LAW5407 Current issues in torts
Faculty of Law
LAW5407 Current issues in torts is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2020. It needs LAW5003.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5407
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After LAW5407
No unit lists LAW5407 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
This unit will build upon the study of Torts in the undergraduate and JD programs and explore a range of controversial contemporary issues in relation to tortious liability. It will enhance student's understanding of the mechanisms through which torts law addresses civil wrongs. It will analyse the social, economical and political constraints in which torts law operates and how they find reflection in liability rules. Where appropriate, the unit will have regard to materials from other jurisdictions and adopt a comparative approach.
The issues considered may vary, depending on topicality, and lecturer and student interest in a given year. They are likely to include some or all of the following:
1. The Ipp reforms and the role of statute
2. Developments in liability for psychiatric harm
3. Liability for infliction of mental distress
4. Privacy law reform
5. Changes to the concept of causation in tort
6. Loss of chance
7. Wrongful birth and wrongful life
8. Immunities
9. Torts and human rights.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5407.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate and apply specialised knowledge of a range of current controversies in torts law;
- 2
Demonstrate advanced skills in interpreting civil liability legislation, tort law cases, academic commentary and law reform materials and applying them to evaluate complex and novel tort law issues;
- 3
Critically evaluate the effectiveness of torts law in redressing civil wrongs having regard to the social, economic and political context in which tort law operates;
- 4
Conduct independent research into relevant domestic and international materials on contemporary torts law issues; and
- 5
Write clear, creative and persuasive opinions and critical essays demonstrating an advanced understanding of contemporary torts issues.
Workload and teaching
24 contact hours per teaching period (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements)
Where it fits
LAW5407 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Normann Witzleb
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5407?
You need LAW5003 before you enrol.
When is LAW5407 offered?
LAW5407 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
Which majors and minors include LAW5407?
LAW5407 is part of Global society and human rights; Health law and community; and Public sector governance and regulation.