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Law in the Global Context - LAWS3271

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisite: Crime & Criminal Process (LAWS1021/JURD7121) & Criminal Laws (LAWS1022/JURD7122) OR Crim. Law 1 (LAWS1001/JURD7101) & Crim. Law 2 (LAWS1011/JURD7111). Co-requisite: Litigation 1 [LAWS2311/ JURD7211] OR Res. Civil Disp. (LAWS2371/JURD7271)

Excluded: JURD7270, JURD7571, LAWS2270

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Please note: LAWS3271 is the course code for law students who commenced pre-2013 and who wish to take Law in the Global Context as an elective. Law students commencing from 2013 onwards who need to complete Law in the Global Context as part of their core requirement should instead enrol in LAWS2270.

Law in the Global Context introduces students to various areas of law having an international dimension, in particular public international law, private international law, comparative law and transnational law. It will concentrate on key themes and emerging trends in these areas. It will also introduce students to the interaction of 'global law' with the domestic legal systems studied in other compulsory courses and instill in students an appreciation of essential notions found throughout contemporary law and lawyers interaction with the international, global, transnational and foreign legal systems.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:

Critically assess key themes and emerging trends in several areas of global law, including public international law, private international law, comparative law and transnational law.
Outline basic principles in several areas of global law, including public international law, private international law, comparative law and transnational law.
Demonstrate an understanding of how the international legal system impacts upon national law.
Identify and discuss key concepts in global law, such as the sources of global law, international regulation and state sovereignty.
Display sufficient familiarity with at least one area of substantive global law, for example, international economic law, human rights law, or international environmental law.

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