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Juris Doctor

Part 2 Jurisprudence elective unit of study table

Elective units of study

Students must complete 42 credit points of elective units of study, comprising:
(i) a maximum of 36 credit points of units of study from Part 1 Electives
(ii) a minimum of 6 credit points of units of study from Part 2 Jurisprudence Electives
(iii) no more than 24 credit points of master's level units of study in the Juris Doctor

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Part 2 - Jurisprudence Elective Units of Study

LAWS5147
Law and Economics
6 N LAWS3447

This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD.
LAWS5154
Philosophy of Law
6 N LAWS3454

This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 2 requirement of the LLB.
LAWS5168
Theories of Justice
6 N LAWS3468

This unit satisfies the Juriprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD.
LAWS5171
The Morality of Obeying the Law
6 N LAWS3471

This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD.
LAWS5175
Philosophy of International Law
6 N LAWS3475
LAWS5195
The Rule of Law and its Value
6 N LAWS3495

This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD.
LAWS5200
Law, Morals and Politics
6 N LAWS3500

This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence requirement of the JD.
LAWS5201
Theories of the State
6 N LAWS3501

This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD.
LAWS5213
Philosophy of Criminal Law
6 P LAWS5004
N LAWS3513
LAWS5217
The History of Legal Thought
6  
LAWS5222
Rights
6 N LAWS3522

This unit satisfies the Part 2/Jurisprudence requirement of the JD.

Part 2 - Master's Level Jurisprudence Electives

JURS6019
Freedom of Speech
6 Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6338
The Nature of the Common Law
6 Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6836
Precedent, Interpretation and Probability
6