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. | |||
2016 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. This unit is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students. |
Intensive March Semester 2 |
| LAWS6167 International Law II |
6 | A LAWS6243 Compulsory core unit for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students. This unit replaced LAWS6167 International Law and Australian Institutions. |
Intensive May Semester 2 |
2016 Core Units of Study |
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| LAWS6059 International Business Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 Core unit for MIntBus&L students. This unit is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students. |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 |
This is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 Available to MLLR students who commence after Jan 2015. |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6062 International Law-the Use of Armed Force |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Intensive April |
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2016 Elective Law Units of Study |
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| 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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| LAWS6209 Australian International Taxation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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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 |
| LAWS6001 Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems |
12 | A LAWS6252 N LAWS6857 or LAWS3014 or LAWS3068 or LAWS5368 Note: Department permission required for enrolment 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/offshore/index.shtml Registration enquiries law.offshore@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Intensive November |
| LAWS6314 Coastal and Marine Law |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6824 Commercial Conflict of Laws |
6 | N LAWS6884 This unit replaced LAWS6824 Transnational Commercial Litigation |
Intensive February |
| LAWS6153 Comparative Corporate Taxation |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
6 | Intensive April |
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| 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 |
| LAWS6334 Gender Inequality and Development |
6 | Intensive March |
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| 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 |
| LAWS6817 Interaction of Tort and Contracts |
6 | A undergraduate law degree This unit replaced LAWS6817 Practical Legal Effects of the Interaction of Tort and Contract |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6958 International Contract Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree This unit replaced LAWS6958 Comparative Commercial Contracts. |
Intensive February |
| LAWS6138 Internatl Fin Transactions: Law and Prac |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6939 International Insolvency Law |
6 | Intensive February |
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| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Intensive August |
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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 |
| LAWS6339 International Sports Law |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6331 International Wildlife Law |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6857 Introduction to Chinese Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 N LAWS6001 Prohibition: Students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6879 Japanese Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/cstudent/offshore/index.shtml Registration enquiries law.offshore@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Intensive February |
| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Intensive May |
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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 |
| 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 |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and 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. |
Intensive April Intensive July Intensive March Intensive September |
| LAWS6944 Market Manipulation and Insider Trading |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6944 Regulation of Market Manipulation and Abuse (formerly Manipulation and Abuse in Global Securities Markets). |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment MIL and GradDipIL students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both. |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6946 Tax Treaties Special Issues |
6 | Intensive October |
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| LAWS6123 Transfer Pricing in International Tax |
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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| LAWS6063 World Trade Organization Law I |
6 | A limited knowledge of law of treaties This unit replaced LAWS6063 International Trade Regulation |
Intensive April |
2016 Non-Law Elective Units of Study |
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2016 Elective Units of Study offered by the Department of Government and International Relations |
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| GOVT6111 Chinese Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6150 Comparative Democratic Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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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 1 |
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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 1 |
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| GOVT6319 Governance and Public Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6357 International Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6313 Leadership in Theory and Practice |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6336 Media Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6121 Northeast Asian Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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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 2 |
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| GOVT6301 Public Sector Ethics and Corruption |
6 | Semester 2 |
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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 2 |
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2016 Elective Units of Study offered by the Centre for International Security Studies |
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| CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6004 Health and Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security |
6 | N GOVT6154 |
Intensive December |
| CISS6001 New Security Challenges |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6018 Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6006 Statebuilding and 'Fragile States' |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6002 Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific |
6 | Semester 1 |
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