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Financial Markets and Takeovers

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 24-07-2023
Teaching end date: 27-10-2023
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2023
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbooks: 
 
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. All reading materials, including any supplementary readings, will be made available on Wattle two weeks prior to the course commencement date. 
 
Required Legislation: 
  • Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth)
Recommended Readings:
  • 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

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 24-07-2023
Teaching end date: 27-10-2023
Session: Semester 2
Last assessment date: 
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2023
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbook:
 
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. The assigned readings for each topic will be made available on Wattle on a weekly basis.
 

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 Arbitration and Negotiation Moot Competition in Japan

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 01-08-2023
Teaching end date: 22-12-2023
Session: Spring
Last assessment date: 22-12-2023
Intended teaching dates: 
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus or Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
Topics covered in this course generally include:
  • 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
Please note that admission into this course is via an application process. Applications open in May of every year with interviews scheduled for early June. Please see https://www.teamaustralia-inc.net/applications for more information.
 
Textbooks:
 
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. A full list of readings/E brick 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.

Indigenous Peoples and the Law

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 07-08-2023
Teaching end date: 06-10-2023
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 06-10-2023
Intended teaching dates: Mon - Wed | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Between 7 - 23 August
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbooks:
 
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. A full list of readings/E brick 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.

Business, Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 21-08-2023
Teaching end date: 24-11-2023
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 24-11-2023
Intended teaching dates: Wednesday 8:00pm - 9.30pm | Between 23 Aug & 27 Oct
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbooks:
 
Prescribed Text:
  • 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

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 04-09-2023
Teaching end date: 09-11-2023
Session: Spring
Last assessment date: 
Intended teaching dates: Mon & Thu | 9-11am | 04 Sep - 19 Oct
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbook: 
 
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. A full list of readings/Ebrick 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.

The Law of Weaponry and Targeting

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 04-09-2023
Teaching end date: 19-10-2023
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 19-10-2023
Intended teaching dates: Mon - Fri | 3:00pm - 9:00pm | 4 - 8 September
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbooks: 
 
Prescribed Texts:
  • 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.
Recommended Text: 
  • 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

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 04-09-2023
Teaching end date: 03-11-2023
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 03-11-2023
Intended teaching dates: Mon,Tue | 5-7pm | Between 4 - 10 October
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbooks:
 
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. A full list of readings/E brick will be made available on Wattle two weeks prior to the course commencement date.
 
Required Legislation:
  • 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.
Recommended Texts:
  • 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

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 06-09-2023
Teaching end date: 25-10-2023
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 25-10-2023
Intended teaching dates: 11.30am to 5pm, 6 to 8 September and 11 to 13 September
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbooks:
 
Prescribed Text:
  • Emily Crawford and Alison Pert, International Humanitarian Law (Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed, 2020).
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.

Cyber Warfare Law

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 11-09-2023
Teaching end date: 26-10-2023
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 26-10-2023
Intended teaching dates: Mon - Fri | 3:00 - 9:00pm | Between 11 - 15 September
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbooks: 
 
Prescribed Texts:
  • 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). 
Please get in touch with Harry Hartog as soon as you have enrolled into this course to obtain the relevant book/s.
 
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.

Strategic Issues in the Law of Armed Conflict

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 18-09-2023
Teaching end date: 02-11-2023
Session: Winter
Last assessment date: 02-11-2023
Intended teaching dates: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat | 3:00pm - 9:00pm |18 - 23 September
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbooks: 
 
Prescribed Texts: 
  • 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

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 25-09-2023
Teaching end date: 09-11-2023
Session: Spring
Last assessment date: 09-11-2023
Intended teaching dates: Mon- Fri, 3pm-9pm | 25 - 29 Sept
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbook:
 
Prescribed Text:
  • 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

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 03-10-2023
Teaching end date: 17-11-2023
Session: Spring
Last assessment date: 08-10-2023
Intended teaching dates: Tue-Fri 10-5pm | 3-6 Oct
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbook: 
 
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. A full list of readings/E brick 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.

Judicial Review of Government Action

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 04-10-2023
Teaching end date: 01-12-2023
Session: Spring
Last assessment date: 01-12-2023
Intended teaching dates: 4,5,6 Oct – 18,19,20 Oct – 15,16,17 Nov | 1-5.30 pm
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbooks:
 
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. A full list of readings/E brick will be made available on Wattle two weeks prior to the course commencement date.
 
Recommended Texts:
  • 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

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 09-10-2023
Teaching end date: 25-11-2023
Session: Spring
Last assessment date: 25-11-2023
Intended teaching dates: Thurs 12 - Fri 13 October and Mon 16 - Tues 17 October, 9am - 5.15pm
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbook: 
 
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. A full list of readings/E brick 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: 19-10-2023
Teaching end date: 21-11-2023
Session: Spring
Last assessment date: 21-11-2023
Intended teaching dates: Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue - 9-5pm, Btwn 19-24 October
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbook: 
 
Prescribed Text:
  • Pearson, Gail et al, Commercial Law: Commentary and Materials (Thomson Reuters, 4th ed, 2019)
Required Legislation:
  • Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW)
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.

Special Topics in Law: Law, Governance and Development

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 30-10-2023
Teaching end date: 08-12-2023
Session: Spring
Last assessment date: 15-12-2023
Intended teaching dates: 1-6pm | 30 Oct - 3 Nov
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbook: 
 
Prescribed Text: 
  • Ramraj, Victor and Arun Thiruvengadam (eds), Emergency Powers in Asia: Exploring the Limits of Legality (Cambridge University Press, 2009)
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.

International Law of Human Rights

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 06-11-2023
Teaching end date: 10-01-2024
Session: Spring
Last assessment date: 10-01-2024
Intended teaching dates: Tue-Thu - 1-5pm, Btwn 7-23 Nov
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbook:
 
There is no prescribed textbook for this course. A full list of readings/E brick will be made available on Wattle two weeks prior to the course commencement date.
 
Recommended Texts: 
  • 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

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 09-11-2023
Teaching end date: 12-01-2024
Session: Spring
Last assessment date: 12-01-2024
Intended teaching dates: Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue - 9-5pm, Btwn 9-14 Nov
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 
 
For an overview of this course, 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 class start date.
 
Textbook: 
 
Prescribed Text:
  • Merrills, John and Eric de Brabandere, Merrills' International Dispute Settlement (Cambridge University Press, 7th ed, 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.

Jessup Moot

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 20-11-2023
Teaching end date: 07-03-2024
Session: Summer
Last assessment date: 07-03-2024
Intended teaching dates: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday | 27 November - 24 December, 01 January - 17 March
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Non Standard Session - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

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.