Juris Doctor
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Juris Doctor Elective Units of Study |
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| Candidates must complete 42 Credit Points of elective units of study. | |||
2016 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 | |||
| LAWS5368 Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems |
6 | N LAWS3014 or LAWS3068 Enrolment in the Shanghai Winter School is by seperate application to the Law School. |
Semester 2 Summer Law 3 |
| LAWS5178 Development, Law and Human Rights |
6 | N LAWS3478 or LAWS6846 Enrolment is by seperate application to the Law School. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5137 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | P LAWS1015 or LAWS1002 or LAWS2008 or LAWS5002 N LAWS3092 or LAWS3437 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5138 International Commercial Transactions |
6 | P LAWS1015 or LAWS1002 or LAWS2008 or LAWS5002 N LAWS3072 or LAWS3438 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5139 International Economic Law |
6 | P LAWS2005 or LAWS1018 or LAWS1023 or LAWS5005 N LAWS3090 or LAWS3439 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5134 International Human Rights Law |
6 | P LAWS2005 or LAWS1018 or LAWS1023 or LAWS5005 N LAWS3034 or LAWS3434 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5189 International Moot |
6 | P LAWS1018 or LAWS1023 or LAWS5005 N LAWS3035 or LAWS3093 or 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 competition. |
Intensive December Intensive February Semester 1 |
| LAWS5141 Introduction to Islamic Law |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS5144 Japanese Law |
6 | N LAWS3076 or LAWS3444 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Applications for the offshore intensive unit are by seperate application. For further information see http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus. |
Intensive February |
| LAWS5194 Legal Systems in South East Asia |
6 | N LAWS3494 or LAWS6149 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Enrolment in the winter school is by application to the Law School. |
Intensive July |
| LAWS5199 Migration, Refugees and Forced Migration |
6 | P (LAWS2002 or (LAWS2010 and LAWS1021) or (LAWS5007 and LAWS5010)) and (LAWS1004 or LAWS3000 or LAWS3003 or LAWS2011 or LAWS5011) C (LAWS2002 or LAWS2010 or LAWS5010) and (LAWS1018 or LAWS2005 or LAWS1023 or LAWS5005) N LAWS3045 or LAWS3458 or LAWS5158 or LAWS3453 or LAWS5153 or LAWS3499 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5157 Private International Law B |
6 | N LAWS3015 or LAWS3457 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5196 United States Constitutional Law |
6 | P LAWS5011 or LAWS2011 or LAWS1004 or LAWS3000 or LAWS3003 N LAWS3418 or LAWS5118 or LAWS3491 or LAWS5191 or LAWS3496 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5183 War Law: Use of Force and Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3440 or LAWS3086 or LAWS3483 or LAWS6218 or LAWS6062 |
Semester 2 |
2016 Part 1 - Master's Level Electives (International, Comparative, and Transnational) |
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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. | |||
| LAWS6856 Anti-Terrorism Law |
6 | N CISS6011 This unit replaced LAWS6856 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Policy and Law. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6141 Asia Pacific Environmental Law |
6 | Intensive October |
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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. |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6318 Corporate Innovation and Regulation |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6318 Corporate Innovation and Abuse. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6140 Corp Soc Responsibility: Theory/Pol |
6 |
Available to MLLR students who commence after Jan 2015. |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals ¿ A US Perspective. Available to law graduates only. 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. |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6852 Doing Business in China |
6 | A LAWS6252 |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6307 Expert Evidence and Class Action Procedure |
6 | N LAWS6230 or LAWS6869 Students without a law degree or equivalent may enrol in this unit but should be aware that the unit focuses on legal and evidentiary issues. This unit replaced LAWS6230 Expert Evidence and LAWS6869 Class Actions and Complex Litigation. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6964 Global Energy and Resources Law |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6920 Global Health Law |
6 | Intensive July |
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| LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6302 Human Rights and Environmental Law |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | N LAWS5178 Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6896 Internatl and Comparative Criminal Justice |
6 | N LAWS6269 or LAWS6219 |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6339 International Sports Law |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478 This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students and replaced LAWS6928 Law and Economic Development. |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6065 Pollution and Contaminated Land |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6317 Regulation of Corporate Crime |
6 |
Additional Info: It is recommended that students have some knowledge of corporate law and criminal law and procedure, or have had practical experience in these areas. |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6109 UK International Taxation |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6171 US International Taxation |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6096 Work Health and Safety: Law and Policy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree (GradDipPubHL and MLLR students) and LAWS6071 (MLLR students) |
Intensive July |