Legal Systems G (11752.1)

This unit examines law as a system, with particular relevance to Australia. We cover the concept of law itself; the common law tradition; the Australian Constitution; other sources of law; the reception of English law in Australia, including the ramifications of this for First Nations Australians then and now; the practice of law; and critical perspectives on the law.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Develop a broad knowledge and understanding of the historical foundations of the Australian legal system and its sources of law;
2. Locate primary and secondary sources of law and apply them to develop ideas and arguments about legal issues;
3. Analyse and explain how Australian legal institutions work both separately and collaboratively; and
4. Evaluate the Australian legal system in context, including its interaction with Australia's First Nations peoples.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

11251 Foundations of Law and Justice

Equivalent units

11431 Foundations of Law and Justice G, 6777 Legal Systems G

Assumed knowledge

None.