units

LAW4153

Faculty of Law

18 September 2017 04 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
OfferedPrato Term 2 2015 (Day)

Quota applies

The number of places available for a unit taught in Prato is strictly limited to 45. This is the maximum room capacity at the Prato Centre.

Synopsis

Topics include: common law - civil law: elementary comparisons; classification of legal systems; historical origins of the civil law; legal education and legal profession; constitutions; judicial organisation; sources of law; judicial methodology; civil procedure.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Apply knowledge and understanding of comparative continental European legal systems with creativity and initiative to new situations for further learning;
  2. Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to comparative continental European legal systems;
  3. Conduct research in comparative continental European legal systems based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods;
  4. Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to comparative continental European legal systems.

Assessment

50% research essay 2,500 words
50% take home exam 2,500 words.

Workload requirements

Students are required to attend 36 hours of lectures over the duration of this semi-intensive unit.

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Chief examiner(s)

Assoc Prof David Lindsay

Prerequisites

For students who commenced their LLB (Hons) course in 2015 or later:
LAW1111; LAW1114; LAW1112; LAW1113; LAW2101; LAW2102; LAW2112 and LAW2111

For students who commenced their LLB course prior to 2015: LAW1100 OR LAW1101 and LAW1102 or LAW1104

Co-requisites

For students who commenced their LLB (Hons) course in 2015 or later: LAW3111 and LAW3112

For students who commenced their LLB course prior to 2015: LAW2100 or LAW2101 and LAW2102; LAW2200 or LAW2201 and LAW2202