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Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyLAW859 Heritage Law and Policy4 pg cpThe unit is primarily concerned with items of culturalheritage, particularly built items. It looks at the way thelegal system responds to disputes about heritage includinghow legal responses are fashioned not just by law, butby the interaction of other complex variables eg whatconstitutes heritage in a multicultural society; theFederal, State and local tiers of government and the influenceon the legal system of international practice andexpectations.LAW860 International Environmental Law4 pg cpAn examination of the sources and obligations of internationallaw in relation to the environment and their connectionwith municipal laws, related inter-governmentalorganisations and non-government organisations.Concentrates on the major international environmentaldebates being addressed at the present time, includingsuch issues as the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion,biodiversity, ocean pollution and sustainable development.LAW861 Local Government Law4 pg cpThe unit focuses on the role of local councils in regulatingland use control. Fundamental issues relating to thefunctioning, accountability, and supervision of localcouncils are considered as a preliminary to a detailedexamination of the regulatory powers and functions ofcouncils in the context of land use control. In addition toexamining planning and land use controls, the unit looksat the regulatory powers conferred by local governmentlegislation.LAW862/LAW863/LAW864 Legal ResearchDissertation8 pg cpTopics for the dissertation may be drawn from any arearelevant to the course of study for which the candidatehas appropriate qualifications. The dissertation shall be20,000 words in length. The dissertation will be subjectto regular supervision by one of the staff members participatingin the Masters program. The dissertation willnormally be examined within the Division of Law. Analternative mode for undertaking the dissertation overtwo semesters is available: LAW863 and LAW864.LAW865 Biodiversity Law4 pg cpThis unit evaluates current regimes designed to protectbiodiversity. Starting with the Convention on BiologicalDiversity and the Global Biodiversity Strategy, the unitwill evaluate the actions taken both internationally andnationally to save and sustainably use the world’s biologicaldiversity. Specific topics covered include legal mechanismsto protect biodiversity, genetically modifiedorganisms, access to genetic resources and intellectualproperty rights in biodiversity.LAW866 Comparative IndigenousEnvironmental Law and Management4 pg cpThis unit considers the international and national recognitionof indigenous people’s environmental and naturalresource rights. The focus is on the implementation ofthese rights through negotiated legal frameworks such asjoint management (co-management) primarily for conservationand for sustainable use of wildlife and fisheries,access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing,Australian Indigenous Land Use Agreements and moderntreaties recognising the integrated rights of indigenouspeoples such as the Regional Agreements under theCanadian comprehensive land claims processes.LAW867 Marine Environmental Law andPolicy4 pg cpThis unit evaluates the efforts of the global community toprotect and preserve the coastal and marine environmentand to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marineenvironment. The unit will undertake an examination ofinternational conventions, legislation and other managementtools used to achieve these objectives.LAW868 e-Commerce and IT Law4 pg cpThis unit deals with a wide range of legal electronic commerceissues, focusing on Australian and internationalapproaches to regulating cyberspace and the internet.Topics to be studied include: electronic data interchange,jurisdictional analysis of business transactions, bankingand finance regulations and codes of practice, digitalcash, Smart cards, electronic sale of goods (including theimpact of the Vienna and other conventions), theElectronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth), UNCITRALModel Law on Electronic Commerce, digital letters ofcredit, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments,security of electronic transactions, encryption,computer and electronic fraud and crime and on-line consumerprotection.LAW869 Law, Globalisation and CulturalTransformations4 pg cpThis seminar examines the economic, social, cultural,religious and political consequences of globalisation toindigenous cultures and the law. The unit focuses onhumanity and inhumanity, the role of the judiciary andthe law, the logic of global capitalism, consequences oftechnologies, land use and the environment.LAW870 Corporate Finance andSecurities Regulation4 pg cpThis unit provides an introduction to the topic of regulationin the area of financial services and the question ofcorporate finance. Corporate finance deals with the structureof the Australian Financial Market and the way companiesraise capital from public or private sources289
Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004through the creation of financial products. The coursealso deals with securities regulation and the rules underwhich financial products may be sold.LAW871 Taxation Law4 pg cpThis unit examines the legal and constitutional basis oftaxation in Australia with consideration of the legal conceptsof income and capital and the fiscal treatment ofindividual, corporate, and other taxpaying entities. Areview is made of the general and specific provisions ofthe Income Tax Assessment Act and allied Acts, togetherwith a brief comparative look at taxes in other fields. Theemphasis is on legal aspects of taxation as illustrated bycase law.LAW878 Environmental Law and PolicyClinic6 pg cpThis unit will provide students with the techniques andprocedures used to resolve environmental law and policyissues. It provides for clinical placement opportunitiesthat expose students to real people, real situations, reallegal problems and policy initiatives. This unit enablesstudents to give practical effect to skills learnt in otherLaw units.LAW879 Environmental Law and PolicyClinic4 pg cpThis unit will provide students with the techniques andprocedures used to resolve environmental law and policyissues. It provides for clinical placement opportunitiesthat expose students to real people, real situations, reallegal problems and policy initiatives. This unit enablesstudents to give practical effect to skills learnt in otherLaw units.POL837 East Asia and the InternationalPolitical Economy4 pg cpThis unit employs a political-economic understanding toilluminate processes of change and development in theEast Asian region. The primary theme is the establishmentthere of a “western” political-economic order.including world society, world authority, power politicsand Marxist approaches, the sub-streams of strategicstudies, behaviourism, peace and conflict studies, plusthe third world, feminist and post-modernist critiques.POL842 Politics of International Law4 pg cpA study of the nature of international law in relation tothe operation of municipal or domestic law. It looks at thesources of international law and certain key topicsincluding statehood and recognition, the use of force,succession and jurisdiction. The emphasis is on the interactionbetween law and politics and such questions as tothe effectiveness/ ineffectiveness of international law,especially in the case of treaties.POL845 International Institutions4 pg cpA study of the role of international institutions, such asthe UN Security Council and World Health Organisation,IMP and the World Bank, in the context of world orderand the management and regulation of relations betweenstates and other global actors. Particular attention is givento the UN system, to peacekeeping and global economicmanagement.POL849International Political Economy4 pg cpThe ascendancy of international political economy (IPE)within the disciplinary umbrella of international relations(IR) has reflected both global processes and a belief thatto understand international order more fully, one woulddo well to integrate an understanding of economic powerwielded by both state and non-state actors. This is anadvanced IPE unit examining power, change and inequalityin the global political economy. In addition to theperennial debates, current issues in the political economyof international relations are also addressed. This offersan opportunity to review both the major interpretive traditionsin IR as well as more recent theoretical developments.POL840 The International System4 pg cpAn overview of global politics focusing on an analysis ofthe nature, measurement and exercise of power in internationalrelations; the study of the clash of interests andthe nature of conflict and war between the major players;and, a consideration of the moral and institutional constraintsdeveloped by the global community on the exerciseof power.POL841 Theory of International Relations4 pg cpA survey of the main theoretical approaches to conceptualiseand explain how international relations operates,290
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