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- Cybercrime and Digital CriminologyCRIM20007
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
Whilst mobile and social media benefit society in many ways, they have also given rise to a range of cybercrimes and online harms. In this subject we examine the origins, nature, and prevalence of a range of cybercrimes and online harms. Further, through considering cybercrimes in the context of ...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 1 x 1.5 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week for 12 weeks Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
- Qualitative Research MethodsCRIM40002
Offered:Semester 1Year:2019
This subject forms an advanced overview of theories, methods and ethical issues in qualitative research. The subject will focus on the techniques of field studies, intensive interviewing, and case studies. Students will carry out small scale qualitative research exercises and will present them or...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24 contact hours: A 2-hour seminar per week for 12 weeks. Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019
- Criminal Justice: Australia and JapanCRIM90033
Offered:SeptemberYear:2019
A key issue for criminal justice is the challenge of responding to offenders with specialised needs arising from mental disorders, health problems, physical disability, and age. This subject examines the different approaches taken by criminal justice agencies in Australia and Japan in relation to...
- September - Off Campus
Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 32 hours total, consisting of seminars, workshops and fieldtrips delivered both on campus and in Japan (at Ritsumeikan University) Teaching period 2 September 2019 to 7 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 September 2019 Census date 13 September 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 October 2019 Assessment period ends 18 October 2019
- Criminal Law and Political JusticeCRIM20002
Offered:Semester 1Year:2019
Criminal law has a central importance in criminology, since it is the criminal law which determines the legality or illegality of behaviours. This subject studies social and political dimensions of the criminal law as it governs institutional processes and the construction of criminality. The fir...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 30 contact hours per semester. 2 x one hour lectures and 1 x one hour tutorial per week for 10 weeks. The lecture and tutorial programs are staggered and cover the 12 weeks of semester. Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019
- Crimes of the PowerfulCRIM30005
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
This subject analyses the crimes and harms of the powerful. The subject examines the relationship between government, business and law both theoretically and through a series of case studies to explore the reasons behind business harms and crimes and why they are so difficult to tackle. The subje...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 30 contact hours per semester: 1 x 1.5 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week for 12 weeks. Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
- Terrorism: Shifting ParadigmsCRIM20008
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
This subject examines the various dimensions of terrorism and its manifestations. This includes the nation state's capacity to authorise and to create the conditions for the practices known as terrorism. In this subject we interrogate the role of the nation state and the rhetoric/s of anti-terror...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 30 contact hours per semester. 2 x one hour lectures and 1 x one hour tutorial per week for 10 weeks. The lecture and tutorial programs are staggered and cover the 12 weeks of semester. Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
- PolicingCRIM20003
Offered:Semester 1Year:2019
This subject introduces students to the historical, political and social forces which shape police organisations, policies and practices. The subject covers the origins, functions and structures of contemporary policing , and identifies key emerging issues and challenges in policing such as the e...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 30 contact hours per semester: 2 x one hour lectures and 1 x one hour tutorial per week for 10 weeks. The lecture and tutorial programs are staggered and cover the 12 weeks of semester. Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019
- Regulatory Policy and PracticeLAWS70460
Offered:AprilYear:2019Quotas apply
Regulation has become a permanent feature of the way in which contemporary democratic economies, including Australia, are governed. There are few spheres of economic activity that are not subject to some form of regulatory oversight and control. Daily news programs rarely pass without some mentio...
- April
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24-34 hours Pre teaching start date 27 February 2019 Pre teaching requirements The pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 3 April 2019 to 9 April 2019 Last self-enrol date 31 January 2019 Census date 3 April 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 April 2019 Assessment period ends 27 May 2019
- InstitutionsLAWS90071
Offered:Term 1, Term 3Year:2019
This subject examines the challenges and dynamics influencing the institutions that administer and enforce competition and consumer laws. It also explores the role of international institutions in promoting or enforcing competition law and policy and their various structures and modes of influenc...
- Term 1 - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 80 hours Pre teaching start date 28 January 2019 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarise themselves with the online platform and may like to take the opportunity to read through preliminary information about the subject and the services and support that is available to them. Students are encouraged to use this time to also introduce themselves to peers and teaching staff and to learn about those they will be studying with throughout the term. Teaching period 4 February 2019 to 31 March 2019 Last self-enrol date 29 January 2019 Census date 22 February 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 March 2019 Assessment period ends 7 April 2019 - Term 3 - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 80 hours Pre teaching start date 15 July 2019 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarise themselves with the online platform and may like to take the opportunity to read through preliminary information about the subject and the services and support that is available to them. Students are encouraged to use this time to also introduce themselves to peers and teaching staff and to learn about those they will be studying with throughout the term. Teaching period 22 July 2019 to 15 September 2019 Last self-enrol date 16 July 2019 Census date 9 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 30 August 2019 Assessment period ends 22 September 2019
- Australian Consumer LawLAWS70380
Offered:MarchYear:2019Quotas apply
Australia has a detailed and comprehensive consumer protection regime dealing with the supply of goods and services, including financial products, to consumers. Primary legislation is the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), found in Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth); equivalent...
- March
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24-34 hours Pre teaching start date 13 February 2019 Pre teaching requirements The pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 18 March 2019 to 22 March 2019 Last self-enrol date 19 February 2019 Census date 18 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 April 2019 Assessment period ends 5 June 2019
- International Tax: Principles, StructureLAWS70006
Offered:May, Semester 2Year:2019Quotas apply
This core international tax subject is of central importance given Australia’s ever-growing role in the global economy. This subject covers the fundamental international income tax rules that apply where income or capital gains are derived in circumstances that have a connection with Australia. I...
- May
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 34 Pre teaching start date 17 April 2019 Pre teaching requirements The pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 15 May 2019 to 21 May 2019 Last self-enrol date 22 April 2019 Census date 15 May 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 June 2019 Assessment period ends 8 July 2019 - Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24-34 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 31 January 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
- International Human Rights LawLAWS70264
Offered:February, JulyYear:2019Quotas apply
The field of international human rights law is today composed of a multitude of legal instruments, implementation bodies, special procedures, human rights NGOs and transitional justice mechanisms. This subject provides the opportunity to examine this field in many of its dimensions, equipping stu...
- February
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24-34 hours Pre teaching start date 30 January 2019 Pre teaching requirements The pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 28 February 2019 to 6 March 2019 Last self-enrol date 31 January 2019 Census date 28 February 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 April 2019 Assessment period ends 22 May 2019 - July
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24-34 hours Pre teaching start date 26 June 2019 Pre teaching requirements The pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 25 July 2019 to 31 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 1 July 2019 Census date 25 July 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 August 2019 Assessment period ends 16 September 2019
- Corporate Tax ALAWS70024
Offered:April, Semester 2Year:2019Quotas apply
This core tax subject examines the policies, detailed rules and current practical problems involved in the taxation of companies and shareholders in Australia, particularly at shareholder level. The lecturers are leading practitioners and they will consider the tax rules that apply to shares, cor...
- April
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24-34 hours Pre teaching start date 13 March 2019 Pre teaching requirements The pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 10 April 2019 to 16 April 2019 Last self-enrol date 31 January 2019 Census date 10 April 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 May 2019 Assessment period ends 3 July 2019 - Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24-26 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 28 June 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
- Global LawyerLAWS50071
Offered:MarchYear:2019Quotas apply
This subject examines the various roles played by lawyers within the international legal order, including as advisers, advocates, negotiators, settlers of disputes, and drafters of legislation, contracts and treaties. Within the integrated theoretical frameworks of legal ethics, professional regu...
- March
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours Semester 1 and Winter Recess (15 hours per week) Teaching period 12 March 2019 to 26 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 11 November 2018 Census date 26 April 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 August 2019 Assessment period ends 14 October 2019
- Cross-Border LitigationLAWS50050
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019Quotas apply
This subject will examine, from an advanced and specialist point of view, the rules applicable to the court determination of cross-border disputes in Australia, in particular the issues of civil jurisdiction (including both the existence and discretionary exercise of jurisdiction), applicable law...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 36 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
- Criminal Law and ProcedureLAWS50034
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019
There are many ways in which to construct the field of criminal law: it is related to public law in as much as it concerns the relation between the state and the citizen in democratic societies; it is related to the law of obligations (contracts and torts) but is concerned with public rather than...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 48 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
- Statutes in the 21st CenturyLAWS70404
Offered:Semester 2Year:2019Quotas apply
In the first half of the 20th century most civil actions were for causes of action not much affected by statute: trespass, negligence, libel and slander, breach of contract and the various forms of equitable suit. Most criminal prosecutions were for offences created by statute but whose elements ...
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24 hrs Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 4 February 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
- Trade Marks and Unfair CompetitionLAWS70046
Offered:AugustYear:2019Quotas apply
This subject is concerned with the laws in Australia that protect trade marks and relevant aspects of New Zealand law on this topic. Trade marks play a pivotal role in the marketing of goods and services, and generally are one of a trader‘s most valuable assets. The protection of trade marks is t...
- August
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 34 hours Pre teaching start date 24 July 2019 Pre teaching requirements The pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 21 August 2019 to 27 August 2019 Last self-enrol date 29 July 2019 Census date 21 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 September 2019 Assessment period ends 7 October 2019
- Internat and Comparative Competition LawLAWS70301
Offered:AugustYear:2019Quotas apply
This subject will provide students with international and comparative insights into a field of growing significance to practitioners in Australia and the region. While the subject will focus on the federal antitrust law of the United States (‘US’) and the competition law of the European Union (‘E...
- August
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 24-34 hours Pre teaching start date 3 July 2019 Pre teaching requirements The pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 7 August 2019 to 13 August 2019 Last self-enrol date 10 July 2019 Census date 7 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 August 2019 Assessment period ends 23 September 2019
- Evidence and ProofLAWS50037
Offered:Semester 1, Winter TermYear:2019Quotas apply
Evidence and Proof offers a detailed exploration of how facts are analysed in legal settings, giving equal attention to the way that lawyers think about and communicate factual issues and the rules that regulate how courts resolve factual disputes. The subject provides a foundation for understand...
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 36 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 - Winter Term
Mode of delivery On Campus — Parkville Contact hours 36 hours Teaching period 8 July 2019 to 19 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 10 July 2019 Census date 12 July 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 July 2019 Assessment period ends 29 July 2019