MLL418 - Contemporary Legal Issues
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Not offered in 2024. |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite: | Must have completed 8 law units |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| In-person attendance requirements | 30 contact hours: 6 contact hours per day (2 x 1-hour on-campus lectures and 2 x 2-hour on-campus seminars) from 9.00am - 4.00pm for 5 days Trimester 3 2024 Burwood Intensive dates: To be advised
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| Note: | If you are not able to enrol, please email buslaw@deakin.edu.au |
Content
This unit is explicitly intended to extend skills and knowledge, developed in core subjects studied in the law curriculum, by exploring key contemporary issues in a selected area of law. This is done with a lens provided by an externally recognised expert in the field. The unit will focus on a specialist area while simultaneously investigating the wider implications for other areas. Students will analyse specific legal issues and controversies within the selected area, taking into account social attitudes, institutional practices, relevant laws and legal processes.
- Trimester 3 2023 special topic: TBA
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