Fundamentals of the Common Law (LAWS7936)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Law School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
General contact hours 24 Hours/ Semester
Incompatible
LAWS1100 or 7000 or 7010
Prerequisite
Approval by Director of Postgraduate Coursework Programs
Restricted
LLM, MICLaw Quota: Minimum of 12 enrolments
Course enquiries
Professor Ann Black ()
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | External | External | Profile unavailable |
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | External | External | Profile unavailable |
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course will introduce students to the history, sources, principal legal concepts, institutions, and methodology of the common law in Australia. The course will provide students whose backgrounds are not in the common law with a sound basis for further study in a common law system.