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International Law

Units of study

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Graduate Diploma in International Law

Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the Faculty prior to enrolment.
Candidates must complete 24 credit points, comprising 12 credit points of core units of study and 12 credit points of elective units of study.

2016 Core Units of Study

LAWS6243
International Law I
6    N LAWS5005


This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law. This unit is compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and must be taken during the first semester of candidature. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. This unit is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students.
Intensive March
Semester 2
LAWS6167
International Law II
6    A LAWS6243


Compulsory core unit for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students. This unit replaced LAWS6167 International Law and Australian Institutions.
Intensive May
Semester 2

2016 Elective Units of Study

LAWS6856
Anti-Terrorism Law
6    N CISS6011


This unit replaced LAWS6856 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Policy and Law.
Intensive September
LAWS6141
Asia Pacific Environmental Law
6      Intensive October
LAWS6209
Australian International Taxation
6      Semester 1
LAWS6091
Chinese International Taxation
6   

The unit is available to students who have successfully completed either one undergraduate unit of study in tax law or one unit of study in a postgraduate tax program.
Intensive August
LAWS6314
Coastal and Marine Law
6      Intensive August
LAWS6824
Commercial Conflict of Laws
6    N LAWS6884


This unit replaced LAWS6824 Transnational Commercial Litigation
Intensive February
LAWS6153
Comparative Corporate Taxation
6      Intensive March
LAWS6128
Comparative International Taxation
6      Intensive April
LAWS6222
Corporate Governance
6      Intensive April
LAWS6140
Corp Soc Responsibility: Theory/Pol
6   

Available to MLLR students who commence after Jan 2015.
Intensive July
LAWS6997
Cross-Border Deals
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals ¿ A US Perspective. Available to law graduates only. Students undertaking this unit must have a good working knowledge of the Australian Corporations Act and the rules and practices applicable to securities offerings and takeovers or the equivalent in their home jurisdiction.
Intensive October
LAWS6852
Doing Business in China
6    A LAWS6252
Intensive August
LAWS6334
Gender Inequality and Development
6      Intensive March
LAWS6964
Global Energy and Resources Law
6      Intensive May
LAWS6920
Global Health Law
6      Intensive July
LAWS6933
Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions.
Intensive May
LAWS6302
Human Rights and Environmental Law
6      Intensive April
LAWS6846
Human Rights and the Global Economy
6    N LAWS5178


Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit
Intensive August
LAWS6817
Interaction of Tort and Contracts
6    A undergraduate law degree


This unit replaced LAWS6817 Practical Legal Effects of the Interaction of Tort and Contract
Intensive March
LAWS6059
International Business Law
6    A LAWS6252


Core unit for MIntBus&L students. This unit is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students.
Intensive March
LAWS6060
International Commercial Arbitration
6   

This is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students
Intensive October
LAWS6958
International Contract Law
6    A undergraduate law degree


This unit replaced LAWS6958 Comparative Commercial Contracts.
Intensive February
LAWS6061
International Environmental Law
6   

Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law.
Intensive April
LAWS6138
Internatl Fin Transactions: Law and Prac
6      Intensive March
LAWS6161
International Human Rights
6    N GOVT6117


Available to MLLR students who commence after Jan 2015.
Intensive August
LAWS6218
International Humanitarian Law
6    N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183
Intensive September
LAWS6037
International Import/Export Laws
6      Semester 1
LAWS6939
International Insolvency Law
6      Intensive February
LAWS6916
International Investment Law
6      Intensive August
LAWS6062
International Law-the Use of Armed Force
6    N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183
Intensive April
LAWS6339
International Sports Law
6      Intensive August
LAWS6331
International Wildlife Law
6      Intensive May
LAWS6857
Introduction to Chinese Law
6    A LAWS6252
N LAWS6001


Prohibition: Students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China
Intensive May
LAWS6879
Japanese Law
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/cstudent/offshore/index.shtml Registration enquiries law.offshore@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au
Intensive February
LAWS6932
Law and Investment in Asia
6      Intensive May
LAWS6928
Law, Justice and Development
6    N LAWS3478


This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students and replaced LAWS6928 Law and Economic Development.
Intensive April
LAWS6047
Law of the Sea
6      Intensive April
LAWS6149
Legal Pluralism in Southeast Asia
12   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit will be taught offshore with the cooperation of Gadjah Mada University (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) and International Islamic University (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). These institutions will provide guest lecturers. These institutions can be contacted through Assoc Prof Simon Butt and Dr Salim Farrar. Students must register their attendance before enrolling. For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus Registration enquiries law.offshore@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au
Intensive July
LAWS6252
Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System
6    N LAWS6881


International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. Students must attend all classes on the timetabled dates as prescribed for their enrolled session/group. An Absent Fail grade may be granted to students who fail to attend the correct session/group.
Intensive April
Intensive July
Intensive March
Intensive September
LAWS6944
Market Manipulation and Insider Trading
6   

This unit replaced LAWS6944 Regulation of Market Manipulation and Abuse (formerly Manipulation and Abuse in Global Securities Markets).
Intensive October
LAWS6990
Principles of Oil and Gas Law
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
MIL and GradDipIL students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both.
Intensive July
LAWS6177
Tax Treaties
6      Intensive May
LAWS6946
Tax Treaties Special Issues
6      Intensive October
LAWS6123
Transfer Pricing in International Tax
6      Intensive May
LAWS6109
UK International Taxation
6      Intensive August
LAWS6844
US Corporate Law
6      Intensive May
LAWS6171
US International Taxation
6      Intensive May
LAWS6063
World Trade Organization Law I
6    A limited knowledge of law of treaties


This unit replaced LAWS6063 International Trade Regulation
Intensive April