Financial Markets and Takeovers
- Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth)
- Redmond, Paul, Corporations and Financial Markets Law (Thomson Reuters, 7th ed, 2022)
- Black, Ashley and Pamela Hanrahan, Securities and Financial Services Law (LexisNexis, 10th ed, 2021)
- Levy, Rodd, Takeovers Law and Strategy (Thomson Reuters, 6th ed, 2022)
- Bottomley, Stephen et al, Contemporary Australian Corporate Law (Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed, 2021)
- Austin, Robert and Ian Ramsay, Ford, Austin and Ramsay’s Principles of Corporations Law (LexisNexis, 17th ed, 2018)
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 and Technology
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International Arbitration and Negotiation Moot Competition in Japan
- Private international law: basic concepts;
- Jurisdiction over disputes, people, property;
- Choice and conflict of laws;
- Substantive cross-border legal matters;
- UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracting;
- Comparative law topics (the specific subject will be determined by the factual problem and may cover constitutional law, administrative law, environmental law, torts etc);
- Arbitration;
- UNCITRAL Rules of Commercial Arbitration;
- Advocacy and cross-cultural communication;
- Effective oral advocacy in arbitration;
- Effective written advocacy for arbitration and for negotiation;
- Effective Japanese language and cross-cultural communication in a legal context;
- Negotiation;
- Basic principles and strategies of negotiation, including MESO (Multiple Equivalent Simultaneous Offers); and
- Culture-based negotiation
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 Peoples and the Law
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Business, Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility
- Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework (2011); and
- A full list of readings/E brick 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.
Transnational Anti-Corruption Laws
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.
The Law of Weaponry and Targeting
- Yoram Dinstein, The Conduct of Hostilities under the Law of International Armed Conflict (Cambridge University Press, 4th ed, 2022);
- William H Boothby, Weapons and the Law of Armed Conflict (Oxford University Press, 2nd ed, 2016); and
- A full list of readings/E brick will also be made available on Wattle two weeks prior to the course commencement date.
- Natalia Jevglevskaja, International Law and Weapons Review: Emerging Military Technology under the Law of Armed Conflict (Cambridge University Press, 2021).
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.
Corporate Insolvency
- Students should bring a copy of the Corporations Act 2001 to all classes. They may find an annotated edition useful. Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis each publish an annotated version of the Act.
- Michael Murray and Jason Harris, Keay's Insolvency: Personal & Corporate Law and Practice (Thomson Reuters Australia, 11th ed, 2022);
- David Brown, Christopher Symes and Sulette Lombard, Australian Insolvency Law (LexisNexis Australia, 5th ed, 2023); and
- For students who want to read more deeply, the coverage in Robert Austin and Ian Ramsay, Ford, Austin and Ramsay’s Principles of Corporations Law (LexisNexis, 17th ed, 2018) is comprehensive. This text is available via Lexis Advance through the Law Library.
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 Humanitarian Law
- Emily Crawford and Alison Pert, International Humanitarian Law (Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed, 2020).
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 Warfare Law
- Michael N Schmitt, Tallinn Manual On The International Law Applicable To Cyber Warfare (Cambridge University Press, 2013); or, alternatively,
- Michael N Schmitt, Tallinn Manual 2.0 On The International Law Applicable To Cyber Operations (Cambridge University Press, 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.
Strategic Issues in the Law of Armed Conflict
- William H Boothby, Conflict Law: The Influence Of New Weapons Technology, Human Rights And Emerging Actors (T.M.C. Asser Press, 2014); and
- A full list of readings/E brick 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.
Nuclear Weapons Law
- Boothby, William and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, Nuclear Weapons Law: Where Are We Now? (Cambridge University Press, 2022).
A full list of readings/E brick 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.
Legislation and Legislative Drafting
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Judicial Review of Government Action
- McDonald, Leighton, Kristen Rundle and Emily Hammond, Principles of Administrative Law (Oxford University Press, 4th ed, 2023); and
- Groves, Matthew (ed), Modern Administrative Law in Australia: Concepts and Context (Cambridge University Press, 2014).
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.
Executive Power
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
- Pearson, Gail et al, Commercial Law: Commentary and Materials (Thomson Reuters, 4th ed, 2019)
- Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW)
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: Law, Governance and Development
- Ramraj, Victor and Arun Thiruvengadam (eds), Emergency Powers in Asia: Exploring the Limits of Legality (Cambridge University Press, 2009)
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 of Human Rights
- McBeth, Adam, Justine Nolan and Simon Rice, The International Law of Human Rights (Oxford University Press, 2nd ed, 2017)
- De Schutter, Olivier, International Human Rights Law (Cambridge University Press, 3rd ed, 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.
International Dispute Resolution
- 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.
Jessup Moot
There are no textbooks or required reading for this course.
This course requires an application process, please refer to the information on Programs and Courses.
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.