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Feminist and Critical Legal Theory
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.
Japanese Law and Society
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.
Law Internship (Capstone)
This Course Requires an Application Process
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.
Information Technology Law
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.
Youth Law Clinic
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.
Community Law Clinic
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.
Indigenous Community Legal Clinic
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.
Environmental Law Clinic
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.
Undergraduate Law Dissertation
This Course Requires an Application Process
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 Law Clinic
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.
Prison Legal Clinic
This Course Requires an Application Process
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.
Colonialism and the rule of law
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.
Judicial Reasoning
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 Law, Science and Technology
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.
Law Internship
This Course Requires an Application Process
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.
Law Research Capstone Project
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 Student Legal Orientation
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.
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:
10th edition (2025) of Luntz and Hambly's Torts: Cases, Legislation and Commentary
Recommended resources:
M Davies et al, Focus: Torts (10th ed, Chatswood, LexisNexis, 2023)
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.
Contracts
Prescribed Texts – Robertson, Andrew and Jeannie Paterson, Contract: Cases and Materials, (Thomson Reuters, 15th ed, 2025)
- Required Legislation – Australian Consumer Law
- Recommended Reading – Robertson, Andrew and Jeannie Paterson, Principles of Contract Law, (Thomson Reuters, 7th ed, 2025)
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.