LAWS8246 The High Court of Australia

LAWS8246 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	Law
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Laws
Offered in	LAWS8246 will not be offered in 2009
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	Objectives: This course is designed to ensure that students understand the complex, subtle and still-evolving role of the High Court as a legal, political and social institution in the Australian constitutional system. Content: The course will explore the following topics: the history of the High Court the jurisdiction of the High Court the court's role in the development of Australian law in selected areas of both public and private law the impact on the court's jurisprudence of the abolition of Privy Council appeals and the institution of the 1984 special leave provisions the style of the Court and of individual justices appointments to and removal from the Court and the appointment and removal processes the question of in what sense or senses the Court is a "political" institution the accessibility of the Court and its judgments to the general public the relationship between the Court and the other institutions of Australian government.
Indicative Assessment	Students must rely on the Approved Assessment which will be posted to the course homepage on the ANU Law website, prior to the commencement of the course.
Workload	26 Contact Hours (Intensive Delivery)
Course Classification(s)	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. and SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation.
Areas of Interest	Law
Requisite Statement	Introduction to Legal Reasoning and Research (non-lawyers); Fundamentals of Government and Commercial Law (non-lawyers)
Programs	Graduate Diploma in Government and Commercial Law, Master of Government and Commercial Law, and Master of Legal Studies
Academic Contact	James Stellios

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