International Law
Units of study
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Master of International Law |
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Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the Faculty prior to enrolment | |||
Candidates must complete 48 credit points, comprising: | |||
(i) 12 credit points of compulsory core units of study; | |||
(ii) a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
(iii) a maximum of 24 credit points of elective units of study; including | |||
(iv) 6 credit points of elective units of study from the Department of Government and International Relations or the Centre for International Security Studies. | |||
2014 Compulsory Core Units of Study |
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LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 | N LAWS5005 This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law. This unit is compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and must be taken during the first semester of candidature. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. |
Int March Semester 2 |
LAWS6167 International Law II |
6 | A It is strongly advised that students complete LAWS6243 International Law I before enrolling in this unit Compulsory core unit for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students. This unit replaced LAWS6167 International Law and Australian Institutions. |
Int October Semester 1 |
2014 Core Units of Study |
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LAWS6059 International Business Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction Core unit for MIntBus&L students. |
Int March |
LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | Int August |
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LAWS6219 International Criminal Law |
6 | N LAWS6896 |
Int July |
LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Int May |
LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3483, LAWS5183 |
Int May |
LAWS6062 International Law-the Use of Armed Force |
6 | N LAWS3483, LAWS5183 |
Int Sept |
LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Int June |
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2014 Elective Law Units of Study |
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LAWS6856 Anti-Terrorism Law |
6 | N CISS6011 This unit replaced LAWS6856 Terrorism & Counterterrorism Policy and Law. |
Int August |
LAWS6209 Australian International Taxation |
6 | Int March |
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LAWS6936 Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation |
6 | Int May |
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LAWS6091 Chinese International Taxation |
6 |
The unit is available to students who have successfully completed either one undergraduate unit of study in tax law or one unit of study in a postgraduate tax program. |
Int May |
LAWS6001 Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems |
12 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction N LAWS6857, LAWS3068, LAWS5368 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Note: This unit is not available to students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China. Students must register their attendance before enrolling. Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit conditional on (i) students must write an essay that focuses on a development topic and (ii) that topic being pre-approved by the Unit Coordinator. To register, please visit the Shanghai Winter School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/cstudent/shanghai/ Registration enquiries law.offshore@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Int November |
LAWS6320 Climate Disaster Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int July |
LAWS6314 Coastal and Marine Law |
6 | Int October |
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LAWS6824 Commercial Conflict of Laws |
6 | A undergraduate law degree N LAWS6884 This unit replaced LAWS6824 Transnational Commercial Litigation and has a restricted class size |
Int May |
LAWS6900 Comparative Admiralty and Maritime Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree is preferable but knowledge gained from work in shipping or related fields will be sufficient |
Int Sept |
LAWS6153 Comparative Corporate Taxation |
6 | Int April |
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LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 | Int August |
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LAWS6227 Consumer Contracts and Product Defects |
6 | N LAWS6024, LAWS6025 This unit replaced LAWS6227 Consumer Protection Law: Liability of Suppliers to Consumers. |
Int May |
LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
6 | Int July |
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LAWS6140 Corp Soc Responsibility: Theory/Pol |
6 | Int August |
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LAWS6301 Corruption and International Development |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment The unit will be taught as a skills-based unit with class exercises. To make this workable, numbers to be capped at 25 students. The unit replaced Introduction to Anti-Corruption: Policy, Law and Practice. |
Int August |
LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals |
6 | A Undergraduate law degree. Students undertaking this unit must have a good working knowledge of the Australian Corporations Act and the rules and practices applicable to securities offerings and takeovers or the equivalent in their home jurisdiction. This unit replaced LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals - A US Perspective. |
Int October |
LAWS6852 Doing Business in China |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction |
Int August |
LAWS6163 Energy and Climate Law |
6 | N LAWS6863 The unit replaced LAWS6163 International & Australian Climate Law (formerly Energy Law). |
Int October |
LAWS6920 Global Health Law |
6 | Int July |
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LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions. MIL and GradDipIntLaw students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both. |
Int May |
LAWS6891 GST - International Issues |
6 | P LAWS6214 or LAWS6814 (or equivalent knowledge) |
Int May |
LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | N LAWS5134 Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit |
Int August |
LAWS6022 Internatl & Comparative Labour Law |
6 | Int August |
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LAWS6219 International Criminal Law |
6 | N LAWS6896 |
Int July |
LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution |
6 | N LAWS6202 This unit replaced LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution: Principles and LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution: Theory & Practice. |
Int Sept |
LAWS6138 Internatl Fin Transactions: Law & Prac |
6 | Int April |
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LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
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LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Int March |
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LAWS6184 International Law Research Project A |
6 | C LAWS6185 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6184 and LAWS6185 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
LAWS6185 International Law Research Project B |
6 | C LAWS6184 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6184 and LAWS6185 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
LAWS6857 Introduction to Chinese Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction N LAWS6001 and students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China |
Int May |
LAWS6879 Japanese Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or email law.offshore@sydney.edu.au |
Int February |
LAWS6816 Labour Law in the Global Economy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree and, for MLLR students, LAWS6071 |
Int Sept |
LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Int April |
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LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478 This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students and replaced LAWS6928 Law & Economic Development. |
Int April |
LAWS6982 Law of Economic Integration in the EU |
6 | A basic understanding of EU Law |
Int March |
LAWS6149 Legal Pluralism in Southeast Asia |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit will be taught offshore with the cooperation of Gadjah Mada University (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) and International Islamic University (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). These institutions will provide guest lecturers. These institutions can be contacted through Assoc Prof Simon Butt and Dr Salim Farrar. Students must register their attendance before enrolling. For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus Registration enquiries law.offshore@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Int July |
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. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. Students must attend all classes on the timetabled dates as prescribed for their enrolled session/group. An Absent Fail grade may be granted to students who fail to attend the correct session/group. |
Int April Int August Int March Int Sept |
LAWS6864 New Tech, Risk and Environmental Law |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6864 Genetically Modified Organisms & the Environment. |
Int Sept |
LAWS6944 Regulation of Mkt Manipulation & Abuse |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6944 Manipulation and Abuse in Global Securities Markets. |
Int August |
LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | Int May |
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LAWS6946 Tax Treaties Special Issues |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Int June |
Int June Int November |
LAWS6119 The State and Global Governance |
6 |
Note: This unit replaced LAWS6119 Theories of International Law. Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit. |
Int Sept |
LAWS6123 Transfer Pricing in International Tax |
6 | Int May |
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LAWS6109 UK International Taxation |
6 | Int August |
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LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | Int February |
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LAWS6171 US International Taxation |
6 | Int May |
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2014 Non-Law Elective Units of Study |
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2014 Elective Units of Study offered by the Department of Government and International Relations |
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GOVT6103 Australia in Diplomacy, Defence & Trade |
6 | Semester 2 |
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GOVT6111 Chinese Politics |
6 | C CHSC6901 for Master of China Public Administration and Master of China Studies |
Semester 1 |
GOVT6150 Comparative Democratic Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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GOVT6108 Democracy and Development in SE Asia |
6 | Semester 1 |
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GOVT6304 Development and World Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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GOVT6225 Essential Readings in Int'l Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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GOVT6137 Forces of Change in Int Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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GOVT6156 Governance and Civil Society |
6 | Semester 2 |
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GOVT6319 Governance and Public Policy Making |
6 | Semester 2 |
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GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Int August |
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GOVT6357 International Policy Making |
6 | Semester 2 |
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GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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GOVT6311 Issues in Public Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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GOVT6313 Leadership in Theory and Practice |
6 | Semester 2 |
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GOVT6121 Northeast Asian Politics |
6 | Winter Main |
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GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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GOVT6331 Public Management and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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GOVT6301 Public Sector Ethics and Corruption |
6 | Semester 1 |
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GOVT6220 The State, Secession, and Civil War |
6 | Semester 1 |
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GOVT6223 Topics in Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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2014 Elective Units of Study offered by the Centre for International Security Studies |
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CISS6015 Alliances and Coalition Warfare |
6 | Semester 2 |
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CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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CISS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Semester 2 |
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CISS6004 Health and Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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CISS6020 Geopolitics of Energy Security in Asia |
6 | Summer Main |
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CISS6004 Health and Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security |
6 | N GOVT6154 |
Int December |
CISS6001 New Security Challenges |
6 | Semester 2 |
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CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control & Non-proliferation |
6 | Int March |
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CISS6008 Population and Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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CISS6011 Special Topic in International Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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CISS6006 Statebuilding and 'Fragile States' |
6 | Semester 2 |
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CISS6002 Strategy & Security in the Asia-Pacific |
6 | Semester 1 |
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CISS6019 War and Strategy |
6 | Semester 2 |
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Graduate Diploma in International Law |
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Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the Faculty prior to enrolment. | |||
Candidates must complete 24 credit points, comprising 12 credit points of core units of study and 12 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
2014 Core Units of Study |
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LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 | N LAWS5005 This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law. This unit is compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and must be taken during the first semester of candidature. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. |
Int March Semester 2 |
LAWS6167 International Law II |
6 | A It is strongly advised that students complete LAWS6243 International Law I before enrolling in this unit Compulsory core unit for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students. This unit replaced LAWS6167 International Law and Australian Institutions. |
Int October Semester 1 |
2014 Elective Units of Study |
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LAWS6856 Anti-Terrorism Law |
6 | N CISS6011 This unit replaced LAWS6856 Terrorism & Counterterrorism Policy and Law. |
Int August |
LAWS6209 Australian International Taxation |
6 | Int March |
|
LAWS6936 Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation |
6 | Int May |
|
LAWS6091 Chinese International Taxation |
6 |
The unit is available to students who have successfully completed either one undergraduate unit of study in tax law or one unit of study in a postgraduate tax program. |
Int May |
LAWS6001 Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems |
12 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction N LAWS6857, LAWS3068, LAWS5368 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Note: This unit is not available to students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China. Students must register their attendance before enrolling. Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit conditional on (i) students must write an essay that focuses on a development topic and (ii) that topic being pre-approved by the Unit Coordinator. To register, please visit the Shanghai Winter School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/cstudent/shanghai/ Registration enquiries law.offshore@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Int November |
LAWS6320 Climate Disaster Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int July |
LAWS6314 Coastal and Marine Law |
6 | Int October |
|
LAWS6824 Commercial Conflict of Laws |
6 | A undergraduate law degree N LAWS6884 This unit replaced LAWS6824 Transnational Commercial Litigation and has a restricted class size |
Int May |
LAWS6900 Comparative Admiralty and Maritime Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree is preferable but knowledge gained from work in shipping or related fields will be sufficient |
Int Sept |
LAWS6153 Comparative Corporate Taxation |
6 | Int April |
|
LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 | Int August |
|
LAWS6227 Consumer Contracts and Product Defects |
6 | N LAWS6024, LAWS6025 This unit replaced LAWS6227 Consumer Protection Law: Liability of Suppliers to Consumers. |
Int May |
LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
6 | Int July |
|
LAWS6140 Corp Soc Responsibility: Theory/Pol |
6 | Int August |
|
LAWS6301 Corruption and International Development |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment The unit will be taught as a skills-based unit with class exercises. To make this workable, numbers to be capped at 25 students. The unit replaced Introduction to Anti-Corruption: Policy, Law and Practice. |
Int August |
LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals |
6 | A Undergraduate law degree. Students undertaking this unit must have a good working knowledge of the Australian Corporations Act and the rules and practices applicable to securities offerings and takeovers or the equivalent in their home jurisdiction. This unit replaced LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals - A US Perspective. |
Int October |
LAWS6852 Doing Business in China |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction |
Int August |
LAWS6163 Energy and Climate Law |
6 | N LAWS6863 The unit replaced LAWS6163 International & Australian Climate Law (formerly Energy Law). |
Int October |
LAWS6920 Global Health Law |
6 | Int July |
|
LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions. MIL and GradDipIntLaw students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both. |
Int May |
LAWS6891 GST - International Issues |
6 | P LAWS6214 or LAWS6814 (or equivalent knowledge) |
Int May |
LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | N LAWS5134 Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit |
Int August |
LAWS6059 International Business Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction Core unit for MIntBus&L students. |
Int March |
LAWS6022 Internatl & Comparative Labour Law |
6 | Int August |
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LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | Int August |
|
LAWS6219 International Criminal Law |
6 | N LAWS6896 |
Int July |
LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution |
6 | N LAWS6202 This unit replaced LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution: Principles and LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution: Theory & Practice. |
Int Sept |
LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Int May |
LAWS6138 Internatl Fin Transactions: Law & Prac |
6 | Int April |
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LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3483, LAWS5183 |
Int May |
LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
|
LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Int March |
|
LAWS6062 International Law-the Use of Armed Force |
6 | N LAWS3483, LAWS5183 |
Int Sept |
LAWS6857 Introduction to Chinese Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction N LAWS6001 and students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China |
Int May |
LAWS6879 Japanese Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or email law.offshore@sydney.edu.au |
Int February |
LAWS6816 Labour Law in the Global Economy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree and, for MLLR students, LAWS6071 |
Int Sept |
LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Int April |
|
LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478 This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students and replaced LAWS6928 Law & Economic Development. |
Int April |
LAWS6982 Law of Economic Integration in the EU |
6 | A basic understanding of EU Law |
Int March |
LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Int June |
|
LAWS6149 Legal Pluralism in Southeast Asia |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit will be taught offshore with the cooperation of Gadjah Mada University (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) and International Islamic University (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). These institutions will provide guest lecturers. These institutions can be contacted through Assoc Prof Simon Butt and Dr Salim Farrar. Students must register their attendance before enrolling. For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus Registration enquiries law.offshore@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Int July |
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. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. Students must attend all classes on the timetabled dates as prescribed for their enrolled session/group. An Absent Fail grade may be granted to students who fail to attend the correct session/group. |
Int April Int August Int March Int Sept |
LAWS6864 New Tech, Risk and Environmental Law |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6864 Genetically Modified Organisms & the Environment. |
Int Sept |
LAWS6944 Regulation of Mkt Manipulation & Abuse |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6944 Manipulation and Abuse in Global Securities Markets. |
Int August |
LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | Int May |
|
LAWS6946 Tax Treaties Special Issues |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Int June |
Int June Int November |
LAWS6119 The State and Global Governance |
6 |
Note: This unit replaced LAWS6119 Theories of International Law. Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit. |
Int Sept |
LAWS6123 Transfer Pricing in International Tax |
6 | Int May |
|
LAWS6109 UK International Taxation |
6 | Int August |
|
LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | Int February |
|
LAWS6171 US International Taxation |
6 | Int May |
Course rules
Master of International Law
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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JF013 | Graduate Diploma in International Law |
JC013 | Master of International Law |
2 Attendance pattern
0.
The attendance pattern for these courses is full-time or part-time according to candidate choice.
3 Master's type
0.
The master's degree in these resolutions is a professional master's degree, as defined by the Coursework Rule.
4 Embedded courses in this sequence
(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.
(a)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney in government, international studies, law or other appropriate discipline as determined by the Faculty, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; and the applicant provides evidence of professional experience or of a period of service (normally of several years in duration) which in the opinion of the Dean adequately prepares the applicant to undertake the course of study.
(a)
a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit average from the University of Sydney in government, international studies, law or other appropriate discipline as determined by the Faculty, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; and the applicant provides evidence of professional experience or of a period of service (normally of several years in duration) which in the opinion of the Dean adequately prepares the applicant to undertake the course of study; or
(c)
completion of the requirements of the Graduate Diploma in International Law with a minimum credit average, or an equivalent qualification.
6 Requirements for award
(1)
The units of study that may be taken for the Graduate Diploma in International Law are set out in the table of units of study for the Graduate Diploma in International Law. To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in International Law, a candidate must complete 24 credit points comprising 12 credit points of core units of study and 12 credit points of elective units of study.
(2)
The units of study that may be taken for the Master of International Law are set out in the table of units of study for the Master of International Law. To qualify for the award of the Master of International Law, a candidate must complete 48 credit points comprising 12 credit points of compulsory core units of study, a minimum of 12 credit points of core untes of study and a maximum of 24 credit points of elective units of study, including 6 credit points of approved elective units of study from the Department of Government and International Relations or the Centre for International Security Studies.
7 Course transfer
0.
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
(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.