James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2000

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Bachelor of Laws

Townsville, Cairns (only the first three years of Law are available in Cairns)

LEVEL 1

(a)  
LA1004:03 Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
and  
LA1005:03 Principles of Criminal Law
(b)  
LA1006:03 Legal Studies
LA1007:03 Legal Research and Analysis
(c)  
Other level 1 subjects to the value of 12 units selected from those set out in Tables Ia, IIa, III, Va1 and Va2 of the Master Schedule of Subjects and approved by the Faculty.

LEVEL 2

(a)  
LA2001:06 Law of Contract
(b)  
LA1011:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA1012:03 Torts B – Negligence
(c)  
LA2003:06 Land Law
(d)  
LA2004:06 Constitutional Law

LEVEL 3

(a)  
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
(b)  
LA3002:06 Company and Partnership Law
(c)  
LA3011:03 Commercial Law 1
LA3012:03 Commercial Law 2
(d)  
LA3004:03 Evidence
(e)  
LA3006:03 Administrative Law

LEVEL 4

Note: Not all the following subjects will be offered every year. Consult Table VI of the Master Schedule of Subjects for the current year subject offerings.

(a) A minimum of 24 units selected from:
CO3201:02 Trust Accounts and Book-keeping
LA3005:03 Family Law
LA4005:03 Jurisprudence
LA4006:03 Conflicts of Laws
LA4007:03 Succession
LA4009:01 Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct
LA4011:03 Environmental Law
LA4012:03 Public International Law
LA4013:03 Law of Corporate Investigations
LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies
LA4017:03 Restitution
LA4018:03 Advanced Administrative Law
LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting
LA4020:03 Industrial Law
LA4021:03 Jessup International Law Moot
LA4022:03 Civil Procedure
LA4023:03 Taxation Law
LA4024:03 Advanced Taxation Law
LA4025:03 Marine and Coastal Management Law
LA4026:03 Research Dissertation
LA4027:03 Human Rights Law
LA4028:03 Law of the Sea
LA4029:03 Comparative Law
LA4030:03 Mining Law

Note:

  1. Students who wish to seek accreditation from the legal professional bodies as a barrister or solicitor will need to include: CO3201:02 Trust Accounts and Book-keeping; LA4009:01 Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct; LA4022:03 Civil Procedure.
  2. Students seeking admission to practice are strongly advised to include the following level 4 subjects: LA3005:03 Family Law; LA4007:03 Succession; LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies; LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting.
  3. CO3201 and LA4009 may not be credited to an LLB degree.

Graduate Entry Program

LEVEL 1

(a)  
LA1004:03 Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
LA1005:03 Principles of Criminal Law
(b)  
LA1006:03 Legal Studies
LA1007:03 Legal Research and Analysis
(c)  
LA1011:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA1012:03 Torts B – Negligence
(d)  
LA2001:06 Law of Contract

LEVEL 2

(a)  
LA2004:06 Constitutional Law
(b)  
LA2003:06 Land Law
(c)  
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
and  
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
(d)  
LA3002:06 Company and Partnership Law

LEVEL 3

(a)  
LA3011:03 Commercial Law 1
and  
LA3012:03 Commercial Law 2
(b)  
LA3004:03 Evidence
(c)  
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
(d)  
12 units selected from the Elective Program (level 4 subjects) listed below.

LEVEL 4

As for Bachelor of Laws with additional notations:

  1. Some of these subjects may be offered during the mid-semester vacations in an intensive program.
  2. LA4022:03 Civil Procedure is required, if seeking accreditation from the legal professional bodies.


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