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The Law of Money

Course convenor: Will Bateman
Teaching start date: 29-06-2026
Teaching end date: 24-07-2026
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 24-07-2026
Intended teaching dates: TBC
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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: 29-06-2026
Teaching end date: 24-07-2026
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 24-07-2026
Intended teaching dates: TBC
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Commercial Law

Course convenor: Anne McNaughton
Teaching start date: 29-06-2026
Teaching end date: 24-07-2026
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 24-07-2026
Intended teaching dates: TBC
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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: Philipa Ryan
Teaching start date: 29-06-2026
Teaching end date: 04-09-2026
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 04-09-2026
Intended teaching dates: TBC
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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 Legal Institutions

Course convenor: Katherine Lindsay
Teaching start date: 06-07-2026
Teaching end date: 20-08-2026
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 20-08-2026
Intended teaching dates: TBC
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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 Legal Institutions

Course convenor: Katherine Lindsay
Teaching start date: 06-07-2026
Teaching end date: 20-08-2026
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 20-08-2026
Intended teaching dates: TBC
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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

Course convenor: Michelle Worthington
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Lawyers Justice and Ethics

Course convenor: Susan Bartie
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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

Course convenor: Ruoying Chen
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Commonwealth Constitutional Law

Course convenor: Ron Levy
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Equity and Trusts

Course convenor: Darryn Jensen
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Evidence

Course convenor: Jason Chin
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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 Research and Writing

Course convenor: Joshua Neoh
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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 Theory

Course convenor: Moeen Cheema
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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

Course convenor: Esme Shirlow
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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

Course convenor: Chris Browne
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Special Topics in Law: First Nations Legal and Political Theory

Course convenor: Justin McCaul
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: 27 July - 30 Oct 2026
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
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.

Media Law

Course convenor: Jelena Gligorijevic
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Family Law

Course convenor: Anne Macduff
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights

Course convenor: Rebekah McWhirter
Teaching start date: 27-07-2026
Teaching end date: 30-10-2026
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 30-10-2026
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU MyTimetable
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.