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LAW4331Administrative law

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Law

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...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

LAW4112Advanced constitutional law

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Law

This unit focuses on issues in Australian constitutional law that are not covered in depth in either LAW1112 Public law and statutory interpretation or LAW2111 Constitutional law. Issues will be selected for examination depending on their...

Semester 2Clayton

LAW4554Advanced corporations law

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Law

This unit examines some fundamental question of corporate law, such as “what is a corporation?” and “why do corporations exist?”. You will study different theories of the corporation, and, using these theories, you will be guided through...

WinterSemester 2ClaytonPrato

LAW4322Advanced taxation law

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Law

This unit will examine a range of advanced income tax, capital gains tax and goods and services tax issues relating to common business, property and commercial transactions. It will consider the structure and taxation of different kinds of...

Semester 2Clayton

LAW4577Advanced trusts

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Law

This unit builds upon the study of Trusts in the LLB (Hons) degree. It explores in depth the theoretical and practical issues concerning trusts law. It provides you with the opportunity to deepen and intensify your comprehension and...

Semester 2Clayton

LAW4545AI for lawyers: Practical applications and theory

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Law

This unit examines the integration of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) into legal practice, focusing on both present applications and future possibilities. This unit’s focus is not about the regulatory environment for AI, it is...

Semester 2Clayton

LAW5081Australian legal process and research

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit is designed to provide international students and students with prior qualifications from overseas, in particular those from civil law countries, with a general understanding of the operation of the Australian legal system and...

Semester 1Semester 2Monash Law Chambers

LAW4553Child health law

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Law

This unit explores the legal, ethical, and policy frameworks that govern children’s health care in Victoria. You will examine key issues such as consent, adolescent autonomy, mental health, reproductive rights, and end-of-life decisions....

Semester 2Clayton

LAW4563Children, harm and the state

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Law

This unit explores the legal, ethical, and policy frameworks that govern the ways we respond to harm against children. You will examine key issues such as the Australian child law framework, information disclosures and online safety...

Semester 2Clayton

LAW5445Commercial equity

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

This unit is designed to deepen your understanding of commercial equity. You will examine the evolution of certain core equitable doctrines most relevant to commercial practice and their application in contemporary contexts. Building on...

Semester 2Monash Law Chambers

LAW4702Competition and consumer law

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Law

This unit examines the linked areas of competition and consumer law. Building on prior knowledge in contract law, constitutional law and property law, the unit first examines the structure and content of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL),...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

LAW2111Constitutional law

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Law

The unit examines the Victorian and Commonwealth Constitutions; advanced principles regarding separation of judicial powers at State and Commonwealth levels; Australian federalism and inter-governmental relations, including the...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

LAW5335Contemporary problems in the administration of criminal justice

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Law

The unit will vary so as to maintain a focus of developing significance. Topics covered may include: concepts of criminal justice, managerialism in criminal justice, juries, legal aid in the post-Dietrich era, the nature and extent of...

Semester 2Monash Law Chambers

LAW2101Contract A

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Law

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...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

LAW2102Contract B

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Law

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....

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

LAW4341Copyright and designs

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Law

Copyright and designs focuses on two important forms of intellectual property ('IP'). Learn why we have copyright law, its international framework, what it covers, whether it exists in any given scenario, whether it has been infringed and...

Semester 2Clayton

LAW3112Corporations law

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Law

The unit critically examines the body of legal rules that govern the formation, management, financing and winding up of Australian corporations. Specific topics include: choice of the corporate business form, formation and characteristics...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

LAW1116Criminal law and procedure

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Law

In this unit, you will examine the principles, aims and general doctrines of the criminal law and criminal procedure. You will study the principles of criminal responsibility in the context of fatal and non-fatal offences against the...

Semester 2Clayton

LAW4332Criminal law and procedure 2

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Law

The unit reviews the general principles and aims of the criminal law and criminal justice system in light of Australia's international obligations and building upon the units previously studied. It examines principles of criminal...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

LAW4113Current problems in criminal law

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Law

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