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Law and Religion in Australia

Course convenor: Pauline Ridge
Teaching start date: 17-02-2025
Teaching end date: 17-04-2025
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 12-05-2025
Intended teaching dates: 2pm - 4pm | Thursday | 20 February - 10 April
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There is no prescribed textbook for this course.   

Recommended reading: Renae Barker, State and Religion the Australian Story (Routledge 2018). 
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.

Advanced Legal Methods and Legal Writing

Course convenor: Jelena Gligorijevic
Teaching start date: 17-02-2025
Teaching end date: 23-05-2025
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 23-05-2025
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.

Advanced Legal Methods and Legal Writing

Course convenor: Jelena Gligorijevic
Teaching start date: 17-02-2025
Teaching end date: 23-05-2025
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 23-05-2025
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - Online
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.

Advanced Legal Methods and Legal Writing

Course convenor: Jelena Gligorijevic
Teaching start date: 17-02-2025
Teaching end date: 23-05-2025
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 23-05-2025
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.

Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 17-02-2025
Teaching end date: 23-05-2025
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 23-05-2025
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2025
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Legal Education for True Justice: Indigenous Perspectives and Deep Listening on Country

Course convenor: Heather Roberts
Teaching start date: 20-02-2025
Teaching end date: 17-04-2025
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 15-05-2025
Intended teaching dates: 2pm - 5pm | Thursday, 20 February. 4pm - 7pm | Tuesday 4 March, 25 March, 15 April & 15 May
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.

Legal Education for True Justice: Indigenous Perspectives and Deep Listening on Country

Course convenor: Heather Roberts
Teaching start date: 20-02-2025
Teaching end date: 17-04-2025
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 15-05-2025
Intended teaching dates: 2pm - 5pm | Thursday, 20 February. 4pm - 7pm | Tuesday 4 March, 25 March, 15 April & 15 May
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.

Principles of International Law

Course convenor: Anna Saunders
Teaching start date: 24-02-2025
Teaching end date: 14-03-2025
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 14-04-2025
Intended teaching dates: 2pm - 6pm | 24 February. 2pm - 5pm | 26 February - 12 March. 5pm - 6pm | 26 February, Library Session. 2pm - 6pm | 28 February. 1pm - 5pm | 7 March - 14 March. 2pm - 5pm | 10 March.
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed text:
Gleider Hern·ndez, International Law (Oxford University Press 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.

Principles of International Law

Course convenor: Anna Saunders
Teaching start date: 24-02-2025
Teaching end date: 14-03-2025
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 14-04-2025
Intended teaching dates: 2pm - 6pm | 24 February. 2pm - 5pm | 26 February - 12 March. 5pm - 6pm | 26 February, Library Session. 2pm - 6pm | 28 February. 1pm - 5pm | 7 March - 14 March. 2pm - 5pm | 10 March.
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed text:
Gleider Hern·ndez, International Law (Oxford University Press 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.

Law of The Sea

Course convenor: Donald Rothwell
Teaching start date: 11-03-2025
Teaching end date: 14-03-2025
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 31-03-2025
Intended teaching dates: 9am - 5pm | Tuesday - Friday | 11 March - 14 March
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed text:
Donald R. Rothwell and Tim Stephens The International Law of the Sea: 3rd edition (Hart: 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.

Digital Economies and the Law

Course convenor: Philippa Ryan
Teaching start date: 07-04-2025
Teaching end date: 15-05-2025
Session: Autumn
Last assessment date: 16-06-2025
Intended teaching dates: 5pm - 8pm | Wednesday - Thursday | 9 April - 15 May
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Text:
PA Ryan, Trust and Distrust in Digital Economies (Routledge, 2019) - ebook available at https://www.routledge.com/Trust-and-Distrust-in-Digital-Economies/Ryan/p/book/9781138477483An additional reading list will be available on the course Wattle 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.

Maritime Security Law

Course convenor: David Letts
Teaching start date: 29-04-2025
Teaching end date: 07-05-2025
Session: Autumn
Last assessment date: 06-06-2025
Intended teaching dates: 9am - 5pm | Tuesday - Friday | 29 April - 2 May
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: Jonathan Liljeblad
Teaching start date: 02-06-2025
Teaching end date: 
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 18-07-2025
Intended teaching dates: This course does not have standard teaching dates and times. Hours in the workplace will be negotiated with the host.
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.

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.

Law Internship

Course convenor: Jonathan Liljeblad
Teaching start date: 02-06-2025
Teaching end date: 
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 18-07-2025
Intended teaching dates: This course does not have standard teaching dates and times. Hours in the workplace will be negotiated with the host.
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.

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.

Law Internship (Capstone)

Course convenor: Jonathan Liljeblad
Teaching start date: 02-06-2025
Teaching end date: 
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 18-07-2025
Intended teaching dates: This course does not have standard teaching dates and times. Hours in the workplace will be negotiated with the host.
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.

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.

Law Internship

Course convenor: Jonathan Liljeblad
Teaching start date: 02-06-2025
Teaching end date: 
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 18-07-2025
Intended teaching dates: This course does not have standard teaching dates and times. Hours in the workplace will be negotiated with the host.
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.

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.

International Dispute Resolution

Course convenor: Jeremy Farrall
Teaching start date: 16-06-2025
Teaching end date: 
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 18-08-2025
Intended teaching dates: Please consult course search in mid-June for the finalised teaching dates.
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.

Law's History and Context

Course convenor: Susan Bartie
Teaching start date: 16-06-2025
Teaching end date: 
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 18-07-2025
Intended teaching dates: Please consult course search in mid-June for the finalised teaching dates.
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 and Psychology

Course convenor: Jason Chin
Teaching start date: 19-06-2025
Teaching end date: 
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 18-07-2025
Intended teaching dates: Please consult course search in mid-June for the finalised teaching dates.
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 and Development in the Contemporary South Pacific

Course convenor: Rebecca Monson
Teaching start date: 01-07-2025
Teaching end date: 22-07-2025
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 19-08-2025
Intended teaching dates: Please consult course search in mid-June for the finalised teaching dates.
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.