts, principles and rules used to determine the existence, content and defeasibility of legally-binding promises, and the theoretical basis of this law. In this unit you will examine the formation of...
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LAW5002Principles of contract law A
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Contract law addresses the concepts, principles and rules used to determine the existence and content of binding promises and their enforcement or defeasibility in a market economy. It also involves a consideration of the underlying policy...
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LAW5005Principles of contract law B
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Contract law addresses the concepts, principles and rules used to determine the existence and content of binding promises and their enforcement or defeasibility in a market economy. It also addresses the underlying policy considerations....
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LAW5001Principles of criminal law and procedure
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The unit examines the principles and aims of the criminal law and criminal procedure. You will study the definition and elements of crimes in the context of fatal and non-fatal offences against the person, the major sexual offences,...
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LAW5008Principles of equity
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The 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:...
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LAW5022Principles of equity and trusts
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This unit will introduce 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...
LAW5012Principles of evidence
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This unit involves a critical 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...
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LAW5409Principles of family law
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This unit provides students with an understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts in family law and the policies underlying them. It commences with an examination of what is meant by 'family' and the challenges facing family law...
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LAW5013Principles of litigation and dispute resolution
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This unit gives students a thorough understanding of civil dispute resolution practice and litigation as exemplified in the rules of court and associated legislation and case law. Drawing upon the Rules of the Supreme Court of Victoria and...
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LAW5019Principles of private law and legal reasoning
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In this unit you will explore how private law shapes the world around us. Moving beyond abstract theory, you will navigate ten critical themes that bridge the gap between legal doctrine and everyday reality. From the mechanics of buying,...
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