Juris Doctor
Units of study
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Faculty of Law Juris Doctor Units of Study |
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Compulsory Units of Study |
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Year 1 |
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LAWS5000 Foundations of Law |
6 | N LAWS1000, LAWS1006 |
Int March |
LAWS5001 Torts |
6 | P LAWS5000 N LAWS1005, LAWS1010, LAWS1012, LAWS3001 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5002 Contracts |
6 | P LAWS5000 N LAWS1002, LAWS1015, LAWS2000, LAWS2008 |
Semester 1 Summer Early |
LAWS5003 Civil and Criminal Procedure |
6 | P LAWS5000 or LAWS1006 N LAWS1001, LAWS1007, LAWS1014, LAWS2006, LAWS3002, LAWS3004 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
LAWS5004 Criminal Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 or LAWS1006, LAWS5003 or LAWS1014 N LAWS1003, LAWS1016, LAWS2001, LAWS2009 |
Semester 2a |
LAWS5006 Torts and Contracts II |
6 | P LAWS5000 or LAWS1006, LAWS5001 or LAWS1012, LAWS5002 or LAWS1015 N LAWS1017 |
Semester 2a |
LAWS5005 Public International Law |
6 | N LAWS1023, LAWS1018 |
Int October |
LAWS5007 Public Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 or LAWS1006 N LAWS1004, LAWS1021, LAWS2002, LAWS3003 |
Semester 2b Summer Late |
Year 2 |
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LAWS5010 Administrative Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 or LAWS1021 N LAWS2002, LAWS2010, LAWS3200 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5011 Federal Constitutional Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 or LAWS1021 N LAWS1004, LAWS1011, LAWS2011, LAWS3000, LAWS3003 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5008 Intro to Property and Commercial Law |
6 | N LAWS2004, LAWS2007, LAWS2012 |
Semester 1 Summer Early |
LAWS5009 The Legal Profession |
6 | N LAWS1001, LAWS1020, LAWS2013, LAWS3002, LAWS3004 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
LAWS5014 Corporations Law |
6 | N LAWS2003, LAWS2014 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5015 Equity |
6 | N LAWS2004, LAWS2015 |
Semester 2 Summer Late |
LAWS5013 Evidence |
6 | P LAWS5000 or LAWS1006, LAWS5003 or LAWS1014 N LAWS2006, LAWS2016, LAWS3223 |
Semester 2 Summer Early |
LAWS5012 Real Property |
6 | P LAWS5008 or LAWS1012 N LAWS2007, LAWS2017 |
Semester 2 |
Year 3 |
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LAWS5017 Private International Law A (This unit of study is not available in 2012) | |||
2012 Juris Doctor Elective Units of Study |
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Candidates must complete 42 Credit Points of elective units of study. | |||
Part 1- International, Comparative, and Transnational Electives |
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Candidates must complete a minimum of 6 Credit Points from Part 1 to satisfy the International, Comparative, and Transnational requirement | |||
LAWS5108 Advanced Public International Law |
6 | P LAWS1018 or LAWS1023 or LAWS2005 or LAWS5005 N LAWS3009, LAWS3408 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5116 Commercial Dispute Resolution |
6 | N LAWS3006, LAWS3022, LAWS3416 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Enrolment in this unit of study is by special application and priority is given to final year students. |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5126 Criminology |
6 | N LAWS3020, LAWS3426 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
LAWS5178 Development, Law and Human Rights |
6 | N LAWS3478 Enrolment to the field school is by application in August 2011. |
Semester 2a Summer L4 |
LAWS5137 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | P LAWS1015 or LAWS1002 or LAWS2008 or LAWS5002 N LAWS3092, LAWS3437 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5138 International Commercial Transactions |
6 | P LAWS1015 or LAWS1002 or LAWS2008 or LAWS5002 N LAWS3072, LAWS3438 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5134 International Human Rights Law |
6 | P LAWS2005 or LAWS1018 or LAWS1023 or LAWS5005 N LAWS3034, LAWS3434 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5189 International Moot |
6 | P LAWS1018 or LAWS1023 or LAWS5005. Other pre-requisites may apply to individual moots. N LAWS3093, LAWS3035, LAWS3489 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Enrolment in this unit of study will be by special application, and will be based on competitve selection in accordance with the rules of the individual competion. |
Int December Semester 1 |
LAWS5141 Introduction to Islamic Law |
6 | N LAWS3441 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5144 Japanese Law |
6 | N LAWS3076, LAWS3444 Applications for the offshore intensive unit open on 12 September 2011 and close on 7 October: see http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus. For further details of the course see www.kyoto-seminar.jp. |
Int February |
LAWS5155 Policing, Crime and Society |
6 | N LAWS3048, LAWS3455 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5157 Private International Law B |
6 | N LAWS3015, LAWS3457 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
LAWS5158 Refugees and Forced Migration |
6 | P LAWS2002 or (LAWS2010 and LAWS1021) or (LAWS5007 and LAWS5010), LAWS1004 or LAWS3000 or LAWS3003 or LAWS2011 or LAWS5011 C LAWS2002 or LAWS2010 or LAWS5010, LAWS1018 or LAWS2005 or LAWS1023 or LAWS5005 N LAWS3045, LAWS3458 |
Semester 1 |
Master's Level Electives |
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Candidates may choose no more than 12 Credit Points of master's level units of study. The master's units of study satisfy the International, Comparative, and Transnational requirement. | |||
LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law |
6 | P LAWS6061 International Environmental Law or equivalent unit |
Int October |
LAWS6170 Comparative Income Taxation |
6 | Int August |
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LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 | Int April |
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LAWS6814 Comparative Value Added Tax |
6 | Int June |
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LAWS6852 Doing Business in China |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction |
Int August |
LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | Int August |
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LAWS6022 Internatl & Comparative Labour Law |
6 | Int July |
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LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Int April |
LAWS6894 International Human Rights Advocacy |
6 | Int Sept |
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LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3483, LAWS5183 |
Int April |
LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
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LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Int May |
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LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Int May |
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LAWS6245 Policing Bodies: Crime, Sex & Reproducti |
6 | Int April |
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LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | Int May |
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LAWS6207 The Legal System of the European Union |
6 | N LAWS6819 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit has a restricted class size. |
Int July |
LAWS6119 The State and Global Governance |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6119 Theories of International Law. |
Int August |
Part 2- Elective Units of Study |
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Candidates may choose a maximum of 32 credit points of units of study from Part 2. | |||
LAWS5100 Advanced Commercial Law |
6 | P (LAWS1015 or LAWS1002 or LAWS2008 or LAWS5002) and (LAWS2004 or LAWS2015 or LAWS5015) and (LAWS2012 or LAWS2003 or LAWS2014 or LAWS5008 or LAWS5014) N LAWS3400 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5103 Advanced Corporate Law |
6 | P LAWS2003 or LAWS2014 or LAWS5014 N LAWS3008, LAWS3403 Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Summer Early, |
Semester 1 Summer Early |
LAWS5104 Advanced Criminal Law |
6 | P LAWS1016 or LAWS1003 or LAWS2009 or LAWS5004 N LAWS3445, LAWS3404 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5109 Advanced Taxation Law |
6 | P LAWS3047 or LAWS3412 or LAWS5112 N LAWS3013, LAWS3409 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5111 Anti-Discrimination Law |
6 | N LAWS3012, LAWS3411 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5112 Australian Income Tax |
6 | N LAWS3047, LAWS3412 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5113 Banking and Financial Instruments |
6 | P LAWS1015 or LAWS1002 or LAWS5002, LAWS2004 or LAWS2015 or LAWS5015, LAWS2007 or LAWS2017 or LAWS5012 N LAWS3101, LAWS3413 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5114 Bioethics and the Law |
6 | N LAWS3414 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5368 Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems |
6 | N LAWS3014, LAWS3068 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Summer L3 |
LAWS5117 Commercial Land Law |
6 | P LAWS2007 or LAWS2017 or LAWS5012 N LAWS3417 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5191 Comparative Constitutional Law |
6 | P LAWS2011 or LAWS5011 or LAWS1004 or LAWS3000 or LAWS3003 N LAWS3418, LAWS5118, LAWS3491 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5119 Competition Law |
6 | N LAWS3016, LAWS3419 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5124 Corporate and Securities Regulation |
6 | P LAWS2003 or LAWS2014 or LAWS5014 N LAWS3108, LAWS3424 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5127 Death and Inheritance Law |
6 | N LAWS3056, LAWS3427 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5130 Environmental Law |
6 | C LAWS2002 or LAWS2010 or LAWS5010 N LAWS3024, LAWS3430 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5174 Equity and Financial Risk Allocation |
6 | P LAWS2004 or LAWS2015 or LAWS5015 N LAWS3474 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5131 External Placement Program |
6 | N LAWS3025, LAWS3431 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Enrolment in this unit is by special application. Enrolment is restricted to students in their final year of study. |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5132 Family Law |
6 | N LAWS3026, LAWS3432 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
LAWS5315 Independent Research Project |
2 | N LAWS3031, LAWS3030, LAWS3260, LAWS3115, LAWS5330, LAWS5331, LAWS5360 |
Summer Main |
LAWS5330 Independent Research Project |
4 | N LAWS3031, LAWS3115, LAWS3260, LAWS3030, LAWS5315, LAWS5331, LAWS5360 Enrolment in this unit of study is at the discretion of the Faculty. Enrolment is by special application and is restricted to students in their final year of study. |
Summer Main |
LAWS5360 Independent Research Project |
6 | N LAWS3030, LAWS3031, LAWS3115, LAWS3260, LAWS5315, LAWS5330, LAWS5331 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Enrolment in this unit of study is by special application and is restricted to students in their final year of study. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
LAWS5135 Indigenous People and the Law |
6 | N LAWS3005, LAWS3435 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5145 Insolvency Law |
6 | P LAWS2003 or LAWS2014 or LAWS5014 N LAWS3403, LAWS5103, LAWS3445 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5139 International Economic Law |
6 | P LAWS2005 or LAWS1018 or LAWS1023 or LAWS5005 N LAWS3090, LAWS3439 For students going on to do a University of Sydney LLM, students who have done this course may enrol in LAWS6249 World Trade Organization II without having to complete the normal pre-requisite unit, LAWS6063 World Trade Organization Law I |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5143 Interpretation |
6 | P (LAWS1002 or LAWS2008 or LAWS1015 or LAWS5002) and (LAWS2002 or LAWS1021 or LAWS5007) N LAWS3443 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5181 Investment and Financial Services Law |
6 | P LAWS2003 or LAWS2014 or LAWS5014 N LAWS3481 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5180 IP: Copyright and Designs |
6 | N LAWS3033, LAWS3423, LAWS3480 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
LAWS5179 IP: Trademarks and Patents |
6 | N LAWS3472, LAWS3033, LAWS3479 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
LAWS5146 Labour Law |
6 | N LAWS3023, LAWS3446 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5190 Law and Society in Indonesia |
6 | N LAWS3490 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5344 Law International Exchange Electives |
24 | N LAWS3044 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Available to outbound exchange students only. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
LAWS5142 Mabo, Constitutions, Ideas of Property |
6 | P LAWS2007 or LAWS2017 or LAWS5012 N LAWS3010, LAWS3442 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5151 Media Law: Contempt and Open Justice |
6 | N LAWS3059, LAWS3451 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5128 Media Law: Defamation and Privacy |
6 | N LAWS3059, LAWS3428 Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Summer Early, |
Semester 1 Summer Early |
LAWS5152 Medical Law |
6 | N LAWS3046, LAWS3452 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
LAWS5160 Roman Law |
6 | N LAWS3052, LAWS3460 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5184 Secured Transactions in Commercial Law |
6 | P LAWS2012 or LAWS5008 N LAWS3484 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5161 Social Justice Clinical Course |
6 | N LAWS3112, LAWS3461 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Enrolment in this unit of study is by special application. Priority will be given to students in their final year of study. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
LAWS5163 Sports Law |
6 | N LAWS3087, LAWS3463 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5165 Sydney Law Review |
6 | N LAWS3057, LAWS3465 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Enrolment in this unit of study is by special application. For further information, please visit sydney.edu.au/law/slr. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
LAWS5167 The High Court of Australia |
6 | P LAWS1004 or LAWS3000 or LAWS3003 or (LAWS1021 and LAWS2011) or (LAWS5007 and LAWS5011) N LAWS3467, LAWS3325 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5192 Topics in Legal History |
6 | N LAWS3492 |
Semester 2 |
Part 3- Jurisprudence Units of Study |
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Candidates must complete a minimum of 6 Credit Points from Part 3 to satisfy the Jurisprudence requirement | |||
LAWS5136 International/Comparative Jurisprudence |
6 | N JURS3006, LAWS3436 Satisfies the Jurisprudence requirement of the JD |
Semester 1 Summer Late |
LAWS5147 Law and Economics |
6 | N LAWS3036, LAWS3447 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence requirement of the JD. |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5154 Philosophy of Law |
6 | N LAWS3459, LAWS3454 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence requirement of the JD. |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5162 Sociological Theories of Law |
6 | N JURS3001, LAWS3462 Satisfies the Jurisprudence requirement of the JD. |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5168 Theories of Justice |
6 | N LAWS3077, LAWS3468 This unit satisfies the Juriprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5169 Theories of Law |
6 | N LAWS3089, LAWS3469 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5170 Theories of Legal Reasoning |
6 | N LAWS3083, LAWS3470 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5171 Theories of Obedience |
6 | N LAWS3471 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 2 |
Course rules
Juris Doctor
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 |
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JC034 | Juris Doctor |
2 Attendance pattern
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The attendance pattern for this course is generally full time. The Faculty of Law will make a limited number of places available to part time candidates.
3 Admission to candidature
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Admission to candidature for the Juris Doctor requires a bachelor's degree from any discipline other than Law. Students are assessed on a combination of a secondary school leaving qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents) and completed tertiary study. English language requirements must be met where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places are issued according to the ranking.
4 Requirements for award
(1)
The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the Faculty of Law Juris Doctor Table.
(2)
To qualify for the award of the Juris Doctor a candidate must complete 144 credit points taken from the Faculty of Law Juris Doctor Table, including:
(3)
Of the elective units of study, a maximum of two advanced learning Master's units may be taken. Enrolment in Master's units will be subject to availability and any unit pre-requisites or assumed knowledge, which may include relevant industry experience or prior specialist study.
(4)
All candidates will be required to complete a capstone experience in their final year which is a unit of study designed to draw together and synthesize prior learning and experience, and form the basis for further intellectual and professional growth. This requirement will be met by completion of a Jurisprudence elective. Other electives taken in final year which may meet this requirement include external placements, mooting activities or research projects.
5 Cross-institutional study
(1)
In addition to the provisions for cross-institutional study described in the resolutions of the Faculty of Law, cross-institutional study is only available under the following terms:
(a)
Candidates are not permitted to undertake any compulsory unit or Part 3 elective (Jurisprudence) on a cross-institutional basis;
(b)
Candidates must have completed a minimum of 96 credit points towards the Juris Doctor before undertaking any cross-institutional study;
(d)
Candidates must be in their final year and have satisfied the usual progression rules and maximum enrolment requirements;
(e)
The proposed cross institutional unit must be offered within another Juris Doctor or Master of Laws program. Credit will not be granted towards units undertaken as part of a Bachelor of Laws degree.
(2)
Cross-institutional study is regarded as another form of credit and will be counted as such when considering eligibility.
6 Suspension, discontinuation and lapse of candidature
(1)
Candidates are entitled to suspend their candidature for two years. Further suspension will only be approved in cases of serious illness or misadventure.
(2)
Candidates will not be permitted to suspend in order to complete another award course unless they can provide evidence that the award course can be completed within two years and they have not previously suspended.
7 Progression rules
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Candidates are required to complete the Juris Doctor units of study in the order listed in the Faculty of Law Juris Doctor Table. Candidates must pass all Year One units of study before proceeding to Year Two. Candidates must pass all Year One and Year Two units of study before proceeding to enrol in any elective units of study, except with the permission of the Dean.
8 Credit for previous study
(1)
A candidate may be granted a maximum of 48 credit points towards the requirements of the Juris Doctor. Specific credit will only be granted for equivalent compulsory units of study undertaken as part of a Juris Doctor degree at an approved Australian law school. A maximum of 24 credit points of non-specific credit may be granted for elective units undertaken as part of a Juris Doctor or Masters degree at an approved law school. Of these 24 credit points, a maximum of two advanced learning Masters units can be credited to the Juris Doctor.
(2)
A candidate may be granted credit for law units which have the equivalent face-to-face teaching hours and similar assessment requirements as units offered by the Faculty.
(3)
Candidates who have completed a law degree or equivalent professional legal qualification from a recognised law school outside Australia may be granted up to 42 credit points of non-specific credit, but will be required to complete all compulsory units listed in the Faculty of Law Juris Doctor Table.