LAW3402

Property B (6 points)

(LAW)

Leader:

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: On completion of the unit, students should have: (1) extended their understanding of the different ways that the principal categories of property interests can be created at law and in equity, and the scope of thier enforceability; (2) examined and applied the rules governing the resolution of conflicting claims between holders of competing proprietary interests; (3) considered the ways in which the Torrens system of title registration affects the creation and enforcement of interests in registered land; (4) reflected on the role of historical, social and political factors in shaping modern proerty law; (5) refine and tested analytical and conceptual skills required of lawyers by resolving factual problems in the area of property law; and (6) strengthened their skills of case analysis, statutory interpretation, oral communication, teamwork, legal research, legal writing and self-directed learning.

Assessment: Optional placement program; 20% plus examination (1.5 hours writing time plus 30 minutes reading and noting time): 80% OR Examination (2 hours writing time plus 30 minutes reading and noting time): 100%

Contact Hours: Three hours of lectures per week plus one hour tutorial fortnightly

Prerequisites: LAW1100 Legal Process or Law1101 Introduction to legal reasoning; LAW2100 Contract or LAW2101 Contract A and LAW2102 Contract B; LAW3401 Proerty A

Prohibitions: LAW3400 Property