units

LAW3402

Faculty of Law

18 September 2017 23 July 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Law
OfferedClayton Second semester 2015 (Day)

Synopsis

Private property is a central institution in most Western political, social and legal systems. Property B aims to introduce students to this area of legal knowledge and to the historical, social, economic and political factors which have influenced its development. Property B aims to discuss the legal principles and policies relevant to the determination of disputes between persons claiming competing interests in property. In particular the unit aims to familiarize students with broad concepts and specific rules relating to statutory schemes of registration; concurrent ownership, security interests and competing interests in property.

Outcomes

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 their 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 property law
  5. refined and tested analytical and conceptual skills required of lawyers by resolving factual problems in the area of property law
  6. strengthened their skills of case analysis, statutory interpretation, oral communication, teamwork, legal research, legal writing and self-directed learning.

Assessment

Research Assignment (2000 words) 40% and examination (150 minutes plus reading and noting time of 30 minutes) 60% OR examination (150 minutes plus reading and noting time of 30 minutes) 100%.

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Professor Ann Monotti

Prerequisites

For students who commenced their LLB (Hons) course in 2015 or later:
LAW1111; LAW1114; LAW1112; LAW1113; LAW2101; LAW2102; LAW2112; LAW2111
For students who commenced their LLB course prior to 2015:
LAW1100 or Law1101 and LAW1102 or LAW1104; LAW2100 or LAW2101 and LAW2102 ; LAW3401 or LAW2112

Co-requisites

For students who commenced their LLB (Hons) course in 2015 or later: LAW3111

Prohibitions

LAW3400