Monash University Handbook 2016 Postgraduate - Units

At the successful completion of this unit, students will demonstrate knowledge and skills to:

1. design and implement an efficient research strategy which requires them to synthesise relevant legal, factual and policy issues;
2. apply professional judgment and critical thinking skills to interpret legal conclusions and legislation, evaluate alternative constructions and justify a considered opinion;
3. generate appropriate responses to legal problems and communicate them in a form appropriate for legal practice or scholarship; and
4. exercise professional judgment in responding to ethical issues that arise in legal practice or the administration of justice.

At the successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. critically evaluate the purpose and scope of criminal laws with reference to theories of criminal justice, inter-disciplinary and policy perspectives;
2. recognise and reflect upon ethical issues arising in criminal law practice and the professional responsibilities of lawyers in promoting justice and service to the community;
3. demonstrate legal research and reasoning skills and professional judgment to generate appropriate responses to complex legal problems
4. identify and articulate complex legal issues, engage in critical analysis of professional conclusions and make reasoned choices among alternatives;
5. demonstrate cognitive and creative skills to generate appropriate responses to legal issues;
6. demonstrate skills of oral and or/written communication to address legal problems in a collaborative project; and
7. critically reflect on their own strengths, weaknesses and development needs as a legal professional.

At the successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. critically evaluate the purpose, scope and effects of contract law with reference to broader social and economic perspectives;
2. use appropriate research tools and methods to synthesise relevant legal and factual matters;
3. demonstrate intellectual and practical skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal methods and conclusions;
4. select, analyse, interpret and apply legal principles and methods to generate appropriate responses to legal problems involving contracts;
5. communicate effectively and persuasively; and
6. learn and work with autonomy, accountability and professionalism.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. critically evaluate the role and effectiveness of torts law in redressing civil wrongs, and its relationship with statutory schemes of compensation;
2. demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to interpret legal conclusions and professional decisions, including assessment of recent developments in tort law;
3. identify, research, evaluate and synthesise legal and policy issues in tort law;
4. demonstrate cognitive and creative skills in generating appropriate and reasoned responses to legal problems;
5. communicate effectively, appropriately and persuasively on issues of tort law; and
6. learn and work with autonomy, accountability and professionalism, including through use of feedback to improve their professional development.

At the successful completion of this Unit students will be able to:

1. explain the legal principles and institutional arrangements that underpin government in Australia;
2. demonstrate an awareness of the principles and values that have shaped the Australian system of government, including representative democracy, the rule of law and human rights;
3. articulate and critically examine the purposes and scope of the fundamental constitutional rules that govern the relationships between Parliament, the executive and the judiciary;
4. demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues;
5. select, interpret and apply relevant rules and principles of statutory interpretation in order to reach a considered view on the legal meaning, or likely legal meaning, of a doubtful legislative provision, including determining whether, as a matter of statutory interpretation, a statutory offence requires proof of a mental element and (if so) what that mental element is;
6. give a reasoned opinion as to the appropriate meaning of a legislative provision;
7. communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive; and
8. learn and work independently and make use of feedback to support their further learning.

At the successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. critically evaluate contemporary issues and developments in contract law and practice, with reference to broader social, economic and comparative perspectives
2. use appropriate research tools and methods to evaluate and synthesise relevant legal and factual matters;
3. demonstrate intellectual and practical skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal methods and conclusions;
4. select, analyse, interpret and apply legal principles and methods and use professional judgement to generate appropriate jurisprudential and practical responses to moderately complex legal problems;
5. communicate effectively and persuasively; and
6. learn and work with autonomy, accountability and professionalism.

At the successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

• apply interpretive techniques to synthesize property law principles from judicial decisions and legislation;
• identify, research, evaluate and synthesize relevant factual, legal and policy issues;
• select, analyse and apply property law principles to generate solutions appropriate to legal problems and issues;
• engage in critical analysis and make reasoned and appropriate choices among alternatives; and
• communicate and collaborate effectively and persuasively.

At the successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. analyse and critically evaluate the current state of Commonwealth and Victorian constitutional law and practice, and discuss reform issues;
2. analyse and critically evaluate judgments of the High Court of Australia and other Australian courts in constitutional cases, including from the perspectives of

a. the interpretive techniques used, and

b. the principles or policies underlying the relevant constitutional doctrines or provisions;

3. demonstrate sophisticated cognitive and creative skills to justify and interpret professional opinions relating to the constitutional validity of Commonwealth and Victorian legislation and executive actions, and to make reasoned and appropriate choices among alternatives;
4. select, analyse and apply constitutional law interpretive principles to generate appropriate jurisprudential and practical responses to complex legal issues;
5. communicate and collaborate effectively and persuasively; and
6. work with a high degree of autonomy, independence and professionalism

At the successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of key doctrines of equity (including principles and standards), their relationship to common law, their historical development and trajectories, and their theoretical underpinnings;
2. demonstrate sophisticated cognitive and creative skills in interpreting and evaluating professional conclusions and in making reasoned and appropriate choices among alternatives;
3. exercise advanced and integrated professional judgement and responsibility to generate responses to complex factual scenarios, evaluating both jurisprudential and practical considerations;
4. communicate effectively and persuasively in a format appropriate for scholarship or professional practice; and
5. learn and work with a high level of autonomy, accountability and professionalism and reflect on and assess their own performance.

At the successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. demonstrate advanced and integrated knowledge of property law, building upon learning in previous units;
2. demonstrate intellectual and practical skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal methods and conclusions;
3. identify, research, evaluate and synthesize relevant factual, legal and policy issues;
4. select, analyze and apply property law principles to generate appropriate practical and jurisprudential responses to complex legal problems and issues;
5. engage in critical analysis and apply advanced and integrated professional judgement to make reasoned and appropriate choices among alternatives; and
6. communicate and collaborate effectively and persuasively.

At the successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. critically evaluate the role and law of trusts in a broader commercial, social and regulatory context, including contemporary developments in the law and its practice;
2. identify, research, synthesise and evaluate relevant legal, factual and policy issues in trusts law;
3. demonstrate intellectual and practical skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal methods and conclusions;
4. engage in critical analysis and make reasoned and appropriate choices among alternatives;
5. select, analyse, interpret and apply principles of trusts law to generate appropriate responses to complex legal issues;
6. exercise advanced and integrated professional judgment to evaluate jurisprudential and practical considerations; and
7. communicate effectively and persuasively to specified audiences.

At the successful completion of this Unit students will be able to:

1. critically evaluate the law relating to corporations in a broader regulatory, social or economic context, including contemporary developments in the law and its practice;
2. identify, research, synthesise and evaluate relevant legal, factual and policy issues, including interpreting and applying relevant provisions of the Corporations Act;
3. demonstrate intellectual and practical skills to interpret and justify theoretical propositions, legal methods and conclusions;
4. engage in critical analysis and make reasoned and appropriate choices among alternatives;
5. exercise professional judgment in evaluating jurisprudential and practical considerations raised by corporations law issues;
6. select, analyse, interpret and apply principles of corporations law to generate appropriate responses to complex legal issues embedded in factual scenarios; and
7. communicate effectively and persuasively to specified audiences.

At the successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. critically evaluate the law of evidence, its practice and contemporary developments, drawing upon broader theoretical and comparative perspectives;
2. identify, research, synthesise and evaluate relevant legal, factual and policy issues;
3. demonstrate intellectual and practical skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal methods and conclusions;
4. exercise advanced and integrated professional judgment and ethical responsibility in evaluating jurisprudential, practical and ethical considerations;
5. select, analyse, interpret and apply principles of the law of evidence to generate appropriate responses to complex legal issues embedded in factual scenarios;
6. demonstrate the ability to think creatively and communicate effectively in professional formats that are appropriate for trial practice;
7. collaborate and communicate effectively and persuasively;
8. learn and work with a high degree of autonomy, accountability and professionalism; and
9. reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback, to support personal and professional development.

At the successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. identify, articulate and apply legal principles, concepts, policies relating to the procedural sequence, steps and documentation of civil litigation;
2. demonstrate sophisticated cognitive and creative skills in generating appropriate jurisprudential and practical responses to complex legal problems;
3. demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal conclusions and professional decisions, as well as to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues;
4. exercise professional judgement in recognising and responding to ethical issues and professional responsibilities that arise in the practice of litigation and dispute resolution and show an advanced and integrated understanding of approaches to professional decision making;
5. critically evaluate different modes of dispute resolution processes and assess the conditions under which they are likely to be appropriate and effective;
6. demonstrate the ability to think creatively and communicate effectively in professional documentary formats that are appropriate for dispute resolution practice;
7. collaborate effectively;
8. learn and work with a high degree of autonomy, accountability and professionalism; and
9. reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback, to support personal and professional development.

At the successful completion of this Unit students will be able to:

1. critically analyse the substantive law of judicial review and merits review, as well as contemporary developments in that law and its practice, with reference to broader social, political and regulatory contexts;
2. demonstrate sophisticated cognitive and creative skills in interpreting and evaluating professional conclusions and statutes
3. exercise professional judgement to formulate and evaluate responses to factual scenarios, based on both jurisprudential and practical considerations;
4. apply advanced knowledge and skills to determine, in relation to particular legislation, whether claims in judicial review or merits review may be successfully argued in particular factual contexts;
5. communicate effectively, appropriately and persuasively on issues pertaining to Administrative Law;
6. reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development; and
7. learn and work with a high level of autonomy, accountability and professionalism.

At the successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. demonstrate understanding of knowledge of the law of professional responsibility and the principles and values of justice and of ethical practice in lawyers' roles;
2. display an advanced and integrated understanding of:
• the approaches to ethical decision-making; and
• the professional responsibilities of lawyers in promoting justice and in service to the community;
3. exhibit an advanced ability to exercise professional judgment;
4. identify and articulate complex ethical and responsibility issues in lawyering;
5. apply ethical approaches and the law of professional responsibility to generate appropriate jurisprudential and practical decision-making and conduct in lawyering;
6. engage in critical analysis and make reasoned and appropriate choices amongst alternatives;
7. demonstrate sophisticated cognitive and creative skills in approaching legal and ethical issues and generating appropriate responses and developing new understandings;
8. communicate how to apply professional responsibility principles and resolve ethical issues in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences;
9. collaborate effectively in resolving ethical dilemmas in different practice contexts and in context of commercial challenges to professionalism; and
10. demonstrate ability to learn and work with a high degree of autonomy, accountability and professionalism, and reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance in relation to ethical judgment, making use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development.

At the successful completion of this Unit students will be able to:

1. critically evaluate the law relating to corporations in a broader regulatory, social or economic context, including contemporary developments in the law and its practice;
2. identify, research, synthesise and evaluate relevant legal, factual and policy issues;
3. demonstrate intellectual and practical skills to interpret and justify theoretical propositions, legal methods and conclusions;
4. engage in critical analysis and make reasoned and appropriate choices among alternatives;
5. exercise professional judgment in evaluating jurisprudential and practical considerations in corporations law issues;
6. select, analyse, interpret and apply principles of corporations law to generate appropriate responses to complex legal issues embedded in factual scenarios; and
7. communicate effectively and persuasively to specified audiences.

At the successful completion of this Unit students will be able to:

1. critically evaluate the law relating to directors' duties and shareholder remedies in a broader regulatory, social or economic context, including contemporary developments in the law and its practice;
2. identify, research, synthesise and evaluate relevant legal, factual and policy issues;
3. demonstrate intellectual and practical skills to interpret and justify theoretical propositions, legal methods and conclusions;
4. engage in critical analysis and make reasoned and appropriate choices among alternatives;
5. exercise professional judgment in evaluating jurisprudential and practical considerations in corporations law issues;
6. select, analyse, interpret and apply principles of corporations law to generate appropriate responses to complex legal issues embedded in factual scenarios; and
7. communicate effectively and persuasively to specified audiences.

At the successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. demonstrate advanced and integrated knowledge of property law, building upon learning in previous units;
2. demonstrate intellectual and practical skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal methods and conclusions;
3. identify, research, evaluate and synthesize relevant factual, legal and policy issues;
4. select, analyze and apply property law principles to generate appropriate practical and jurisprudential responses to complex legal problems and issues;
5. engage in critical analysis and apply advanced and integrated professional judgement to make reasoned and appropriate choices among alternatives; and
6. communicate and collaborate effectively and persuasively.

Students completing this unit will be able to:

1. Independently undertake complex legal research and, using such research:

1. Assess and articulate adversarial and non-adversarial options for clients, including the strengths and weaknesses of available legal options;
2. Pro-actively develop and transmit solutions to complex legal problems;
3. Demonstrate a capacity for recognising and appropriately responding to the strategic and ethical implications of different legal approaches; and
4. Critically analyse legal principles and the legal system, from a variety of perspectives including theoretical perspectives, identifying gaps and inadequacies in the provision of legal supports to communities.

2. Effectively communicate (both orally and in writing) legal advice, information, options for litigious and non-litigious pathways, arguments, strategies and theories of justice (including non-adversarial justice) with a wide range of audiences involved in the justice system.

3. Demonstrate practical legal skills of interviewing, advocacy and drafting; and appropriate use of non-adversarial methods and principles for the resolution of client disputes (mediation, negotiation collaboration, arbitration).

4. Reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance as flexible, adaptable, independent future legal practitioners by having developed skills of self-reflection and self-management, and to independently synthesise this information to aid in the exercise of sound professional and ethical decisions to a sophisticated degree.

At the successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. apply advanced and integrated knowledge, research and cognitive skills to generate appropriate practical and jurisprudential responses to complex legal issues;
2. demonstrate the intellectual skills to justify and interpret theoretical positions and professional conclusions and methodologies;
3. plan and execute a professional or scholarly research project with a high degree of independence and accountability;
4. communicate a clear and coherent exposition of legal and policy issues in ways that are effective for the purpose and the intended audience;
5. collaborate with others on a project in a workplace setting; and
6. make use of feedback to support their professional and personal development.

At the successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• manage the process of publishing an issue of a scholarly academic journal under the peer review process in academic publishing; edit academic articles; and manage the practical aspects of timely, effective publication and distribution of the journal;
• demonstrate a developing ability to exercise professional judgment and justify their own conclusions in assessing the quality of academic writing including consideration of the contemporary developments in the law and its professional practice;
• recognise and reflect upon, and develop the ability to respond to, ethical issues that arise in the process of editing an academic journal including conflicts of interest and intellectual property issues;
• demonstrate an ability to research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues in the context of determining the appropriateness of articles submitted for publication in the journal;
• collaborate effectively with Faculty Advisors and the student editorial committee as part of a team to manage the process of preparing an issue of "Monash University Law Review" for publication;
• communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive with submitting authors, reviewers, Faculty Advisors and members of the student editorial committee; and
• learn and work at a high level of individual autonomy, responsibility and professionalism.

At the successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• manage the process of publishing an issue of a scholarly academic journal under the peer review process in academic publishing; edit academic articles; and manage the practical aspects of timely, effective publication and distribution of the journal;
• demonstrate a developing ability to exercise professional judgment and justify their own conclusions in assessing the quality of academic writing including consideration of the contemporary developments in the law and its professional practice;
• recognise and reflect upon, and develop the ability to respond to, ethical issues that arise in the process of editing an academic journal including conflicts of interest and intellectual property issues;
• demonstrate an ability to research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues in the context of determining the appropriateness of articles submitted for publication in the journal;
• collaborate effectively with Faculty Advisors and the student editorial committee as part of a team to manage the process of preparing an issue of "Monash University Law Review" for publication;
• communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive with submitting authors, reviewers, Faculty advisors and members of the student editorial committee; and
• learn and work at a high level of individual autonomy, responsibility and professionalism.

At the successful completion of this Unit, students will be able to:

1. Prepare legal arguments by applying an intellectual and practical synthesis of: a thorough understanding of law relevant to complex cross-border commercial disputes; firm grasp of a complex factual scenario; and an appreciation of policy and principles behind development of the law; an thorough understanding of contemporary developments in international commercial law and its professional practice.
2. Identify and apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate and persuasive argument and to develop and articulate complex legal issues; apply, engage in critical analysis and make strategic choices distinguish between different approaches in comparative law; assess strengths and weaknesses in legal argument from strategic and substantive perspectives; have a developing ability to exercise professional judgment; and demonstrate sophisticated cognitive and creative skills in approaching difficult legal issues and generating appropriate responses.
3. Demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions, as well as to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues, including a demonstrated ability to locate, isolate and thoroughly understand appropriate materials such as cases, scholarship, uniform texts and other instruments for use in an international arbitral setting.
4. Reflect upon and recognise ways to articulate persuasively in light of personal abilities, exercise a high degree of professional and practical judgement to predict likely arguments of opponents and techniques in responding to these and to queries from an audience of a panel of experts with varied legal and professional backgrounds, and to collaborate effectively within a team to produce individual and group outcomes that maximize strengths.
5. Learn and work with a high level of individual autonomy, responsibility, and professionalism, reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback to accelerate personal and professional development.

At the successful completion of this Unit, students will be able to:

1. Prepare legal arguments by applying an intellectual and practical synthesis of: a thorough understanding of law relevant to complex international disputes; firm grasp of a complex factual scenario; and an appreciation of policy and principles behind development of the law including Human Rights; a thorough understanding of contemporary developments in international law and its professional practice.
2. Identify and apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate and persuasive argument and to develop and articulate complex legal issues; apply, engage in critical analysis and make strategic choices distinguish between different approaches in comparative law; assess strengths and weaknesses in legal argument from strategic and substantive perspectives; have a developing ability to exercise professional judgment; and demonstrate sophisticated cognitive and creative skills in approaching difficult legal issues and generating appropriate responses.
3. Demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions, as well as to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues, including a demonstrated ability to locate, isolate and thoroughly understand appropriate materials such as cases, scholarship, uniform texts and other instruments for use in the World Court in The Hague.
4. Reflect upon and recognise ways to articulate persuasively in light of personal abilities, exercise a high degree of professional and practical judgement to predict likely arguments of opponents and techniques in responding to these and to queries from an audience of a panel of experts with varied legal and professional backgrounds, and to collaborate effectively within a team to produce individual and group outcomes that maximize strengths.
5. Learn and work with a high level of individual autonomy, responsibility, and professionalism, reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback to accelerate personal and professional development.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge of the rules of precedent and statutory interpretation with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information in relation to legal and political institutions in Australia, sources of law in Australia, case law and its evolution and the role of judges in interpreting legislation;
• conduct research based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods and an understanding of the requirements of good legal writing, including basic matters of style; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the Australian legal system.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to the rules of precedent and statutory interpretation to new situations in professional practice with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex legal information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the operation of the Australian legal systems;
• Conduct research into the common law systems more generally, including the structure and content of cases based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to case law, statutory interpretation, and advanced legal research.

On completion of this unit students will have demonstrated:

• research skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories;
• creative skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship;
• cognitive skills to apply theories, knowledge and skills to different legal areas or to new situations in legal practice or scholarship;
• creative skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship;
• thinking skills to discuss complex and abstract legal ideas and theories;
• communication and interpretive skills to justify arguments, methods, and conclusions to a scholarly or professional audience; and
• the application of research methods and specialist discipline knowledge to plan and execute a substantial research-based project with a high level of personal autonomy and accountability.

On completion of this unit students will have:

• developed a high level of personal autonomy and accountability in planning and executing a substantial piece of research on a particular legal issue;
• acquired an advanced knowledge of legal research principles and methods, evidenced by their ability to locate, update and apply the law in their chosen area of research;
• demonstrated an advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge in an area of law;
• developed their capacity to analyse critically, reflect on and synthesise information, problems, policies, concepts and theories, evidenced by their ability to develop and sustain a convincing 'thesis' throughout their research;
• demonstrated advanced written communication skills; and
• made a contribution to knowledge in their area of research.

On completion of this unit students will have:

• developed a high level of personal autonomy and accountability in planning and executing a substantial piece of research on a particular legal issue;
• acquired an advanced knowledge of legal research principles and methods, evidenced by their ability to locate, update and apply the law in their chosen area of research;
• demonstrated an advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge in an area of law;
• developed their capacity to analyse critically, reflect on and synthesise information, problems, policies, concepts and theories, evidenced by their ability to develop and sustain a convincing 'thesis' throughout their research;
• demonstrated advanced written communication skills; and
• made a contribution to knowledge in their area of research.

On completion of this unit students will have:

• developed a high level of personal autonomy and accountability in planning and executing a substantial piece of research on a particular legal issue;
• acquired an advanced knowledge of legal research principles and methods, evidenced by their ability to locate, update and apply the law in their chosen area of research;
• demonstrated an advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge in the relevant area of law;
• developed their capacity to analyse critically, reflect on, and synthesise, information, problems, policies, concepts and theories, evidenced by their ability to develop and sustain a convincing 'thesis' throughout their research;
• demonstrated advanced written communication skills; and
• made a contribution to knowledge in their area of research.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of the laws regulating the rights and duties of landlords and tenants in a commercial lease with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the law and the way in which it is applied with respect to a number of areas of current interest and concern in the area of commercial lease;
• Conduct research into commercial tenancy law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to commercial tenancy law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to copyright law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
2. investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to Australian and international copyright law;
3. conduct research in copyright law based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
4. use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to copyright law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to European Union law and policy with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to European Union law and policy;
• conduct research in European Union law and policy based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods;
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to European Union law and policy.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of issues and developments in relation to a range of intra-family disputes with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to expert evidence and social science research in a range of topics in family law decision making under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth);
• Conduct research in Forensic Family Law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to family law theory and practice.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of foundational concepts, as well as a range of current controversies and recent developments, in relation to international human rights law, with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to international human rights law, and critically evaluate the effectiveness of modern international human rights law and its mechanisms in redressing violations of human rights;
• conduct research in the area of international human rights law, including its relevance to domestic law, based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to international human rights law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to international trade law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to international trade law;
• Conduct research in international trade law based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to international trade law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to corporate insolvency law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the impact of insolvency generally on a corporation's rights and liabilities
• conduct research in corporate insolvency law based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to corporate insolvency law together with an understanding of the practical implications of such rules.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of the methods for prescribing and maintaining standards of safety in the workplace with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
• conduct research into the current and emerging OHS legislation and case law in Victoria based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the OHS laws within the context of other legislation dealing with behaviour in the workplace such as industrial relations legislation, equal opportunity legislation and workers' compensation legislation.

On completion of this subject students should:

1. possess a critical understanding of selected issues raised by the introduction of uniform evidence legislation in Victoria;
2. understand the theoretical and practical obstacles to judicial proof of selected issues;
3. be able to identify; comprehend and discuss concepts of relevance, admissibility, probative value, prejudicial risk and facts in issue; and
4. Be able to analyse critically the underlying issues in the adversary system of the disciplinary, protective and reliability principles and the concept of a fair trial.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to Public Sector Employment Law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to Public Sector Employment Law;
• Conduct research in Public Sector Employment Law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to Public Sector Employment Law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of the legal framework within which offenders against federal and state law in Victoria are sentenced, the judicial and non-judicial elements of sentencing, and the empirical and legal bases of sentencing practice, with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to sentencing law;
• Conduct research in the empirical and legal bases of sentencing practice, and the different philosophical underpinnings of the sentencing system, based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to sentencing laws.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of the structure of regulation of takeovers in Australia (including the respective roles and principal powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Takeovers Panel and the Australian Securities Exchange and the extent to which the decisions of these bodies are subject to appeal or review) with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the desirability and effects of takeovers and the regulation of takeovers;
• conduct research into the complex statutory scheme based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the law concerning takeovers.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. apply knowledge of, and understanding of recent developments in relation to Australian competition law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice, including assessment of when conduct substantially lessens competition;
2. investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the legal principles which govern Australia's competition laws and the competing schools of thought on the objectives of competition law;
3. conduct research in competition law based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods;
4. use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to competition law; and
5. to develop awareness of the role of law in regulating and facilitating commercial transactions.

On completion of this subject students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of the legal issues which may arise in relation to the preparation, administration and enforcement of planning instruments so as to be able to identify and find relevant principles, law and precedents, including decisions of the Planning and Environment List of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and to resolve such issues with creativity and initiative to new situations in the professional practice;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to individuals, corporations, local government and community groups and their rights under planning legislation and planning schemes;
• conduct research into legal policy and rules relating to the statutory planning process based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to planning law.

On completion of this students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to international environmental law and policy in response to the increasingly global, transboundary nature of ecological problems with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to foundational aspects of public international law which underpin international environmental law, including sovereignty, jurisdiction, territory and state responsibility;
• conduct research in international environmental law and major international environmental agreements based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to international environmental law.

On completion of this unit students should have:

1. an acquaintance with and critical appreciation of the range of alternatives to commercial litigation
2. an understanding of the process and principles of mediation
3. a practical understanding of the uses of a range of commercial ADR processes.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to trade marks and commercial designation with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to trade marks and commercial designations;
• Conduct research in trade marks and commercial designation based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to trade marks and commercial designations; and
• Meet the learning requirements of the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys in relation to Trade Mark Law (topic group C).

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of the laws which regulate access to Australian government information with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the diverse laws which regulate or affect public access to Australian government information;
• conduct research in government information law based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the diverse laws which regulate or affect public access to Australian government information.

On completion of this unit students will be able to

• apply knowledge and understanding of the bases for the international protection of intellectual property rights with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the evolution of new international norms in relation to intellectual property;
• conduct research into the relationship between international protection of intellectual property rights and wider questions of international trade relations based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to international aspects of intellectual property.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of the law relating to employee relations in Australia, the sources of rights and obligations between employers and employees and the processes of resolving employer-employee disputes with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the theoretical and philosophical bases underpinning the resolution of industrial disputes and the determination of relationships between employer and employees in Australia;
• conduct research in law of employee relations based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the operation in practice of the systems of dispute resolution and determination in Australia.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of the framework for local government in the context of recent legislative developments (namely the introduction of the Local Government Act 1989) with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the framework of the Local Government Act 1989 in the context of other legislation affecting the powers and functions of local government;
• conduct research into the structure of local government based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the powers that councils have to attain their objectives, purposes and functions.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to the law of patents and trade secrets with creativity and initiative to new situations involving inventors, enterprises and other persons engaged in the process of innovation;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the legal protection of inventions under the law of patents and trade secrets;
• conduct research into relevant domestic and international materials on contemporary issues that concern patent law, its relationship with competition law or the laws under which secret commercial information is protectable based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods;
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the legal protection of commercial innovation; and
• meet the requirements of the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys in relation to Patent Law (topic group E).

On completion of this subjects students should be able to:

• Understand the different types of superannuation entities;
• Understand how superannuation entities are regulated;
• Understand how superannuation contributions and investments are taxed;
• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in superannuation law to situations in professional practice;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to superannuation;
• Conduct research in the area of superannuation law; and
• Use cognitive and technical skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to superannuation law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge of, and understanding of recent developments in relation to Collective Labour Rights with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to Collective Labour Rights;
• Conduct research in Collective Labour Rights based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to Collective Labour Rights.

On completion of this unit a students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to anti-discrimination law in Australia with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning.
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the various anti-discrimination law and issues arising as a result of the law's theoretical underpinnings and underlying policy concerns.
• Conduct research into the legal position pertaining to, and policy concerns arising in respect of, the application of anti-discrimination principles based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods.
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the application of anti-discrimination principles to specific contexts.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to, Australian defamation law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to defamation law;
• conduct research in defamation law based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to defamation law.

Students who successfully complete this unit should:

• apply knowledge and understanding of comparative continental European legal systems with creativity and initiative to new situations for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to comparative continental European legal systems;
• conduct research in comparative continental European legal systems based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• 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.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of international human rights standards and evaluate mechanisms designed to enforce human rights at the international/regional level with creativity and initiative to new situations for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to various human rights;
• conduct research in the content of various human rights, such content being identified, inter alia, by reference to the case law of the UN treaty monitoring committees and regional human rights courts based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to some of the philosophical bases of and problems with international human rights law in light of contemporary human rights issues.

On completion of this subject, students will be able to:

1. apply knowledge and understanding of the various views, including economic theories, concerning the rationale for and objectives of international commercial law with creativity and initiative to new situations for further learning;
2. investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the legal problems that arise from international business transactions;
3. conduct research in the content of the main issues that should be addressed when negotiating a contract for the international sale of goods and services, the financing of international transactions, and the transport of goods internationally based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
4. use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the law dealing with international contracts of sale, including the laws dealing with international payment of goods and the law relating to the contracts of carriage and insurance of goods.

On completion of this subject, students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of the historical development of European integration and the ideological, political and economic factors shaping this development with creativity and initiative to new situations for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the current constitutional structures of the EU: the composition, role and functions of the EU's main institutions, principles and procedures governing law-making, enforcement mechanisms and available judicial remedies
• conduct research in the content of substantive European law, such as the single European market, and how such law relates to the basic aims and objectives of the EC/EU based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the interactions between the EU and national legal orders, the EU's role in the world.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to International Refugee Law and Practice with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to International Refugee Law and Practice;
• Conduct research in International Refugee Law and Practice based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to International Refugee Law and Practice.

On completion of this subject, students should:
a. be able to apply detailed knowledge and advanced understanding of the various alternatives in the institutional design of the principal constitutional organs, and the advantages and disadvantages of each; as well as of the role of constitutions as a framework for protection of human rights in selected constitutional systems;
b. be able to formulate, investigate and critically consider complex problems relating to the issues identified in the synopsis;
c. be able to demonstrate sophisticated legal research and writing, and legal argument skills by undertaking systematic and creative research into legal policy, rules and procedures and comparative perspectives relating to constitutional law and individual rights;
d. have developed advanced skills of oral presentation, and participation in an interactive learning context, in relation to issues of legal policy, rules and arguments from the field of comparative constitutional law.

On completion of this subject, students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of the key principles in dispute resolution in international commerce and exercise analytic skill and professional judgment to generate appropriate responses to moderately complex problems requiring advice to domestic and foreign clients with creativity and initiative to new situations for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the legal issues or considerations that typically arise in relation to the drafting and arbitration clauses, the enforcement of awards and the preferred rules in a given case;
• conduct research into the dispute resolution in international commerce to create new understandings of key developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to dispute resolution in international commerce.

On completion of this subject, students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of whether or not there may be any "fundamental principles" which underlie all criminal justice systems, with creativity and initiative to new situations for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the uses and abuses of comparative criminal law;
• conduct research into the fundamental aspects of the merits or otherwise of codification in both the common law and the civil law, based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to evaluate the essential features of some key areas of substantive law in Australia and other legal systems'.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments and controversies in relation to psychiatry, psychology and law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to psychiatry, psychology and law and understand when and why psychologists and psychiatrists may be called to give evidence in the courts and tribunals;
• Conduct research in the areas of psychiatry, psychology and law based on knowledge of appropriate interdisciplinary research principle and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to psychiatry, psychology and law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding in relation to the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system in Victoria with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and for further learning;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the law and the way in which it is applied with respect to a number of areas of current interest and concern in the areas of evidence, criminal procedure and substantive criminal law in the context of a criminal trial;
• Conduct research into contemporary problems in the administration of criminal justice based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods;
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to contemporary problems in the administration of criminal justice.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to Internet law, regulation and governance with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to
• Conduct research in Internet law, regulation and governance based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to Internet law, regulation and governance.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments, with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning, in relation to the common law and statutory regulatory framework of employer and employee rights and obligations in Australia in the context of commercial business transactions, including acquisitions, mergers, insolvencies, and of commercial entities' labour law responsibilities in outsourcing and restructuring business; the sources of rights and obligations of corporate directors in superannuation and workplace health and safety; and protecting business from both competition by employees and ex-employees, and from industrial action,
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the intersection of labour and commercial laws
• Conduct research in labour law relevant to businesses and their structures based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the intersection of labour and commercial laws and policy arguments for and against reform of laws at the intersections of corporate and labour laws.

On completion of this unit students will be able to

• apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to the permissibility of armed conflict in international law, and the way in which the international humanitarian law regulates the conduct of armed conflict with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to international humanitarian law;
• conduct research in international humanitarian law based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skill to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to way in which international humanitarian law is enforced and future challenges for international humanitarian law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of licensing and other technology contracts with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;

o Key provisions to be included in licensing contracts;

o Risk management, dispute resolution and implications of different commercialization structures; and

o Effective negotiation tactics.

• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to technology contracts and licensing law;
• conduct research into technology contracts and licensing law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to technology contracts and licensing law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. compare and contrast the nature and objectives of the common law and statutory regimes protecting trade marks, patents, copyright, designs, confidential information, circuit layouts and plant breeders' rights.
2. research, interpret, evaluate and synthesise legal principles to formulate appropriate responses to complex problems and issues and to generate new understandings;
3. communicate ideas relating to the protection of intellectual property rights to a specified audience in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive; and
4. reflect on the role and effectiveness of law in regulating and facilitating commercial transactions.

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. meet the learning requirements of the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys in relation to Trade Mark Practice (topic group D) and Professional Conduct (topic group B)
2. apply knowledge and understanding of the rights, privileges and responsibilities of trade marks attorneys
3. Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, and concepts in relation to trade mark practice, especially the prosecution of trade marks applications, opposition to trade mark applications and the maintenance of registration and the means of exploiting those trade marks
4. Conduct research in relation to trade mark practice and all aspects of prosecution of trade mark applications and filing of such applications.
5. Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and and concepts relevant to the tasks of advising a client on and filing opposition to a trade mark application, including the preparation of relevant evidence and the conduct of hearings
6. Apply cognitive, technical and creative skills to advise clients on the desirability of seeking trade mark protection
7. Use those same skills to advise clients on alternative protection regimes in Australia (such as passing off and use of the Trade Practices Act)
8. Use those same skills to advise clients on trade mark registration in other countries and via international conventions, including Paris convention trade mark applications, Madrid Protocol applications and European Community Trade Mark applications.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge, and understanding, of the technical foundation of electronic commerce with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to e-commerce systems for government, business, consumers and citizens in conducting their transactions electronically.
• Conduct research in electronic commerce law based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods.
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to electronic commerce law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding Australian laws which regulate surveillance and privacy with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to privacy and surveillance and their regulation;
• conduct research on the regulation of surveillance and privacy based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to privacy and surveillance and their regulation.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of the theory of principled negotiation and practical guidelines for simplifying the negotiation process and third party processes generally with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Demonstrate advanced communication skills and a sophisticated appreciation of negotiation and process management objectives
• Conduct applied research relating to principled negotiation based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to systematic frameworks for preparation, diagnosis and creative problem solving

• Apply knowledge and understanding of the human rights impacts of the operations of international economic actors to propose new approaches for addressing human rights concerns
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise relevant human rights concepts in the context of economic globalization, including the right to development, economic social and cultural rights, and the right of political participation
• Conduct research in human rights in the global economy, based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to human rights in the global economy

Students who have successfully completed this unit will:

• demonstrate and apply knowledge, and understanding of the following with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice:
1. the law relating to the registration of designs and the scope and enforcement of associated rights
2. other legal regimes that offer protection for designs
3. the international aspects for protection of designs
4. the skills necessary to apply for registration, prosecute the application and maintain registration of a design;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information in relation registered designs protection in Australia and situations where a registered design and other intellectual property rights may co-exist in relation to the same subject matter;
• conduct research in designs law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas relevant to the limitations of Australian designs protection and proposals for reform.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of the regulation of consumer protection in Australia with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the consumer protection
• conduct research in consumer protection law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the regulation of consumer protection.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:
Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to recognition, protection and enforcement of Indigenous rights in context of international law and international fora, with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning

Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the protection of Indigenous rights at international law.

Conduct research in Indigenous rights based on knowledge of appropriate international law research principles and methods.
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the rights of Indigenous peoples in international law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to corporate law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to corporate law and corporations and financial regulation;
• conduct research in corporate law based on knowledge of appropriate principle and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to corporate law.

At the successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. understand the fundamental policies and concepts that underpin the Australian federal taxation system;
2. understand the operation of a number of important taxation provisions and regimes;
3. calculate income tax, goods and services tax and other tax liabilities;
4. identify, research and synthesise legal and policy issues relating to taxation law;
5. articulate key concepts concerning the operation of the tax system and evaluate these concepts within a theoretical and practical framework;
6. appreciate the important role and impact of taxation law in structuring common commercial transactions;
7. engage in critical analysis and make reasoned and appropriate choices concerning alternative tax outcomes of common commercial transactions;
8. apply interpretive techniques to synthesize legal principles from judicial decisions and apply statutory interpretation principles to determine the meaning of complex taxation legislation;9) exercise advanced and integrated professional judgment to evaluate practical considerations arising under the taxation law; and
9. communicate effectively and persuasively on aspects of taxation law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to Comparative Competition Law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to Comparative Competition Law
• Conduct research in Comparative Competition Law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to Comparative Competition Law

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to legal principles relevant to the modern workplace which has been affected by changes in information technology and electronic methods of communication, with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to rights and duties of employers and employees in the modern electronic workplace, including surveillance and privacy
• Conduct research in law relating to the electronic workplace based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to contemporary employment and labour law issues pertaining to the workplace in the modern electronic era and to provide a forum for critiques of these issues.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge of, and understanding of recent developments in relation to, cybercrime with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to cybercrime
• Conduct research into cybercrime based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to cybercrime

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to International Criminal Justice with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning.
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to International Criminal Justice.
• Conduct research in International Criminal Justice based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods.
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to International Criminal Justice.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to Advocacy and the adversarial system with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to Advocacy and the adversarial system
• Conduct research in Advocacy based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to Advocacy and the adversarial system

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of corporate and white collar crime with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to corporate and white collar crime
• Conduct research into corporate and white collar crime based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to corporate and white collar crime

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge of, and understanding of recent developments in relation to corporate governance including the rights, powers and duties of directors, managers and auditors with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to corporate governance and directors' duties
• Conduct research in corporate governance and directors' duties based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to current reform proposals; an awareness of law-and-economics perspective; and an introduction to comparative corporate law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to the specific topics in contemporary issues in workplace law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to current issues in workplace law and have a thorough understanding of the wider legal, economic, social, international and comparative dimensions associated with those topics
• Conduct research in topics covered in Current Issues in Workplace Law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to Current Issues in Workplace Law

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to international human rights law and women with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and for further learning with reference to available avenues for enforcing the human rights of women
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to securing the human rights of women
• Conduct research in women's rights with reference to international human rights norms based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the international human rights system as it relates to the protecting and enforcing the rights of women

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to advanced conflict resolution with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning.
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to advanced conflict resolution.
• Conduct research in advanced conflict resolution based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to advanced conflict resolution.

This unit offers advanced skills training in conflict resolution and the related disciplines of negotiation and mediation as they apply in the legal context. Whereas the prerequisite unit, LAW 7251, canvassed the foundational insights of the Principled Negotiation and Principled Mediation models developed at the Harvard Law School, this unit extends the application of these frameworks to situations of high-level conflict and complexity and explores other models of mediation. To do this, a range of advanced-level concepts and practical tools will be introduced.

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to advanced conflict resolution with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning.
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to advanced conflict resolution.
• Conduct research in advanced conflict resolution based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to advanced conflict resolution.

This unit offers advanced skills training in conflict resolution and the related disciplines of negotiation and mediation as they apply in the legal context. Whereas the prerequisite unit, LAW 7251, canvassed the foundational insights of the Principled Negotiation and Principled Mediation models developed at the Harvard Law School, this unit extends the application of these frameworks to situations of high-level conflict and complexity and explores other models of mediation. To do this, a range of advanced-level concepts and practical tools will be introduced.

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to advanced conflict resolution with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning.
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to advanced conflict resolution.
• Conduct research in advanced conflict resolution based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to advanced conflict resolution.

This unit offers advanced skills training in conflict resolution and the related disciplines of negotiation and mediation as they apply in the legal context. Whereas the prerequisite unit, LAW 7251, canvassed the foundational insights of the Principled Negotiation and Principled Mediation models developed at the Harvard Law School, this unit extends the application of these frameworks to situations of high-level conflict and complexity and explores other models of mediation. To do this, a range of advanced-level concepts and practical tools will be introduced.

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to advanced conflict resolution with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning.
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to advanced conflict resolution.
• Conduct research in advanced conflict resolution based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to advanced conflict resolution.

This unit offers advanced skills training in conflict resolution and the related disciplines of negotiation and mediation as they apply in the legal context. Whereas the prerequisite unit, LAW 7251, canvassed the foundational insights of the Principled Negotiation and Principled Mediation models developed at the Harvard Law School, this unit extends the application of these frameworks to situations of high-level conflict and complexity and explores other models of mediation. To do this, a range of advanced-level concepts and practical tools will be introduced.

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to advanced conflict resolution with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning.
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to advanced conflict resolution.
• Conduct research in advanced conflict resolution based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to advanced conflict resolution.

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Conduct research into relevant domestic and international materials on contemporary understandings of different strategies and techniques that may be considered regulation along with their juridical nature.
2. Apply knowledge of both the historical context of regulatory activities as well as current controversies in regulation with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice
3. Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, and concepts as well as a range of theoretical rationales in relation to regulation and to critically evaluate the veracity of such theories based on knowledge of appropriate concepts from law and sociology, and from political economy
4. Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to regulation and public policy, including the nature of major regulatory institutions, the role of government in regulation, and regulatory development processes and its policy context.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of the concept of regulatory design with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the taxonomies of regulation;

conduct research into the major techniques of regulation and the tools available to implement them based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and

• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to strengths and weaknesses of the regulatory techniques identified.

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• Conduct research into relevant domestic and international materials on contemporary regulatory policy, regulatory regimes and regulatory performance issues.
• Apply knowledge and understanding of a range of current controversies in regulatory performance with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and within an appreciation of the broader political economy.
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to regulatory regimes and to critically evaluate the effectiveness of different regulatory tools, and the effectiveness of regulatory mechanisms based on knowledge of a range of relevant evaluation frameworks, principles and approaches.
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to regulation and what works in regulatory activities.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of the theories, history, politics and practice of ESC rights as part of international human rights law;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the role of domestic courts and other national actors in monitoring ESC rights at the State level;
• conduct research into the tools that regional organisations and the United Nations have developed to monitor ESC rights based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the role ESC rights play in the debates concerning the North-South divide and the duties of international development and cooperation of the rich States towards the poorer States.

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to Terrorism and Human Rights with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to Terrorism and Human Rights;
• conduct research in Terrorism and Human Rights based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to Terrorism and Human Rights.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to international banking and finance law, regulation and practice with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to international banking and finance law, regulation and practice
• Conduct research in international banking and finance law and regulation based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to international banking and finance law and regulation.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to energy law, regulation and policy with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
2. Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to energy law, regulation and policy;
3. Conduct research in energy law, regulation and policy based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
4. Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to energy law, regulation and policy.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of the principal legal and policy instruments generally applied to the management of water resources in Australia with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to explain the legal aspects of water resources management at different scales, including current frameworks aimed at ensuring efficient allocation of water in Australia, whilst paying due attention to the technical and scientific context;
• Conduct research into the institutional arrangements for water resource management in Australia, with a particular emphasis on the interaction between Federal/State and public/private arrangements based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the regulatory arrangements governing the management of water resources in Australia, including the inherent tensions and difficulties within these.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of the history of the GATT and WTO and ongoing negotiations with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the legal framework of the WTO, including the relationship between the various agreements, the relationship between the WTO agreements, international and national laws, and the dispute settlement process;
• Conduct research into certain key WTO agreements, including advocating a particular position in a given hypothetical, potential or past case based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to major WTO dispute settlement decisions regarding these WTO agreements, and be able to assess these decisions critically.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to the law relating to anti-discrimination, equal opportunity and harassment in the workplace at federal level in Australia and an understanding of the theoretical and philosophical bases underpinning the legislation with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to discrimination law and human rights at work
• Conduct research in discrimination law and human rights at work based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant the law of anti-discrimination and an ability to apply the law to workplace anti-discrimination problems.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of international human rights law in relation to linguistic, religious and sexual minorities and persons with disabilities with creativity and initiative to new situations for further learning.
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to international, regional and local approaches to minority rights.
• Critically evaluate the effectiveness of international human rights law in protecting and promoting the rights of linguistic, religious and sexual minorities and persons with disabilities.
• Conduct research in relation to linguistic, religious and sexual minorities and persons with disabilities based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods.
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to linguistic, religious and sexual minorities and persons with disabilities.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:
Apply knowledge and understanding of the different types of contracts used on construction projects and the pros and cons of each with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to issues that impact on construction projects such as variations, land defects, delays and defective works and the legal ramifications of each;
Conduct research into the broad range of dispute avoidance and management options available and their relationship to judicial and arbitral processes based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the various statutes and regulations governing the construction industry and issues relating to construction law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of the following areas with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
1. The content of and case law under the domestic bills of rights in Victoria;
2. the technique of incorporation of the European Convention of Human Rights under the United Kingdom law Human Rights Act 1998 (UK) and its place in the United Kingdom Constitution;
3. the human rights jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, and how it is applied under United Kingdom law; and
4. the extent to which Australian and United Kingdom human rights law have come to diverge due to the influence of "Europe" on the latter.
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the implementation of bills of rights in Australia, with those of other countries, particularly the UK, New Zealand and Canada; Conduct research into comparative bills of rights based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods.
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to Australian, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canadian human rights law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge of, and understanding of the federal system of regulation in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to modern awards and legislated standards, bargaining, bargaining in good faith, dispute resolution and enterprise agreements, the role of individual agreements, and unfair dismissal laws
• Conduct research in federal labour regulation based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to federal labour regulation.

The objectives of the unit are to

• Apply knowledge and understanding issues in international commercial arbitration, including the advantages and disadvantages of international arbitration compared to other dispute resolution methodologies and different procedural models, with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information and problems, in relation to international commercial arbitration, the emerging challenges thrown up by certain types of commercial disputes, particularly contractual and investment disputes, the latter involving States as parties and which also involve Investment Treaties;

Conduct research in international commercial arbitration based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and

Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to international commercial arbitration.

1. To understand the sources of international criminal law and how to identify and apply them in context.
2. To understand the international criminal law framework, the key international criminal courts and the practice of international criminal law in international and domestic jurisdictions.
3. To develop a detailed knowledge of international criminal procedural law, including the rules of procedure and evidence of different institutions that govern international criminal law and the broader procedural architecture of direct relevance to defence and prosecution lawyers appearing before international and domestic courts in relation to international crimes.
4. To develop a deep understanding of how international criminal law is applied in practice.
5. To apply an appropriate level of legal research and reasoning skills to the resolution of practical and theoretical issues in international criminal law.

1. ) Apply knowledge and understanding of the rule prohibiting the use of force under the UN Charter and customary international law and the exceptions to this rule with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice or for further learning;
2. ) Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the international law governing the use of force by States;
3. ) Conduct research into the international law governing the use of force by States based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
4. ) Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the international law governing the use of force by States.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Apply knowledge and understanding of theoretical debates, models, and concepts that underpin policy, regulation, and practice of corporate governance, responsibility, and sustainability 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 corporate regulatory systems
3. Conduct research in comparative corporate regulatory systems based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods
4. Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to comparative corporate regulatory systems

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to the governance framework for procurement regarding major government and private projects, major causes of procurement risk, financing options and accountability and auditing functions with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to procurement law for public and private sectors.
• Conduct research in areas of procurement law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods.
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to procurement law.

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to international human rights law and development with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to international human rights law and development;
• Conduct research in international human rights law and development based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods;
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to international human rights law and development.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to human rights issues as they arise in a legal dispute with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to relevant human rights jurisprudence from comparable domestic legal system such as the United States, Canada, New Zealand and the UK to apply in the Australian context
• Conduct research in the operation of human rights law in a practical setting based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to human rights law

A student who completes this unit should:

1. have a good understanding of the international context of environmental law, particularly in relation to environmental law conventions and other international instruments
2. have an understanding of the relationship between international environmental law and domestic environmental law
3. have a knowledge of the basic principles of environmental law
4. be aware of how environmental law has been applied to deal with particular environmental issues
5. have a good understanding of the framework of laws for environmental planning, development control, environmental impact assessment, heritage conservation and pollution regulation
6. have an understanding of the workings of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and additional means of environmental dispute resolution
7. be able to make an assessment of where environmental law can be expected to develop in the future.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• apply knowledge and understanding of issues and recent developments in relation to international refugee law and responses to refugee crises with creativity and initiative for further learning and understanding
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the principles of refugee protection, in the context of comparative human rights protection
• conduct research in International Refugee Law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to international refugee law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:
Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to international investment law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to international investment law
Conduct research in international investment law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to international investment law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to corporate finance law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to corporate finance law.
• Conduct research in corporate finance law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to corporate finance law.

1. Understanding of international and local human rights framework for provision of contemporary health services in Australia.
2. Awareness of human rights issues in relation to provision of treatment and entitlement to treatment.
3. Awareness of law in relation to health privacy and critical incident review committee workings.
4. Understanding of distinctions in relation to human rights issues between life and death.
5. Understanding of the concept and repercussions of the body as property, in a variety of rights contexts including burial, cremation, organ donation and post-mortem reproduction.
6. Sophisticated understanding of the relevance to the law of human rights in relation to the turning off of life support and physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia.
7. Understanding of the law of no further resuscitation.
8. Awareness of the role of the coroner as a decision-maker in relation to rights to autopsy, exhumation; inquests and decision-making about causes of death.
9. Understanding of rights issues in coronial practices, findings, and recommendations.
10. Acquaintance with the viatical industry.
11. Understanding of rights issues in wrongful life, wrongful birth and wrongful death actions.

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to :

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to non-adversarial justice and the family law and child protection systems with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to non-adversarial processes in family and child protection law
• Conduct research in non-adversarial family and children's law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to non-adversarial family and children's law including making recommendations for change or law reform.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to the protection and commercialisation of patentable inventions with creativity and initiative to new situations, especially those that arise in universities or other research intensive environments;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories that arise in connection with patenting and commercializing inventions;
• Conduct research on contemporary patent law issues arising in connection with commercializing research based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to patenting inventions for commercialization.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of recent developments in climate change law, regulation and policy, as well as the key bodies operating in this area and their functions and responsibilities, with creativity and initiative to solve difficult practical problems and/or for further learning.
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise information, problems, concepts and theories relating to international, supranational and national law of climate change.
• Conduct independent research on the political and legislative developments behind the emergence of international, supranational and national climate change law.
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts relevant to the law of climate change.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to the impact of laws which promote or restrict bargaining, with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the right to bargain and the right to strike and lockout in the context of enterprise bargaining
• Conduct research in the law of workplace bargaining and enterprise agreements based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to Workplace Bargaining and Agreements Law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon of globalization and the associated transformation underway in contemporary international economic law; principal theoretical perspectives; and the application of these perspectives to selected issues in globalization studies and the operation of international economic law institutions with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to globalization and international economic law.
• Conduct research in the empirical and legal bases of issues in globalization studies and the operation of international economic law institutions based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to globalization and international economic law.

On completion of the units students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of the applicable law and practice relating to conduct and behaviour in the workplace with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the regulatory regimes which provide avenues for redress and setting boundaries for behavior within the workplace;
• Conduct research into the role and legal status of internal discipline procedures and processes within the workplace, both private and public sectors, for human resource management based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to law of workforce management.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to banking law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to banking law;
• Conduct research in banking law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to banking law.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Apply knowledge and understanding of the procedural model under the Commercial Arbitration Act with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
2. Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the advantages and disadvantages of arbitration compared to other dispute resolution methodologies, particularly domestic commercial litigation;
3. Conduct research into domestic commercial arbitration, and emerging challenges thrown up by certain types of commercial disputes, particularly contractual and construction disputes, based on knowledge of appropriate research principals and methods; and
4. Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to domestic commercial arbitration, including the relationship between party autonomy and court supervision in relation to arbitration.

1. ) Apply knowledge and understanding the economic rationales for regulation and for the use of economic instruments of regulation with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
2. ) Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the effectiveness and efficiency of regulation;
3. ) Conduct research into the ways in which the performance of regulation can be improved based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
4. ) Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the economics of regulation.

On completion of this unit students will:
6. understand the main elements of the consumer policy framework in Australia and other economies
7. understand the economic basis for consumer policy and for different market interventions
8. understand key concepts important in the operation of consumer policy
9. understand the rationales and likely impact of recent reforms in specific consumer policy areas
10. be able to apply economic thinking to other areas of consumer policy.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of the sources of international law in the labour and employment area, particular the role of the ILO with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the role of the international supervisory bodies in labour law, particularly the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations and the Committee on Freedom of Association;
• Conduct research into labour law of the European Union and its direction based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to international labour law and the influence of the international bodies in labour law reform.

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and understanding of the nature and function of security, with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
• Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the history and policy of the personal property securities legislation and the scope of the Act and the policy and function of registration;
• Conduct research into security agreements and the central concepts of the security interest, attachment and perfection based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
• Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to priority disputes, and default and enforcement and restrictions on remedies.