LAW5081 Australian legal process and research
Faculty of Law
LAW5081 Australian legal process and research is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Monash Law Chambers. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Monash Law Chambers
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5081
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After LAW5081
No unit lists LAW5081 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Overview
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 common law systems more generally, including the structure and content of cases and the main principles of statutory interpretation, and with the legal research and communication skills necessary for postgraduate legal research and writing
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Monash Law Chambers | On campus |
| First semester | Monash Law Chambers | On campus, block |
| Second semester | Monash Law Chambers | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Discussion board participationWritten10%
- In class exerciseExercise45%
- Research assignmentWritten45%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to the rules of precedent and application of statutes to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning with creativity and initiative;
- 2
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex legal information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the operation of the Australian legal systems;
- 3
Conduct research into the common law systems more generally, including the structure and content of cases based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
- 4
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to case law, statutes, and advanced legal research.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
36 contact hours per teaching period (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long; either face-to-face, online or some combination thereof, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements).
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Marnie Brown
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5081?
LAW5081 has no prerequisites.
When is LAW5081 offered?
In 2025, LAW5081 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Monash Law Chambers.
Does LAW5081 have an exam?
No. LAW5081 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.