Sydney Law School Handbook 2018 Handbooks online: sydney.edu.au/handbooks Contents Contents Welcome 1 Compulsory unit of study descriptions 31 Sydney Law School Undergraduate Units of Study 31 Resolutions of the Senate 3 Compulsory units of study 31 Resolutions of the Senate 3 Elective unit of study table 35 Resolutions of the Faculty 5 Resolutions of The University of Sydney Law 5 Elective unit of study descriptions 39 School for coursework awards Part 1 Elective Units of Study 39 Part 1: Course enrolment 5 Part 1 Masters Level Elective Units of Study 48 Part 2: Unit of study enrolment 5 Part 2 Jurisprudence Units of Study 56 Part 3: Studying and assessment 6 Part 2 Masters©s Level Jurisprudence Units of 58 Part 4: Progression, results and graduation 7 Study Part 5: Other 7 Doctorates 59 Bachelor of Laws 9 Doctor of Laws 59 Bachelor of Laws 9 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 59 Course resolutions 9 Doctor of Juridical Studies 61 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws 11 Doctor of Juridical Studies 61 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Law 11 Course resolutions 61 Course resolutions 11 Part 1: Preliminary 61 Part 2: Admission requirements 61 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws 15 Part 3: Candidature 61 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws 15 Part 4: Requirements 61 Course resolutions 15 Part 5: Enrolment and progression 62 Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws 19 Part 6: Examination 62 Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Laws 19 Part 7: Other 62 Course resolutions 19 Master of Criminology (Research) 63 Bachelor of Engineering Honours and Bachelor 23 Master of Criminology (Research) 63 of Laws Course resolutions 63 Bachelor of Engineering Honours combined 23 Part 1: Preliminary 63 degrees Part 2: Admission requirements 63 Bachelor of Engineering Honours combined 23 degrees Part 3: Candidature 63 Bachelor of Engineering Honours and Bachelor of 23 Part 4: Requirements 63 Arts Part 5: Enrolment and progression 63 Bachelor of Engineering Honours and Bachelor of 23 Part 6: Examination 64 Commerce Part 7: Other 64 Bachelor of Engineering Honours and Bachelor of 23 Science Master of Laws (Research) 65 Bachelor of Engineering Honours and Bachelor of 23 Course rules 65 Design in Architecture Master of Laws (Research) 65 Bachelor of Engineering Honours and Bachelor of 23 Laws Course resolutions 65 Bachelor of Engineering Honours and Bachelor of 23 Part 1: Preliminary 65 Project Management Part 2: Admission requirements 65 Course Resolutions 23 Part 3: Candidature 65 Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws 27 Part 4: Requirements 65 Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws 27 Part 5: Enrolment and progression 66 Course resolutions 27 Part 6: Examination 66 Part 7: Other 66 Compulsory unit of study table 29 For internal use by University of Sydney staff only. i Contents Juris Doctor 67 Environmental Law 125 Juris Doctor 67 Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law 125 Course resolutions 67 Master of Environmental Law 125 Course resolutions 125 Units of study 69 Environmental Law 127 Units of study 71 Units of study 127 Juris Doctor Compulsory Units of Study 71 Environmental Law 129 Juris Doctor 75 Units of study 129 Units of study 75 Global Law 131 Units of study 77 For continuing students only 131 Juris Doctor Electives Units of Study 77 Units of study 131 Part 1- International, Comparative, and 77 Transnational Electives Units of Study Health Law 139 Part 1 - Master©s Level Electives (International, 79 Graduate Diploma in Health Law 139 Comparative, and Transnational) Master of Health Law 139 Juris Doctor 87 Course resolutions 139 Units of study 87 Health Law 141 Juris Doctor 89 Units of study 141 Units of study 89 Health Law 143 Part 2- Elective Units of Study 89 Units of study 143 Part 2- Master©s Level Electives 95 International Law 145 Juris Doctor 99 Graduate Diploma in International Law 145 Units of study 99 Master of International Law 145 Juris Doctor 101 Course resolutions 145 Units of study 101 International Law 147 Part 3- Jurisprudence Units of Study 101 Units of study 147 Part 3- Masters Level Electives (Jurisprudence) 102 International Law 151 Administrative Law and Policy 105 Units of study 151 Master of Administrative Law and Policy 105 Course resolutions 105 International Taxation 153 Administrative Law and Policy 107 Units of study 153 Units of study 107 Jurisprudence 157 Business Law 109 Graduate Diploma in Jurisprudence 157 Master of Jurisprudence 157 Graduate Diploma in Business Law 109 Course resolutions 157 Master of Business Law 109 Course resolutions 109 Jurisprudence 159 Business Law 111 Units of study 159 Units of study 111 Jurisprudence 161 Business Law 115 Units of study 161 Units of study 115 Labour Law and Relations 163 Criminology 119 Master of Labour Law and Relations 163 Course resolutions 163 Graduate Diploma in Criminology 119 Master of Criminology 119 Labour Law and Relations 165 Course resolutions 119 Units of study 165 Criminology 121 Law and International Development 167 Units of study 121 Units of study 167 Criminology 123 Master of Laws 171 Units of study 123 Graduate Diploma in Law 171 ii Contents Master of Laws 171 Course resolutions 171 Master of Laws 173 Units of study 173 Graduate Diploma in Law 179 Units of study 179 Taxation 185 Graduate Diploma in Taxation 185 Master of Taxation 185 Course resolutions 185 Taxation 187 Units of study 187 Taxation 189 Units of study 189 Commercial Law 191 Units of study 191 Corporate, Securities and Finance Law 193 Units of study 193 International Business Law 195 Units of study 195 Units of study A-E 199 Sydney Law School postgraduate units of study 199 A-E Units of study F-J 207 Sydney Law School postgraduate units of study 207 F-J Units of study K-O 215 Sydney Law School postgraduate units of study 215 K-O Units of study P-T 219 Sydney Law School postgraduate units of study 219 P-T Units of study U-Z 225 Sydney Law School postgraduate units of study - 225 U-Z Index by alpha code 227 Index by name 233 iii Contents iv Welcome Welcome An education at We are a leading research-based law school, ranking first in Australia University of Sydney Law and sixth internationally as measured by the Social Sciences Research School prepares you for Network (SSRN). We also have one of the largest enrolments of PhD a varied and exciting candidates in law in the country and remain strongly committed to career in a range of research-based teaching and learning. professional settings. Both the Sydney LLB and There are now more opportunities to engage in overseas study at the Sydney JD, along Sydney Law School than ever before. Students in the LLB and JD with our specialist can engage in exchange study with our partners in North America, master©s degrees and Europe and Asia. Masters students can sample offshore study in graduate diplomas, locations including China, Nepal, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia, or develop the skills needed in the United Kingdom, Germany or the Netherlands through the to work in a national, Sydney Law School in Europe Program. transnational and Legal studies open up many opportunities. While you might choose international legal to practise as a barrister or solicitor, our graduates also become environment. corporate counsel, government policy advisers, teachers, business The Sydney LLB, executives, novelists, journalists and artists. Many graduates work delivered as a combined law degree, continues to be one of Australia's with international organisations, such as the United Nations or the most sought-after degree programs. Our alternative pathways ensure World Bank, or with pro-bono legal services. Indeed, well over 50 that each year we welcome students from a wide range of percent of our law graduates do not practise in the traditional legal backgrounds, whether they be school leavers or those who have profession within a few years of graduating. transferred after recent tertiary study. I hope you enjoy your studies at University of Sydney Law School and Our postgraduate coursework program in law is one of the largest in benefit from the `complete university experience' that Sydney has to Australia, and offers a wide range of units of study. About 80 percent offer. of these units are taught intensively, a popular and rigorous form of Best wishes, teaching that permits candidates to complete the face-to-face teaching coursework of a unit in a short period of time. Professor Joellen Riley The University of Sydney Law School For internal use by University of Sydney staff only. 1 Welcome 2 Resolutions of the Senate Resolutions of the Senate Resolutions of the Senate 3 Combined degrees 1 Degrees, diplomas and certificates of the Code Course title Abbreviation Credit points University of Sydney Law School BPARTLAW Bachelor of Arts* BA/LLB 240 and Bachelor of (1) With the exception of the Doctor of Laws and the Doctor of Laws^ Philosophy, the Senate, by authority of the University of Sydney Act 1989 (as amended), provides and confers the Dalyell following degrees, diplomas and certificates, according to BPCOMLAW Bachelor of BCom/LLB 240 the rules specified by the University of Sydney Law School. Commerce* and Bachelor of Laws^ The Doctor of Laws and the Doctor of Philosophy are provided and conferred according to the rules specified by Dalyell the Senate and the Academic Board. BPECNLAW Bachelor of BEc/LLB 240 (2) This list is amended with effect from 1 January, 2011. Economics* and Bachelor of Laws^ Degrees, diplomas and certificates no longer open for admission will be conferred by the Senate according to the Dalyell rules previously specified by the University of Sydney Law BUENGLAW Bachelor of BE/LLB 288 School.