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Undergraduate Handbook 2001:
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Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
The
purpose of the core undergraduate curriculum (the seven compulsory subjects and
those elective subjects fulfilling the requirements of the Council of Legal
Education for admission to practice) is to:
(a) enable students to acquire an understanding of:
- the fundamental concepts and institutions of public law
- the fundamental concepts of criminal law
- legal rights and obligations (including proprietary, contractual,
tortious and equitable obligations) and their interrelationship
- the nature of legal personality, fundamental legal institutions and
the relationship between different types of legal institutions
- the trial process and litigation
- the obligations of practitioners
(b) introduce students
to a variety of theoretical and other perspectives on the nature of law
(c) enable students to acquire competence in the skills of legal research,
analysis and oral and written communication, and introduce them to a range of
other legal skills including interviewing, drafting, advocacy, negotiation and
other forms of dispute resolution.
The
purpose of the elective program is to:
- enable students to broaden and deepen the legal knowledge and
skills they have acquired in the course of studying compulsory subjects
- enable students to explore new and significant developments in the
law, legal theory and the legal system and to acquire knowledge and skills in
areas of law which particularly interest them
- introduce students to areas of legal knowledge that are not
included in the compulsory curriculum
- enable students to further develop the skills relevant to legal
practice
- enable students to acquire interdisciplinary perspectives that will
extend and enhance their understanding of legal principles, theory or skill.
The
elective subjects available in the faculty are set out in resolution 2 of the
faculty board. The availability of those subjects in 2001 will depend on the
number of enrolments and the availability of teaching staff.
The
structure of the LLB course varies for students according to whether they are
(1) a school leaver, (2) a mature-age entrant, or (3) a
transferee from another faculty of this university or other approved tertiary
institution who has completed at least one full-time year of study towards a
degree or who has tertiary qualifications and experience which, in the opinion
of the faculty board, constitute a suitable preparation for the proposed course
of study. The relevant structures are as follows:
- Year 1: 24 points first-year non-law subjects, LAW1100 (Legal
process 100), and LAW3300 (Criminal law and procedure 300)
- Year 2: LAW2200 (Torts 200), LAW2100 (Contract 200), LAW3400
(Property 300) and LAW3200 (Constitutional law 300)
- Year 3: LAW3100 (Administrative law 300) and 36 points
elective law subjects
- Year 4: 48 points elective law subjects
As
above, except that the faculty board may reduce the number of non-law subjects
and/or elective subjects which are required to be completed, having regard to
the applicant's prior qualifications and experience.
- Year 1: LAW1100 (Legal process 100), LAW3300 (Criminal law and
procedure 300), LAW2100 (Contract 200), LAW2200 (Torts 200)
- Year 2: LAW3400 (Property 300), LAW3200 (Constitutional law
300) and 30 points elective law subjects
- Year 3: LAW3100 (Administrative law 300) and 42 points
elective law subjects
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