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Prerequisites and Assumed Knowledge: Prerequisites and assumed knowledge vary by program and course. It's important to check the ANU Programs and Courses website for specific details before enrolling.

Course Changes: While efforts are made to avoid changes, the University may cancel courses or alter course dates as necessary. Regularly check the course search for any updates or changes.

Last Assessment Date: The Last Assessment Date provided is indicative. Final assessments must be submitted on or before this date. For the exact submission time, refer to the class summary, which is published two weeks before the class starts.

Graduation: Students enrolled in 2024 course iterations for the following courses will be considered for the February Graduation ceremony.

  • LAWS8183 Advanced Principles of International Law
  • LAWS8001 Global Law, Justice and Development

The following courses will NOT be considered for the February Graduation ceremony

  • LAWS4266 International Arbitration and Negotiation Moot Competition in Japan
  • LAWS8418 International Commercial Arbitration
  • LAWS8252 International Refugee Law

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Income Tax

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 01-07-2024
Teaching end date: 07-08-2024
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 06-09-2024
Intended teaching dates: 4pm - 7pm | Wednesday | 3 July - 7 August
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.

Digital Economies and the Law

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 08-07-2024
Teaching end date: 15-08-2024
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 13-09-2024
Intended teaching dates: 5pm - 8pm | Wednesday and Thursday | 10 July - 15 August
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.

Commercial Law

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 11-07-2024
Teaching end date: 09-08-2024
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 06-09-2024
Intended teaching dates: 3pm-5pm | Fri | 5-26 Jul | online | 9am-5pm | Wed, Thurs | 9am-12pm | Fri | 7-9 August | on campus
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Text: Gail Pearson, Elisabeth Peden, GJ Tolhurst , Jeannie Paterson, Sheelagh McCracken, Anne McNaughton, Ryan Catterwell, Allison Silink, Commercial law: commentary and materials (Fourth edition, Lawbook Co, 2019)

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.

English in a Legal Context

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

The aim of this course is to assist first year students with a language background other than English build a strong foundation for participation in legal studies in the English language. The course creates activities designed both to help students to develop a cultural context for their legal studies, to acquire the practical legal skills they will need for their future study and practice and improve their English language skills. 

This course is not for credit

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: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Texts

  • Smith et al, Laying Down the Law (LexisNexis, 2023, 12th ed)

Required Legislation

  • Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) 

Recommended Reading 

  • Herzfeld and Prince, Statutory Interpretation Principles (Thomson Reuters, 2020, 2nd Ed); Carol S. Dweck, Mindset: Changing the way you think to fulfil your potential (Little Brown publishing, 2017) 

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: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Contracts

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
Prescribed Text: 
  • Paterson, Jeannie and Andrew Robertson, Contract: Cases and Materials (Thomson Reuters, 14th ed, 2020)

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.

Commonwealth Constitutional Law

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Equity and Trusts

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 
  • Dal Pont, Gino Equity and Trusts: Commentary and Materials (Thomson Reuters, 8th Edition, 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.

Evidence

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Texts 

  • Kumar, Miiko, Elisabeth Peden and Daniel Tynan, Uniform Evidence Law: Commentary and Materials (Thomson Reuters, 7th ed, 2023). Guidance will also be provided for any students using the 6th edition of this text. A full list of readings will be made available on Wattle two weeks prior to the course commencement date.

Required Legislation 

  • Evidence Act 2011 (ACT)

Recommended Reading

  • 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.

Legal Research and Writing

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Textbook:

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.

Legal Theory

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

International Law

Course convenor: Imogen Saunders
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 
  • Gleider I. Hernandez, International Law (Oxford UP, 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.

Unravelling Complexity

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Textbook:

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.

Media Law

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Textbook:

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.

Commercial Law

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Environmental Law

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Textbook:

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.

Family Law

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.

Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights

Course convenor: 
Teaching start date: 22-07-2024
Teaching end date: 25-10-2024
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 25-10-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.