Constitutional Law (LAWS3700)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Law School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week
Incompatible
LAWS1116 or LAWS2005
Prerequisite
LAWS1703
Restricted
LLB(Hons) and LLB(Hons) duals
Course enquiries
Professor Nicholas Aroney (Semester 1, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
This course continues the study of state and federal constitutional law introduced in Principles of Public Law. The course examines the constitutional relationship between the states and the Commonwealth, the subjects of Commonwealth legislative and executive power, constitutional principles concerning the separation of powers and judicial independence, constitutional rights and freedoms, and the amendment of the state and Commonwealth Constitutions.