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Law and Legal Institutions
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.
Cyber Law
There are no textbooks for this course.
Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date for any recommended reading.
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 in the Contemporary South Pacific
There are no textbooks for this course.
Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date for any recommended reading.
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 Student Legal Orientation
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.
Foundations of Australian Law
Required Text:
Hamer et al, Laying Down the Law (LexisNexis Butterworths, 12th ed, 2024). You must purchase this text and it must be the 12th edition. Do not purchase an earlier edition.
Recommended Resources:
- Students are strongly encouraged to also obtain a legal dictionary. One such dictionary is the: Concise Australian Legal Dictionary (Lexis Nexis Butterworths). Some booksellers (such as Harry Hartog - on campus) offer the Lexis Nexis Butterworths legal dictionary sold in a discounted bundle with the required text. While you must have the most recent edition of the textbook (see above), the same is not true for the legal dictionary. A second hand copy, or an earlier edition, of any legal dictionary is certainly adequate.
- Students are strongly recommended to purchase a copy of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th edition) published by the Universitiy of Melbourne and available on Zookal for a modest price. A free online version is also available. However, the online version is not as convenient or as easy to use as a hard copy. (You need the 4th edition. Any earlier edition of AGLC is not suitable).
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.
Torts
Required Text:
Harold Luntz et al, Luntz & Hambly's Torts: Cases, Legislation and Commentary (Lexis Nexis, 9th ed, 2021
Recommended Resources:
- M Davies et al, Focus: Torts (10th ed, Chatswood, LexisNexis, 2023)
- A Stickley, Australian Torts Law (4th ed, Chatswood, LexisNexis, 2016)
- J Kyriakakis et al Contemporary Australian Tort Law (Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed, 2024)
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.
Australian Public Law
Required Text:
Gabrielle Appleby, Megan Davis, Dylan Lino and Alexander Reilly, Australian Public Law (Oxford University Press, 4th ed, 2023).
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.
Criminal Law and Procedure
Required Text:
Howie, Roderick, Paul Sattler and Marissa Hood, Hayes and Eburn Criminal Law and Procedure in New South Wales (LexisNexis, 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.
Administrative Law
Required texts:
1. McDonald, Leighton, Kristen Rundle and Emily Hammond, Principles of Administrative Law (Oxford University Press, 4th ed, 2023)
2. McDonald, Leighton, Kristen Rundle and Emily Hammond, Cases for Principles of Administrative Law (Oxford University Press, 4th ed, 2023)
A full list of readings will also be made available on Wattle 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.
Corporations Law
Required text:
Stephen Bottomley, Katherine Hall, Peta Spender and Beth Nosworthy, Contemporary Australian Corporate Law (Cambridge University Press, 2nd Edition which can marked either as 2020 or 2021).
Students must also have access to a current version of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). It is strongly recommended that students obtain a hard copy of the Corporations Act for learning purposes, however the Act can be accessed for free online via the Federal Register of Legislation.
Recommended Resources:
- Finnane and Harris, Annotated Corporations Law 2025 (Thomson Reuters)
- Ford, Austin and Ramsay's Principles of Corporations Law (available via the ANU Library's LexisAdvance subscription). Please note that this is a practitioner's resource and is more detailed than student texts tend to be.
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.
Property
Required test:
Sackville & Neave Australian Property Law, 12th edition
Andrew Godwin, Leon Terrill, Pamela OíConnor, John Page, William Rimmer
October 2024
A full list of readings will also be made available on Wattle 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.
Litigation and Dispute Management
Required Text:
Stephen Colbran, Peta Spender and Tania Penovic, Civil Procedure: Commentary and Materials (LexisNexis, 8th ed, 2022).
A full list of readings will also be made available on Wattle 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.
Unravelling Complexity
There are no textbooks for this course.
Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date for any recommended reading.
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.
Conflict of Laws
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle two weeks prior to the course commencement date.
Recommended Resources:
Students seeking additional guidance may consult the two leading textbooks:
- Martin Davies et al, Nygh’s Conflict of Laws In Australia (LexisNexis, 10th ed, 2019)
- Reid Mortensen, Richard Garnett and Mary Keyes, Private International Law in Australia (LexisNexis, 5th ed, 2023)
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.
Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. Readings will be made available on Wattle.
Recommended Resources:
Statutes:
- The Constitution
- Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth)
Books:
- Cheryl Saunders and Adrienne Stone, The Oxford Handbook of the Australian Constitution (Oxford University Press, 2018)
- Ron Levy, Hoi Kong, Graeme Orr and Jeff King (eds), The Cambridge Handbook of Deliberative Constitutionalism (Cambridge University Press, 2018)
- Ron Levy, Ian O'Flynn and Hoi Kong, Deliberative Peace Referendums (Oxford University Press, 2021)
Key Journals:
- I-CON (International Journal of Constitutional Law)
- Federal Law Review
- Public Law
- Public Law Review
- Comparative Constitutional Studies
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.
Japanese Law and Society
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle 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.
Law Internship (Capstone)
There are no textbooks or required reading for this course. Please see the class summary published two weeks prior to the course start date.
Students must apply to enrol in this course. Please refer to this website for application dates and eligibility: https://law.anu.edu.au/law-internships
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.
Tort Liability and Public Authorities
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.
Information Technology Law
Required Text:
Ian Lloyd Information Technology Law (9th Ed, Oxford University Press).
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.
Youth Law Clinic
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.