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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Students must complete 42 Credit Points of elective units of study. | |||
2017 Part 1- International, Comparative, and Transnational Electives |
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Students 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 or LAWS3408 |
Semester 1 |
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. |
Intensive December Semester 2 |
LAWS5178 Development, Law and Human Rights |
6 | N LAWS3478 or LAWS6846 Enrolment in the Himalyan Field School is by seperate application to the Law School. |
Intensive January Semester 1 |
LAWS5207 Energy Law: Renewables and Emerging Tech |
6 | P LAWS5002 |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5137 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | P LAWS1015 or LAWS1002 or LAWS2008 or LAWS5002 N LAWS3092 or LAWS3437 |
Semester 1 |
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 Applications for the offshore intensive unit are by seperate application to Sydney Law School. |
Intensive February |
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 2 |
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 1 |
2017 Part 1 - Master's Level Electives (International, Comparative, and Transnational) |
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Students may choose no more than 24 Credit Points of master's level units of study in the Juris Doctor. | |||
LAWS6353 Business Crime |
6 | Intensive December |
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LAWS6091 Chinese International Taxation |
6 | A Available to students who have successfully completed an undergraduate/postgraduate unit of study in tax law. |
Intensive August |
LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 | Intensive September |
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LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
6 | Intensive February |
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LAWS6140 Corp Soc Responsibility: Theory/Pol |
6 |
Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive July |
LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals |
6 | A 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 |
LAWS6889 Death Law |
6 | Intensive April |
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LAWS6852 Doing Business in China |
6 | A undergraduate law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction or LAWS6252 |
Intensive August |
LAWS6945 Doing Business in Emerging Markets |
6 | Intensive September |
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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 |
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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LAWS6059 International Business Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction N LAWS3438, LAWS5138 Core unit for MIntBus&L students. This unit is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students. |
Intensive September |
LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution |
6 | N LAWS6202 |
Intensive August |
LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Intensive May |
LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
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LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Intensive March |
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LAWS6304 International Family Law |
6 | A Available to students who hold a law degree or knowledge of private international law |
Intensive March |
LAWS6343 International Law and Technology |
6 | Intensive August |
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LAWS6816 Labour Law in the Global Economy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree and LAWS6071 This unit replaced LAWS6816 Labour Law in the New Economy |
Intensive July |
LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Intensive March |
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LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478, LAWS5178 This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students. |
Intensive April |
LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Intensive October |
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LAWS6944 Market Manipulation and Insider Trading |
6 | Intensive October |
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LAWS6352 Mergers and Acquisitions in Asia |
6 | Intensive June |
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LAWS6349 Muslim Minorities and the Law |
6 | Intensive September |
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LAWS6345 Principles of Financial Regulation |
6 | Intensive April |
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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. Pre-enrolment registration is required. For further information, please visit Sydney Law School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/ |
Intensive July |
LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | A It is assumed that students undertaking this unit have an understanding of Australian income taxation law commensurate with that which would be obtained from completing undergraduate study in Australian taxation law or five years working with Australian tax law in a law or accounting practice, in an industry role or in the Australian Taxation Office. For students who do not have such knowledge or work experience, they first should undertake LAWS6825 Introduction to Australian Business Tax before enrolling in this unit. |
Intensive June |
LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | Intensive April |
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LAWS6171 US International Taxation |
6 | Intensive May |
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LAWS6109 UK International Taxation |
6 | Intensive September |
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LAWS6063 World Trade Organization Law I |
6 | A limited knowledge of law of treaties |
Intensive August |