LA4029 - Comparative Law

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Law Office

An examination of the history and development of the common law and civil law systems; the features and characteristics of the major legal families (common law, civil law and socialist law); the structures, concepts procedures and the role of the legal profession in each; Australia and Great Britain have diverged under the impetus of different personal laws whether based on religion (Islam, Hinduism) or traditional laws or customs such as the ADAT of Indonesia and Malaysia.

Learning Outcomes

• To acquire a deeper understanding of the major legal systems of the world.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Prerequisites:

LA2017 and LA2018 and LA2019 and LA2020 and LA1105 and LA1106 and LA2015 and LA2016

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator:	Professor Keiran Cullinane
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); essays (50%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); essays (50%).

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