units

LAW7436

Faculty of Law

18 September 2017 22 November 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered, or view unit timetables.

LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Law
OfferedCity (Melbourne) Trimester 1 2014 (On-campus block of classes)
City (Melbourne) Term 3 2014 (On-campus block of classes)

Notes

For postgraduate Law discontinuation dates, please see http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/postgraduate/pg-disc-dates.html
For postgraduate Law unit timetables, please see http://law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/timetables/postgraduate/index.html

Quota applies

Postgraduate programs are based on a model of small group teaching and therefore class sizes need to be restricted.

Synopsis

This unit is only available to international students. It is designed to provide international students 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.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  • apply knowledge of, and understanding of rules of precedent and statutory interpretation to new situations in professional practice;
  • investigate, analyse and synthesise complex legal information, problems and concepts; and
  • conduct research and writing based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods and the requirements for legal writing.

Assessment

Research methods exercise(750 words): 10%
Research assignment(s)(3375 words): 45%
Take-home examination: 45%

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Leighton Morris Personal ProfilePersonal Profile (http://www.law.monash.edu/staff/lmorris/index.html)

Workload requirements

Classes commence two weeks prior to the beginning of Semester 1 and Semester 2.
24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements)

Prohibitions

LAW7212 Australian legal system