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International Law of the Sea

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Text:

  • Rothwell, Donald R and Tim Stephens, The International Law of the Sea (Bloomsbury Publishing, 3rd, 2023)

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.

Tort Liability and Public Authorities

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Text:

  • Rolph, David et all, Balkin & Davis Law of Torts (LexisNexis, 6th ed, 2021) (B&D)

Recommended Readings:

  • Boughey, Janina, Ellen Rock and Greg Weeks, Government Liability: Principles and Remedies (LexisNexis, 2019) (BR&W); and
  • Aronson, Mark, Matthew Groves and Greg Weeks, Judicial Review of Administrative Action and Government Liability (Thomson Reuters, 7th ed, 2022) (AG&W)
  • NSW Court of Appeal, Annotated Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) https://nswca.judcom.nsw.gov.au/annotated-civil-liability-act/.

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.

Financial Markets and Takeovers

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Text:

  • Black, Ashley and Pamela Hanrahan, Securities and Financial Services Law (LexisNexis, 10th ed, 2021)

Required Legislation:

  • Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth)

Recommended Readings:

  • Levy, Rodd, Takeovers Law and Strategy (Thomson Reuters, 6th ed, 2022)
  • Redmond, Paul, Corporations and Financial Markets Law (Thomson Reuters, 7th ed, 2022)
  • Austin, Robert and Ian Ramsay, Ford, Austin and Ramsay’s Principles of Corporations Law (LexisNexis, 17th ed, 2018)
  • Bottomley, Stephen et al, Contemporary Australian Corporate Law (Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed, 2021)

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.

Information Technology Law

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There is no prescribed textbook for this course. 

Recommended Reading: 

  •  Lloyd, Ian, Information Technology Law (Oxford University Press, 9th 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.

Restitution

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There is no prescribed textbook for this course. 

Recommended Reading:

  • Barker, Kit and Ross Grantham, Unjust Enrichment (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2nd ed, 2018)

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.

Law and Psychology

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There is no prescribed textbook for this course. 

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.

Corporations, Law and Technology

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - Online
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There is no prescribed textbook for this course.

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.

English in a Legal Context

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There is no prescribed textbook for this course. 

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: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Text:

Hamer, David et al, Laying Down the Law (LexisNexis Butterworths, 12th ed, 2024). You must purchase this text and it must be the 12th edition. Do not purchase an earlier edition.

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.

Torts

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Text:

  • Harold Luntz et al, Luntz & Hambly’s Torts: Cases, Legislation and Commentary (LexisNexis, 9th ed, 2021)

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.

Contracts

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Text:

  • Robertson, Andrew and Jeannie Paterson, Contract: Cases and Materials, (Thomson Reuters, 14th ed, 2020)

Required Legislation:

  • Australian Consumer Law

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.

Australian Public Law

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Text:

  • Appleby, Gabrielle et al, Australian Public Law (Oxford University Press, 4th ed, 2023)

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.

Criminal Law and Procedure

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Text: 

  • Howie, Roderick, Paul Sattler and Marissa Hood, Hayes and Eburn Criminal Law and Procedure in New South Wales (LexisNexis, 7th ed, 2022)

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.

Corporations Law

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Texts:

  • Bottomley, Stephen et al, Contemporary Australian Corporate Law (Cambridge University Press, 2nd Edition which can marked either as 2020 or 2021).
  • Students must also have access to a current version of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act). It is strongly recommended that students obtain a hard copy of the Act for learning purposes, however the Act can be accessed for free online via the Federal Register of Legislation.

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.

Property

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Texts: 

  • Edgeworth, Brendan et al, Sackville & Neave Australian Property Law (LexisNexis, 11th ed, 2021). Students may also use the 10th edition of the book, although some cases will be missing.

Required Legislation: 

  • Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW); and
  • Real Property Act 1900 (NSW).

Recommended Reading: 

  • Gray, Janice et al, Property Law in New South Wales (LexisNexis Butterworths, 5th ed, 2022). Students are not expected to buy this text, but may find it useful. The Law Library has copies.

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.

Law Internship (Capstone)

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There is no prescribed textbook 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.

Litigation and Dispute Management

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Compulsory
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

Prescribed Text:

  • Colbran, Stephen, Peta Spender and Tania Penovic, Civil Procedure: Commentary and Materials (LexisNexis, 8th ed, 2022)

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.

Youth Law Clinic

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There is no prescribed textbook 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.

Community Law Clinic

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There is no prescribed textbook 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.

Indigenous Community Legal Clinic

Course convenor:  
Teaching start date: 19-02-2024
Teaching end date: 24-05-2024
Session: Semester 1
Last assessment date: 24-05-2024
Intended teaching dates: Please check ANU Timetable 2024
Course type: Elective
Study mode: Semester - On Campus
Textbook and reading requirements: 

There is no prescribed textbook 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.