This course assesses the impact of International Law upon Australian Government in the second century since Federation. Attention will be given to the impact of International Law upon all levels of government, including Federal, State, Territorial and Local Government. The framework for analysis is to provide a critical review of how international law impacts upon a range of Australian institutions across all levels of Australian society, with specific consideration being given to:

• The Executive
• The Legislature: Commonwealth, State and Territorial
• The Judiciary: High Court, Federal Court, Family Court, State and Territorial Supreme Courts
• The Bureaucracy: Federal, State and Territorial Departments
  

Students who have successfully completed this course will:

• have a better understanding of the developments which have taken place in international law duing the past 30 years
• have an appreciation of the legal impact of these developments upon Australian institutions
• understand the legal responses adopted at either the federal, state or territorial level to these developments in international law
• appreciate the political background at both the international and domestic level to these developments

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.

26 Contact Hours (Intensive Delivery)

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