LAW5495 Comparative financial regulation
Faculty of Law
LAW5495 Comparative financial regulation is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2026. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Other periods
- Monash Law Chambers
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5495
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After LAW5495
No unit lists LAW5495 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For Legal Studies students (L4004, L5004, L6013) you must have completed LAW5000 or LAW5081;and
For Juris Doctor students (L6005), you must have completed 72 credit points of study.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit explores the law and policy of financial regulation from a comparative perspective. The unit will explore approaches to financial regulation and ask students to think critically about the policy choices underlying various approaches to financial regulation.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 4 | Monash Law Chambers | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Quizzes or a testQuiz / Test20%
- In-class assessment taskDemonstration30%
- Written assignmentWritten50%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply advanced knowledge and demonstrated understanding of legal principles governing financial regulation through a comparative lens.
- 2
Critically analyse and persuasively evaluate key concepts and policies in comparative financial regulation, contextualised within a broad range of practice, policy and theoretical perspectives;
- 3
Undertake research in order to analyse and synthesise complex information in response to complex issues relating to comparative financial regulation.
- 4
Demonstrate engaging, detailed, and persuasive communication across a range of topics in comparative financial regulation.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit typically comprises of a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study applicable to a 6 credit point unit. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning, and online engagement
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.
Where it fits
LAW5495 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2026 handbook.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5495?
LAW5495 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5495 offered?
LAW5495 has no offerings listed in the 2026 handbook.
Does LAW5495 have an exam?
No. LAW5495 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include LAW5495?
LAW5495 is part of Commercial and corporate law; and Transnational economic regulation.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Law
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 4
- Study abroad
- Available
- Handbook years
- 20262027