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Master of Laws / Graduate Diploma in Law

Units of study

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Master of Laws

Candidates must complete 48 credit points of units of study selected from any postgraduate units of study offered by the Faculty of Law.

2011 Units of Study

LAWS6011
Administrative Law
6   

compulsory for MALP students
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6013
Advanced Employment Law
6    A LAWS6252 or a law degree from a common law jurisdiction and LAWS6071
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6856
Anti-Terrorism Law
6    N CISS6011, CISS6007


This unit replaced LAWS6856 Terrorism & Counterterrorism Policy and Law
S2 Intensive
LAWS6141
Asia Pacific Environmental Law
6      Int Sept
LAWS6905
Aspects of European Union Commercial Law
6      Int July
LAWS6837
Aspects of Law and Justice
6    N JURS6022, JURS6023
Semester 2
LAWS6165
Biodiversity Law
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6809
Breach of Contract
6    A undergraduate law degree
Semester 1
LAWS6936
Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation
6      S2 Late IntB
LAWS6091
Chinese International Taxation
6      S2 Intensive
LAWS6001
Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems
12    A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction
N LAWS6857, LAWS3014 and students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Students must register their attendance before enrolling. To register, please visit the Shanghai Winter School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/cstudent/shanghai/ Registration enquiries law.caplus@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au
S2 Late Ib
LAWS6988
Clash of Systems:Indigenous People & Law
6      Semester 2
LAWS6222
Comparative Corporate Governance
6      S1 Late Int
LAWS6971
Coastal Adaptation Law
6      S1 Late Int
LAWS6824
Commercial Conflict of Laws
6    A undergraduate law degree
N LAWS6884

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit replaced LAWS6824 Transnational Commercial Litigation and has a restricted class size.
Int July
LAWS6188
Commercial Equity Litigation
6    A Students should have a working knowledge of the law of property and equity and some familiarity with litigation would be useful but not essential
S1 Late IntA
LAWS6849
Commercial Maritime Law
6    N LAWS6137
Semester 2
LAWS6222
Comparative Corporate Governance
6      S1 Late Int
LAWS6153
Comparative Corporate Taxation
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6170
Comparative Income Taxation
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6128
Comparative International Taxation
6   

compulsory for MIntTax students
S1 Late IntA
LAWS6814
Comparative Value Added Tax
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6838
Competition Law
6    A undergraduate law degree or have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling in this unit
Semester 1
LAWS6978
Competition Law: Exceptions and Defences
6    A Students must have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System & LAWS6838 Competition Law prior to enrolling in this unit.
S2 Intensive
LAWS6264
Compliance: Financial Services Industry
6    A A good general grasp of legal and equitable principles, including the common law, and a basic knowledge of undergraduate law units. The unit is open not only to students in the LLM program, but also to lawyers, regulatory staff or compliance professionals. It is not necessary that the latter hold a law degree in order to participate in the unit, but they should understand that the unit is being taught as part of a law program at postgraduate level. They may find it preferable therefore to audit the unit on a non-assessed basis, rather than participate on an assessed basis.
Semester 2
JURS6018
Constitutional Theory
6      Semester 2
LAWS6227
Consumer Contracts and Product Defects
6    N LAWS6024, LAWS6025


This unit replaced LAWS6227 Consumer Protection Law: Liability of Suppliers to Consumers
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6872
Contract Negotiation
6    A completed contract law in an undergraduate law degree

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Int May
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6100
Corporate Fundraising
6    A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law
Semester 2
LAWS6159
Insolvency Law
6    A Background in Australian corporate law or LAWS6810 Introductory Corporate Law


This unit replaced LAWS6159 Corporate Insolvency Law
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6030
Corporate Taxation
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.

Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1a,

Semester 1
Semester 1a
LAWS6032
Crime Research and Policy
6   

compulsory for MCrim and GradDipCrim students and co-requisite for other criminology units. The unit replaced LAWS6032 Crime Research and Policy 1.
Semester 1
LAWS6986
Criminal Justice Internship
6    P LAWS6048 Explaining Crime or approval from the Program Coordinator

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit is available to students enrolled in the MCrim and GradDipCrim only. Placement will be based on a selection process. Interested applicants must submit an Expression of Interest (maximum two typed pages) clearly outlining their reasons for applying; details of previous internships undertaken; and what they perceive to be the benefits of completing the internship. The Expression of Interest must be submitted to Mr Garner Clancey garner@hn.ozemail.com.au by Friday 29 April 2011. Successful applicants will be formally notified of the outcome of the application and enrolment procedures.
S2 Intensive
LAWS6034
Criminal Liability
6    N This unit is an introduction to aspects of criminal law for non-lawyers and is therefore not available to students who have completed a law degree or completed criminal law at a tertiary level


compulsory for MCrim students
Semester 2
LAWS6035
Criminal Procedures
6      S1 Intensive
LAWS6839
Critical Issues in Public Health Law
6   

Compulsory for GradDipPubHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881.
S1 Intensive
LAWS6889
Death Law
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6038
Debt Financing
6    A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law
Semester 1
LAWS6973
Development and Human Rights
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit (LAWS6973) is worth 6cp. Students are not permitted to convert to LAWS6974 (12cp) after enrolment. Registrations open in July and close on Oct 31 2010. To register, please visit the Himalayan Field School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/scil/fieldschool/ Registration enquiries law.nepal@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au
Int February
LAWS6974
Development and Human Rights
12   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit (LAWS6974) is worth 12cp. Students are not permitted to convert to LAWS6973 (6cp) after enrolment. Registrations open in July and close on Oct 31 2010. To register, please visit the Himalayan Field School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/scil/fieldschool/ Registration enquiries law.nepal@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au
Int February
LAWS6966
Disability & Hum Rights: Intl & Dom Law
6      S1 Late IntC
LAWS6966
Disability & Hum Rights: Intl & Dom Law
6      S1 Late IntC
LAWS6039
Discrimination in the Workplace
6   

MLLR students may enrol in this unit before completing LAWS6071
Int Sept
LAWS6130
Dispute Resolution in Australia
6   

This is not a skills unit and students will not be trained as negotiators or mediators
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6852
Doing Business in China
6    A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction
S2 Intensive
LAWS6945
Doing Business in Emerging Markets
6      S1 Late IntC
LAWS6937
Employment Law Advocacy
6    A undergraduate law degree or LAWS6013 Advanced Employment Law with permission of the Program Coordinator
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6043
Environmental Impact Assessment Law
6      Int Sept
LAWS6044
Environmental Law and Policy
6    A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction


Environmental law students must complete LAWS6252 and this compulsory unit prior to enrolling in other law elective units
S1 Intensive
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6041
Environmental Litigation
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6041 Environmental Dispute Resolution
S2 Intensive
LAWS6045
Environmental Planning Law
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6818
Executive Contracts and Executive Pay
6    A completion of LAWS6252 (students who do not hold a law degree from a common law jurisdiction) and LAWS6071


This unit replaced LAWS6818 Executive Employment.
Int Sept
LAWS6230
Expert Evidence
6   

Students without a law degree may enrol in this unit but should be aware that the unit focuses on legal and evidentiary issues.
S2 Intensive
LAWS6048
Explaining Crime
6   

compulsory for MCrim and GradDipCrim students and co-requisite for other criminology elective units
Semester 1
LAWS6194
Explaining Punishment
6      S1 Intensive
LAWS6981
Family Law, ADR and Tech in Negotiation
6    A LAWS3432 Family Law or equivalent relevant professional experience in Family Law
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6979
Finance Issues on Relationship Breakdown
6    A undergraduate law degree and a basic understanding of Australian family law, or the family law system of another country, is an advantage
Int Sept
LAWS6970
Forensic Psychology
6      Semester 1
LAWS6912
Fundamentals of the Law of Trusts
6    N Students who have previously completed LAWS2015, LAWS3474 or an undergraduate/postgraduate unit in equity or the law of trusts


This unit replaced LAWS6912 The Law of Trusts
S2 Intensive
LAWS6964
Global Energy and Resources Law
6      Int Sept
LAWS6920
Global Health Law
6      S2 Late IntA
LAWS6933
Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Int May,
This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions
Int May
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6214
Goods and Services Tax Principles
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6814 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.


It is not possible to cover all aspects of GST in one unit. Students seeking a complete picture of Australia's GST should also undertake LAWS6828 Advanced Goods & Services Tax.
Int Sept
LAWS6891
GST - International Issues
6    A This unit complements and further develops the understanding of international issues relating to GST, developed in either LAWS6214 or LAWS6814
P LAWS6214 or LAWS6814
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6054
Health Care and Professional Liability
6   

Compulsory for GradDipPubHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881.
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6846
Human Rights and the Global Economy
6      Int Sept
LAWS6072
Human Rights, Ageing & Disability Law
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6072 Law, Ageing and Disability.
Semester 1
Independent Research Project
This unit is available as a one semester unit of study worth 6 or 12 credit points, or as a full year unit of study worth 12 credit points. No more than 12 credit points of the Independent Research Project may be credited towards the requirements for the master's degree.
LAWS6147
Independent Research Project
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2)
Semester 1
Semester 2
LAWS6182
Independent Research Project A
6    C LAWS6183

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters.
Semester 1
Semester 2
LAWS6183
Independent Research Project B
6    C LAWS6182

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters.
Semester 1
Semester 2
LAWS6985
Indigenous Peoples and Criminal Justice
6      S2 Late IntB
LAWS6058
Information Rights in Health Care
6   

Compulsory for GradDipHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881.
Int Sept
LAWS6159
Insolvency Law
6    A Background in Australian corporate law or LAWS6810 Introductory Corporate Law


This unit replaced LAWS6159 Corporate Insolvency Law
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6163
International and Australian Climate Law
6    N LAWS6863


This unit replaced LAWS6163 Energy Law
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6896
Internatl & Comparative Criminal Justice
6    N LAWS6269, LAWS6219
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6059
International Business Law
6    A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction


Compulsory for MIntBus&L students
S1 Intensive
Semester 2
LAWS6060
International Commercial Arbitration
6      Semester 2
LAWS6219
International Criminal Law
6    N LAWS6896
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6911
International Derivatives Law & Practice
6    A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction and LAWS6810 or equivalent unit or comparable experience in practice
S1 Intensive
LAWS6865
IDR: Principles
6    N LAWS6202


This unit replaced LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice
S1 Late IntA
LAWS6061
International Environmental Law
6      S1 Intensive
LAWS6161
International Human Rights
6    N GOVT6117
Semester 1
LAWS6894
International Human Rights Advocacy
6      S2 Late IntB
LAWS6218
International Humanitarian Law
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6037
International Import/Export Laws
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6037 Customs Law
Semester 1
LAWS6916
International Investment Law
6      S2 Intensive
LAWS6062
International Law-the Use of Armed Force
6      Semester 1
LAWS6243
International Law I
6   

Compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and pre-requisite for other law units. This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law.
S1 Intensive
Semester 2
LAWS6167
International Law II
6   

Compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students. This unit replaced LAWS6167 International Law and Australian Institutions.
Int Sept
Semester 1
LAWS6261
Int Protection of Intellectual Property
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6972
International Securities Regulation
6      Int November
LAWS6903
Interpreting Commercial Contracts
6    A undergraduate law degree
Int July
LAWS6825
Introduction to Australian Business Tax
6    N LAWS3412, LAWS3409 or undergraduate/postgraduate Australian income tax unit completed during the past 5 years

Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1a,,Semester 1b,,Semester 2a,,Semester 2b,
The unit replaced LAWS6825 The Impact of Tax on Business Structures & Operations
S1 Intensive
Semester 1a
Semester 1b
Semester 2
Semester 2a
Semester 2b
LAWS6987
Introduction to Commercial Law
6      Semester 2
LAWS6881
Intro to Law for Health Professionals
6    N LAWS6252


Students may enrol in this unit or LAWS6252, but not both. Students are encouraged to enrol in this unit where possible. This unit replaced LAWS6881 Health Law for Health Professionals.
S1 Late IntA
LAWS6810
Introductory Corporate Law
6    N LAWS2003, CLAW2001
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6975
Islamic Trade and Finance Law
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6879
Japanese Law
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or contact law.caplus@sydney.edu.au
Int February
LAWS6901
Japanese Law and the Economy
6    A undergraduate degree in law, business or Japanese studies

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or contact law.caplus@sydney.edu.au
Int February
LAWS6068
Judicial Review-P'ciple, Pol & Procedure
6      S1 Late IntC
LAWS6955
Key Legal Concepts in Finance Law
6    A undergraduate law degree, completed legal studies as part of a business or commerce degree or LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System
S2 Intensive
Semester 1
LAWS6071
Labour Law
6    A MLLR students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System (compulsory) as well as this unit before undertaking the labour law elective units
N WORK6116


The unit is compulsory for students enrolled in the MLLR. However, the requirement to take this unit may be waived upon application to the Program Coordinator if the student can demonstrate proficiency in the unit objectives gained through completing a recent undergraduate law unit in labour law or work experience.
S1 Late IntA
S2 Intensive
LAWS6816
Labour Law in the Global Economy
6    A LAWS6252 and LAWS6071 (MLLR students)
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6932
Law and Investment in Asia
6      S1 Late IntC
LAWS6968
Law and Literature
6      S2 Late IntB
LAWS6953
Law of Asset Protection
6      Int Sept
LAWS6982
Law of Economic Integration in the EU
6    A basic understanding of EU Law
S1 Intensive
LAWS6977
Law of International Institutions
6    A LAWS6243 International Law I or equivalent unit in public international law
N GOVT6116
Int February
LAWS6112
Law of Tax Administration
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.


This unit replaced LAWS6112 Tax Administration
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6047
Law of the Sea
6      S2 Late IntA
LAWS6928
Law, Justice and Development
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6928 Law & Economic Development
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6252
Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System
6    N LAWS6881


International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available.
Int Sept
S1 Late IntA
S1 Late IntB
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6929
Legal Systems of the Pacific
6      S1 Late IntC
LAWS6944
Manipulation & Abuse: Global Secur Mkts
6      S2 Late IntA
LAWS6821
Mediation - Skills and Theory
6    N LAWS6935

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Students enrolling in this unit need to commit themselves to attending all classes. The skills learning takes place in class and skills are built incrementally from the beginning to the end of the unit. Students cannot catch up on elements they have missed by doing reading outside class - they must participate in all scheduled sessions. If students have a problem with attendance, they should postpone enrolling or transfer to another unit by the relevant census date.
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6877
Mental Illness: Law and Policy
6      Int Sept
LAWS6956
Personal Property Securities
6      S1 Late IntA
LAWS6969
Principles of Patent Law
6    A undergraduate law degree
N Students who have previously completed LAWS3423 or undergraduate/postgraduate unit in patent law
Semester 2
LAWS6948
Private International Law
6    N LAWS3015, LAWS3457
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6257
Public Policy
6    N LAWS6139, LAWS6042, LAWS6113


compulsory for MALP students
Int Sept
LAWS6962
Regulation of Fin Products and Services
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6962 Retail Financial Services and Products.
Int Sept
LAWS6247
Securities and Markets Regulation
6    A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law


This unit replaced LAWS6247 Australian Financial Services Regulation.
Int January
LAWS6957
Shareholders' Remedies
6    A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law
Int January
LAWS6008
Takeovers and Reconstructions
6    A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law
Semester 1
LAWS6965
Tax Avoidance and Anti-Avoidance
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6107
Tax Litigation
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
Semester 1
LAWS6129
Tax of CFCs, FIFs and Transferor Trusts
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S2 Late IntB
Semester 1
LAWS6177
Tax Treaties
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6946
Tax Treaties Special Issues
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:S1 Late Int,

S1 Late Int
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6840
Tax of Business and Investment Income A
6    N LAWS6190

Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1,

S1 Intensive
Semester 1
LAWS6841
Tax of Business and Investment Income B
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
N LAWS6150

Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1,,Semester 2a,

Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 2a
LAWS6125
Taxation of Corporate Finance
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.


This unit replaced LAWS6125 Taxation of Financial Transactions
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6244
Taxation of Corporate Groups
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6030 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S2 Intensive
LAWS6906
Taxation of Financial Products
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6906 Comparative Taxation of Financial Transactions.
S2 Intensive
LAWS6892
Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions
6    C LAWS6030
Semester 2
LAWS6118
Taxation of Partnerships and Trusts
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6926
The Business of Tax Administration
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6976
The Causation Element
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6887
The Judicial Power of the Commonwealth
6    A It is assumed that students have a good working knowledge of the Australian judicial system and Australian federal constitutional law. Only students with a law degree from an Australian institution, or who have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction and have studied Australian federal constitutional law will be permitted into the unit.


The unit replaced LAWS6887 Federal Jurisdiction
Int Sept
LAWS6207
The Legal System of the European Union
6    N LAWS6819

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Int July
LAWS6123
Transfer Pricing in International Tax
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
Int Sept
LAWS6109
UK International Taxation
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S1 Late Int
LAWS6844
US Corporate Law
6    A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6191
Water Law
6      S2 Late IntB
LAWS6924
World Trade Organization-Dispute Resolut
6    A Limited knowledge of law of treaties


This unit replaced LAWS6924 Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization.
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6063
World Trade Organization Law I
6    A limited knowledge of law of treaties


This unit replaced LAWS6063 International Trade Regulation
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6192
Young People, Crime and the Law
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6069 Juvenile Justice
Semester 2
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Graduate Diploma in Law

Candidates must complete 24 credit points of units of study.

2011 Units of Study

LAWS6011
Administrative Law
6   

compulsory for MALP students
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6013
Advanced Employment Law
6    A LAWS6252 or a law degree from a common law jurisdiction and LAWS6071
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6856
Anti-Terrorism Law
6    N CISS6011, CISS6007


This unit replaced LAWS6856 Terrorism & Counterterrorism Policy and Law
S2 Intensive
LAWS6141
Asia Pacific Environmental Law
6      Int Sept
LAWS6905
Aspects of European Union Commercial Law
6      Int July
LAWS6837
Aspects of Law and Justice
6    N JURS6022, JURS6023
Semester 2
LAWS6165
Biodiversity Law
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6809
Breach of Contract
6    A undergraduate law degree
Semester 1
LAWS6936
Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation
6      S2 Late IntB
LAWS6091
Chinese International Taxation
6      S2 Intensive
LAWS6001
Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems
12    A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction
N LAWS6857, LAWS3014 and students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Students must register their attendance before enrolling. To register, please visit the Shanghai Winter School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/cstudent/shanghai/ Registration enquiries law.caplus@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au
S2 Late Ib
LAWS6988
Clash of Systems:Indigenous People & Law
6      Semester 2
LAWS6222
Comparative Corporate Governance
6      S1 Late Int
LAWS6971
Coastal Adaptation Law
6      S1 Late Int
LAWS6824
Commercial Conflict of Laws
6    A undergraduate law degree
N LAWS6884

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit replaced LAWS6824 Transnational Commercial Litigation and has a restricted class size.
Int July
LAWS6188
Commercial Equity Litigation
6    A Students should have a working knowledge of the law of property and equity and some familiarity with litigation would be useful but not essential
S1 Late IntA
LAWS6849
Commercial Maritime Law
6    N LAWS6137
Semester 2
LAWS6222
Comparative Corporate Governance
6      S1 Late Int
LAWS6153
Comparative Corporate Taxation
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6170
Comparative Income Taxation
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6128
Comparative International Taxation
6   

compulsory for MIntTax students
S1 Late IntA
LAWS6814
Comparative Value Added Tax
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6838
Competition Law
6    A undergraduate law degree or have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling in this unit
Semester 1
LAWS6978
Competition Law: Exceptions and Defences
6    A Students must have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System & LAWS6838 Competition Law prior to enrolling in this unit.
S2 Intensive
LAWS6264
Compliance: Financial Services Industry
6    A A good general grasp of legal and equitable principles, including the common law, and a basic knowledge of undergraduate law units. The unit is open not only to students in the LLM program, but also to lawyers, regulatory staff or compliance professionals. It is not necessary that the latter hold a law degree in order to participate in the unit, but they should understand that the unit is being taught as part of a law program at postgraduate level. They may find it preferable therefore to audit the unit on a non-assessed basis, rather than participate on an assessed basis.
Semester 2
JURS6018
Constitutional Theory
6      Semester 2
LAWS6227
Consumer Contracts and Product Defects
6    N LAWS6024, LAWS6025


This unit replaced LAWS6227 Consumer Protection Law: Liability of Suppliers to Consumers
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6872
Contract Negotiation
6    A completed contract law in an undergraduate law degree

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Int May
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6100
Corporate Fundraising
6    A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law
Semester 2
LAWS6159
Insolvency Law
6    A Background in Australian corporate law or LAWS6810 Introductory Corporate Law


This unit replaced LAWS6159 Corporate Insolvency Law
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6030
Corporate Taxation
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.

Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1a,

Semester 1
Semester 1a
LAWS6032
Crime Research and Policy
6   

compulsory for MCrim and GradDipCrim students and co-requisite for other criminology units. The unit replaced LAWS6032 Crime Research and Policy 1.
Semester 1
LAWS6986
Criminal Justice Internship
6    P LAWS6048 Explaining Crime or approval from the Program Coordinator

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit is available to students enrolled in the MCrim and GradDipCrim only. Placement will be based on a selection process. Interested applicants must submit an Expression of Interest (maximum two typed pages) clearly outlining their reasons for applying; details of previous internships undertaken; and what they perceive to be the benefits of completing the internship. The Expression of Interest must be submitted to Mr Garner Clancey garner@hn.ozemail.com.au by Friday 29 April 2011. Successful applicants will be formally notified of the outcome of the application and enrolment procedures.
S2 Intensive
LAWS6034
Criminal Liability
6    N This unit is an introduction to aspects of criminal law for non-lawyers and is therefore not available to students who have completed a law degree or completed criminal law at a tertiary level


compulsory for MCrim students
Semester 2
LAWS6035
Criminal Procedures
6      S1 Intensive
LAWS6839
Critical Issues in Public Health Law
6   

Compulsory for GradDipPubHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881.
S1 Intensive
LAWS6889
Death Law
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6038
Debt Financing
6    A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law
Semester 1
LAWS6973
Development and Human Rights
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit (LAWS6973) is worth 6cp. Students are not permitted to convert to LAWS6974 (12cp) after enrolment. Registrations open in July and close on Oct 31 2010. To register, please visit the Himalayan Field School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/scil/fieldschool/ Registration enquiries law.nepal@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au
Int February
LAWS6974
Development and Human Rights
12   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit (LAWS6974) is worth 12cp. Students are not permitted to convert to LAWS6973 (6cp) after enrolment. Registrations open in July and close on Oct 31 2010. To register, please visit the Himalayan Field School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/scil/fieldschool/ Registration enquiries law.nepal@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au
Int February
LAWS6966
Disability & Hum Rights: Intl & Dom Law
6      S1 Late IntC
LAWS6966
Disability & Hum Rights: Intl & Dom Law
6      S1 Late IntC
LAWS6039
Discrimination in the Workplace
6   

MLLR students may enrol in this unit before completing LAWS6071
Int Sept
LAWS6130
Dispute Resolution in Australia
6   

This is not a skills unit and students will not be trained as negotiators or mediators
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6852
Doing Business in China
6    A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction
S2 Intensive
LAWS6945
Doing Business in Emerging Markets
6      S1 Late IntC
LAWS6937
Employment Law Advocacy
6    A undergraduate law degree or LAWS6013 Advanced Employment Law with permission of the Program Coordinator
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6043
Environmental Impact Assessment Law
6      Int Sept
LAWS6044
Environmental Law and Policy
6    A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction


Environmental law students must complete LAWS6252 and this compulsory unit prior to enrolling in other law elective units
S1 Intensive
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6041
Environmental Litigation
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6041 Environmental Dispute Resolution
S2 Intensive
LAWS6045
Environmental Planning Law
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6818
Executive Contracts and Executive Pay
6    A completion of LAWS6252 (students who do not hold a law degree from a common law jurisdiction) and LAWS6071


This unit replaced LAWS6818 Executive Employment.
Int Sept
LAWS6230
Expert Evidence
6   

Students without a law degree may enrol in this unit but should be aware that the unit focuses on legal and evidentiary issues.
S2 Intensive
LAWS6048
Explaining Crime
6   

compulsory for MCrim and GradDipCrim students and co-requisite for other criminology elective units
Semester 1
LAWS6194
Explaining Punishment
6      S1 Intensive
LAWS6981
Family Law, ADR and Tech in Negotiation
6    A LAWS3432 Family Law or equivalent relevant professional experience in Family Law
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6979
Finance Issues on Relationship Breakdown
6    A undergraduate law degree and a basic understanding of Australian family law, or the family law system of another country, is an advantage
Int Sept
LAWS6970
Forensic Psychology
6      Semester 1
LAWS6912
Fundamentals of the Law of Trusts
6    N Students who have previously completed LAWS2015, LAWS3474 or an undergraduate/postgraduate unit in equity or the law of trusts


This unit replaced LAWS6912 The Law of Trusts
S2 Intensive
LAWS6964
Global Energy and Resources Law
6      Int Sept
LAWS6920
Global Health Law
6      S2 Late IntA
LAWS6933
Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Int May,
This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions
Int May
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6214
Goods and Services Tax Principles
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6814 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.


It is not possible to cover all aspects of GST in one unit. Students seeking a complete picture of Australia's GST should also undertake LAWS6828 Advanced Goods & Services Tax.
Int Sept
LAWS6891
GST - International Issues
6    A This unit complements and further develops the understanding of international issues relating to GST, developed in either LAWS6214 or LAWS6814
P LAWS6214 or LAWS6814
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6054
Health Care and Professional Liability
6   

Compulsory for GradDipPubHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881.
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6846
Human Rights and the Global Economy
6      Int Sept
LAWS6072
Human Rights, Ageing & Disability Law
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6072 Law, Ageing and Disability.
Semester 1
LAWS6985
Indigenous Peoples and Criminal Justice
6      S2 Late IntB
LAWS6058
Information Rights in Health Care
6   

Compulsory for GradDipHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881.
Int Sept
LAWS6159
Insolvency Law
6    A Background in Australian corporate law or LAWS6810 Introductory Corporate Law


This unit replaced LAWS6159 Corporate Insolvency Law
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6163
International and Australian Climate Law
6    N LAWS6863


This unit replaced LAWS6163 Energy Law
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6896
Internatl & Comparative Criminal Justice
6    N LAWS6269, LAWS6219
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6059
International Business Law
6    A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction


Compulsory for MIntBus&L students
S1 Intensive
Semester 2
LAWS6060
International Commercial Arbitration
6      Semester 2
LAWS6219
International Criminal Law
6    N LAWS6896
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6911
International Derivatives Law & Practice
6    A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction and LAWS6810 or equivalent unit or comparable experience in practice
S1 Intensive
LAWS6865
IDR: Principles
6    N LAWS6202


This unit replaced LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice
S1 Late IntA
LAWS6061
International Environmental Law
6      S1 Intensive
LAWS6161
International Human Rights
6    N GOVT6117
Semester 1
LAWS6894
International Human Rights Advocacy
6      S2 Late IntB
LAWS6218
International Humanitarian Law
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6037
International Import/Export Laws
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6037 Customs Law
Semester 1
LAWS6916
International Investment Law
6      S2 Intensive
LAWS6062
International Law-the Use of Armed Force
6      Semester 1
LAWS6243
International Law I
6   

Compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and pre-requisite for other law units. This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law.
S1 Intensive
Semester 2
LAWS6167
International Law II
6   

Compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students. This unit replaced LAWS6167 International Law and Australian Institutions.
Int Sept
Semester 1
LAWS6261
Int Protection of Intellectual Property
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6972
International Securities Regulation
6      Int November
LAWS6903
Interpreting Commercial Contracts
6    A undergraduate law degree
Int July
LAWS6825
Introduction to Australian Business Tax
6    N LAWS3412, LAWS3409 or undergraduate/postgraduate Australian income tax unit completed during the past 5 years

Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1a,,Semester 1b,,Semester 2a,,Semester 2b,
The unit replaced LAWS6825 The Impact of Tax on Business Structures & Operations
S1 Intensive
Semester 1a
Semester 1b
Semester 2
Semester 2a
Semester 2b
LAWS6987
Introduction to Commercial Law
6      Semester 2
LAWS6881
Intro to Law for Health Professionals
6    N LAWS6252


Students may enrol in this unit or LAWS6252, but not both. Students are encouraged to enrol in this unit where possible. This unit replaced LAWS6881 Health Law for Health Professionals.
S1 Late IntA
LAWS6810
Introductory Corporate Law
6    N LAWS2003, CLAW2001
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6975
Islamic Trade and Finance Law
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6879
Japanese Law
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or contact law.caplus@sydney.edu.au
Int February
LAWS6901
Japanese Law and the Economy
6    A undergraduate degree in law, business or Japanese studies

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or contact law.caplus@sydney.edu.au
Int February
LAWS6068
Judicial Review-P'ciple, Pol & Procedure
6      S1 Late IntC
LAWS6955
Key Legal Concepts in Finance Law
6    A undergraduate law degree, completed legal studies as part of a business or commerce degree or LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System
S2 Intensive
Semester 1
LAWS6071
Labour Law
6    A MLLR students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System (compulsory) as well as this unit before undertaking the labour law elective units
N WORK6116


The unit is compulsory for students enrolled in the MLLR. However, the requirement to take this unit may be waived upon application to the Program Coordinator if the student can demonstrate proficiency in the unit objectives gained through completing a recent undergraduate law unit in labour law or work experience.
S1 Late IntA
S2 Intensive
LAWS6816
Labour Law in the Global Economy
6    A LAWS6252 and LAWS6071 (MLLR students)
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6932
Law and Investment in Asia
6      S1 Late IntC
LAWS6968
Law and Literature
6      S2 Late IntB
LAWS6953
Law of Asset Protection
6      Int Sept
LAWS6982
Law of Economic Integration in the EU
6    A basic understanding of EU Law
S1 Intensive
LAWS6977
Law of International Institutions
6    A LAWS6243 International Law I or equivalent unit in public international law
N GOVT6116
Int February
LAWS6112
Law of Tax Administration
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.


This unit replaced LAWS6112 Tax Administration
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6047
Law of the Sea
6      S2 Late IntA
LAWS6928
Law, Justice and Development
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6928 Law & Economic Development
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6252
Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System
6    N LAWS6881


International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available.
Int Sept
S1 Late IntA
S1 Late IntB
S2 Late IntA
LAWS6929
Legal Systems of the Pacific
6      S1 Late IntC
LAWS6944
Manipulation & Abuse: Global Secur Mkts
6      S2 Late IntA
LAWS6821
Mediation - Skills and Theory
6    N LAWS6935

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Students enrolling in this unit need to commit themselves to attending all classes. The skills learning takes place in class and skills are built incrementally from the beginning to the end of the unit. Students cannot catch up on elements they have missed by doing reading outside class - they must participate in all scheduled sessions. If students have a problem with attendance, they should postpone enrolling or transfer to another unit by the relevant census date.
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6877
Mental Illness: Law and Policy
6      Int Sept
LAWS6956
Personal Property Securities
6      S1 Late IntA
LAWS6969
Principles of Patent Law
6    A undergraduate law degree
N Students who have previously completed LAWS3423 or undergraduate/postgraduate unit in patent law
Semester 2
LAWS6948
Private International Law
6    N LAWS3015, LAWS3457
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6257
Public Policy
6    N LAWS6139, LAWS6042, LAWS6113


compulsory for MALP students
Int Sept
LAWS6962
Regulation of Fin Products and Services
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6962 Retail Financial Services and Products.
Int Sept
LAWS6247
Securities and Markets Regulation
6    A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law


This unit replaced LAWS6247 Australian Financial Services Regulation.
Int January
LAWS6957
Shareholders' Remedies
6    A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law
Int January
LAWS6008
Takeovers and Reconstructions
6    A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law
Semester 1
LAWS6965
Tax Avoidance and Anti-Avoidance
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6107
Tax Litigation
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
Semester 1
LAWS6129
Tax of CFCs, FIFs and Transferor Trusts
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S2 Late IntB
Semester 1
LAWS6177
Tax Treaties
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6946
Tax Treaties Special Issues
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:S1 Late Int,

S1 Late Int
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6840
Tax of Business and Investment Income A
6    N LAWS6190

Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1,

S1 Intensive
Semester 1
LAWS6841
Tax of Business and Investment Income B
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
N LAWS6150

Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1,,Semester 2a,

Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 2a
LAWS6125
Taxation of Corporate Finance
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.


This unit replaced LAWS6125 Taxation of Financial Transactions
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6244
Taxation of Corporate Groups
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6030 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S2 Intensive
LAWS6906
Taxation of Financial Products
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6906 Comparative Taxation of Financial Transactions.
S2 Intensive
LAWS6892
Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions
6    C LAWS6030
Semester 2
LAWS6118
Taxation of Partnerships and Trusts
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S1 Late IntC
LAWS6926
The Business of Tax Administration
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6976
The Causation Element
6      S1 Late IntB
LAWS6887
The Judicial Power of the Commonwealth
6    A It is assumed that students have a good working knowledge of the Australian judicial system and Australian federal constitutional law. Only students with a law degree from an Australian institution, or who have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction and have studied Australian federal constitutional law will be permitted into the unit.


The unit replaced LAWS6887 Federal Jurisdiction
Int Sept
LAWS6207
The Legal System of the European Union
6    N LAWS6819

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Int July
LAWS6123
Transfer Pricing in International Tax
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
Int Sept
LAWS6109
UK International Taxation
6    A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator.
S1 Late Int
LAWS6844
US Corporate Law
6    A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6191
Water Law
6      S2 Late IntB
LAWS6924
World Trade Organization-Dispute Resolut
6    A Limited knowledge of law of treaties


This unit replaced LAWS6924 Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization.
S2 Late IntB
LAWS6063
World Trade Organization Law I
6    A limited knowledge of law of treaties


This unit replaced LAWS6063 International Trade Regulation
S1 Late IntB
LAWS6192
Young People, Crime and the Law
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6069 Juvenile Justice
Semester 2

Course rules

 

Graduate Diploma in Law

Master of Laws


These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.

Course resolutions

1 Course codes

Code

Course title

JF003

Graduate Diploma in Law

JC030

Master of Laws

2 Attendance pattern

The attendance pattern for these courses is full-time or part-time according to candidate choice.

3 Master's type

The master's degree in these resolutions is an advanced learning master's degree, as defined by the Coursework Rule.

4 Embedded courses in this sequence

(1)
The embedded courses in this sequence are:
(a)
the Graduate Diploma in Law or the Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law
(b)
the Master of Laws
(2)
Provided that candidates satisfy the admission requirements for each stage, a candidate may progress to the award of either of the courses in this sequence. Only the longer award completed will be conferred.

5 Admission to candidature

(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria.
(2)
Admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in Law requires a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification.
(3)
Admission to candidature for the Master of Laws requires:
(a)
a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney with a minimum credit average, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
completion of the requirements of an embedded graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, or an equivalent qualification.

6 Requirements for award

(1)
The units of study that may be taken for the courses are set out in the table of units of study for the Master of Laws.
(2)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Law, a candidate must complete 24 credit points.
(3)
To qualify for the award of the Master of Laws, a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including at least one unit of study in which the assessment consists substantially of a long research essay (7,000-10,000 words in length) (capstone experience).

7 Course transfer

A candidate for the master's degree may elect to discontinue study and graduate with the shorter award from this embedded sequence, with the approval of the Dean, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.

8 Transitional provisions

(1)
These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature on or after 1 January 2011.
(2)
Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.