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International Student Legal Orientation

Course convenor: James Fisher
Teaching start date: 23-02-2025
Teaching end date: 29-05-2026
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 29-05-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Law and Development Clinic

Course convenor: Jonathan Liljeblad
Teaching start date: 27-10-2025
Teaching end date: 27-02-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 13-03-2026
Intended teaching dates: This course does not have standard teaching dates and times. There are two pre-trip information sessions on 15 and 29 October 2025. There are eight formal classes conducted on 26, 28 Nov, 3, 5, 10, 12, 17 and 19 December 2025.
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

This Course Requires an Application Process

There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Law and Development Clinic

Course convenor: Jonathan Liljeblad
Teaching start date: 27-10-2025
Teaching end date: 27-02-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 27-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: This course does not have standard teaching dates and times. There are two pre-trip information sessions on 15 and 29 October 2025. There are eight formal classes conducted on 26, 28 Nov, 3, 5, 10, 12, 17 and 19 December 2025.
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

This Course Requires an Application Process

There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Jessup Moot

Course convenor: Wanshu Cong
Teaching start date: 10-11-2025
Teaching end date: 13-02-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 13-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: This course does not have standard teaching dates and times. There will be preparation and practice moots leading up to the competition which will take place from 2-13 February 2026.
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Jessup Moot

Course convenor: Wanshu Cong
Teaching start date: 10-11-2025
Teaching end date: 13-02-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 13-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: This course does not have standard teaching dates and times. There will be preparation and practice moots leading up to the competition which will take place from 2-13 February 2026.
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Law Internship (Capstone)

Course convenor: Matthew Zagor
Teaching start date: 01-12-2025
Teaching end date: 20-02-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 20-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: This course does not have standard teaching dates and times. Hours in the workplace will be negotiated with the host. There is a mandatory induction for this course and this will be conducted on 26 November 2025 at 5pm in the Fellows Road Law Theatre 1.
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

This Course Requires an Application Process

There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Federal Judicial System

Course convenor: Kieran Pender
Teaching start date: 01-12-2025
Teaching end date: 23-01-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 20-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: Mon-Fri, 12-23 Jan, 9am-12pm
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

This course will be taught on an intensive basis, with three-hour interactive seminars each day, 9am -12pm, 12-16 January and 19-23 January 2026. Some pre-recorded lecture content and essay questions will be available in Canvas from early December 2025, and there will be a recap lecture and virtual assignment preparation class in early February. This course is taught intensively - daily attendance and active engagement is expected. It is not a course that can or should be taken alongside full-time commitments etc.

 

James Stellios, The Federal Judicature: Chapter III of the Constitution (LexisNexis, 2nd edition)
Additional prescribed reading on the Canvas site.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Law Internship

Course convenor: Matthew Zagor
Teaching start date: 01-12-2025
Teaching end date: 20-02-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 20-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: This course does not have standard teaching dates and times. Hours in the workplace will be negotiated with the host. There is a mandatory induction for this course and this will be conducted on 26 November 2025 at 5pm in the Fellows Road Law Theatre 1.
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

This Course Requires an Application Process

There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Law Internship (Capstone)

Course convenor: Matthew Zagor
Teaching start date: 01-12-2025
Teaching end date: 20-02-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 20-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: This course does not have standard teaching dates and times. Hours in the workplace will be negotiated with the host. There is a mandatory induction for this course and this will be conducted on 26 November 2025 at 5pm in the Fellows Road Law Theatre 1.
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

This Course Requires an Application Process

There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Law Internship

Course convenor: Matthew Zagor
Teaching start date: 01-12-2025
Teaching end date: 20-02-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 20-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: This course does not have standard teaching dates and times. Hours in the workplace will be negotiated with the host. There is a mandatory induction for this course and this will be conducted on 26 November 2025 at 5pm in the Fellows Road Law Theatre 1.
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

This Course Requires an Application Process

There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Intellectual Property

Course convenor: Surend Dayal
Teaching start date: 12-01-2026
Teaching end date: 29-01-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 20-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: Mon-Fri, 12-23 Jan, 9 am- 1 pm | 29 Jan, 9:30-11:30am
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
Prescribed Texts:
 
1. Bowrey, Kathy, Michael Handler and Dianne Nicol, Australian Intellectual Property: Commentary, Law and Practice (Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand, 3rd ed, 2021) 
 
2. Stewart, Andrew et al, Intellectual Property in Australia (LexisNexis Butterworths, 7th ed, 2022). 

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

International Dispute Resolution

Course convenor: Richard Rowe
Teaching start date: 12-01-2026
Teaching end date: 30-01-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 20-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: (Pre-recorded Material between 12 Jan and teaching days) Teaching: Tue 27 – Fri 30 Jan, 9 am - 5 pm
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Text:
Merrills, John and Eric de Brabandere, Merrills' International Dispute Settlement (Cambridge University Press, 7th ed, 2022)

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Environmental Justice Practicum

Course convenor: Stephanie Booker
Teaching start date: 12-01-2026
Teaching end date: 23-01-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 06-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: Mon-Fri, 12-23 Jan, 9am-5pm
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Federal Judicial System

Course convenor: Kieran Pender
Teaching start date: 12-01-2026
Teaching end date: 23-01-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 20-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: Mon-Fri, 12-23 Jan, 9am-12pm
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

This course will be taught on an intensive basis, with three-hour interactive seminars each day, 9am -12pm, 12-16 January and 19-23 January 2026. Some pre-recorded lecture content and essay questions will be available in Canvas from early December 2025, and there will be a recap lecture and virtual assignment preparation class in early February. This course is taught intensively - daily attendance and active engagement is expected. It is not a course that can or should be taken alongside full-time commitments etc.

 

James Stellios, The Federal Judicature: Chapter III of the Constitution (LexisNexis, 2nd edition)
Additional prescribed reading on the Canvas site.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Intellectual Property

Course convenor: Wenting Cheng
Teaching start date: 12-01-2026
Teaching end date: 23-01-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 20-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: Mon–Fri, 12 Jan–16 Jan, 4–6 pm | Thu–Fri, 22–23 Jan, 10am–1pm & 4–7pm
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. A full list of readings will be made available on Canvas two weeks prior to the course commencement date.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

International Dispute Resolution

Course convenor: Richard Rowe
Teaching start date: 12-01-2026
Teaching end date: 30-01-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 20-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: Tue 27 – Fri 30 Jan, 9 am - 5 pm
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 Prescribed Text:
 
Merrills, John and Eric de Brabandere, Merrills' International Dispute Settlement (Cambridge University Press, 7th ed, 2022)

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Financial Markets and Takeovers

Course convenor: Ruoying Chen
Teaching start date: 15-01-2026
Teaching end date: 23-01-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 20-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: Thu-Fri, 15-16 Jan, 9am-4pm | Mon, 19 Jan, 1pm-4pm | Tue-Thu, 20-22 Jan, 9am-4pm | Fri, 23 Jan, 9am-12pm
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There are no required textbooks for this course. 

A full list of readings of selected articles/chapters will be made available on Canvas 4-5 weeks prior to the course commencement date. 

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Financial Markets and Takeovers

Course convenor: Ruoying Chen
Teaching start date: 15-01-2026
Teaching end date: 23-01-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 20-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: Thu-Fri, 15-16 Jan, 9am-4pm | Mon, 19 Jan, 1pm-4pm | Tue-Thu, 20-22 Jan, 9am-4pm | Fri, 23 Jan, 9am-12pm
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There are no required textbooks for this course. 

A full list of readings of selected articles/chapters will be made available on Canvas 4-5 weeks prior to the course commencement date. 

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Law Mooting and Advocacy

Course convenor: James Fisher
Teaching start date: 19-01-2026
Teaching end date: 06-02-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 27-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: Mon-Fri, 2-6 Feb, 9am-5pm
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.

Law Mooting and Advocacy

Course convenor: James Fisher
Teaching start date: 19-01-2026
Teaching end date: 06-02-2026
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 27-02-2026
Intended teaching dates: Mon-Fri, 2-6 Feb, 9am-5pm
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date.

For an overview of this course, learning outcomes, indicative assessment and workload requirements, please refer to Programs and Courses. The class summary will be published on Programs and Courses two weeks prior to the teaching start date.