International Law
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
Master of International Law |
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| Candidates must complete 48 credit points of units of study including: | |||
| 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| 6 credit points of elective units of study from the Department of Government and International Relations or the Centre for International Security Studies. | |||
2012 Compulsory Units of Study |
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| LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 |
This unit is compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and must be taken in the first semester of candidature. This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law. |
Int May Semester 2 |
| LAWS6167 International Law II |
6 |
Compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students. This unit replaced LAWS6167 International Law and Australian Institutions. |
Int October Semester 1 |
2012 Core Units of Study |
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| LAWS6059 International Business Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction Compulsory for MIntBus&L students. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6219 International Criminal Law |
6 | N LAWS6896 |
Int July |
| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Int April |
| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 |
Int October |
| LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3483, LAWS5183 |
Int April |
| LAWS6062 International Law-the Use of Armed Force |
6 | N LAWS3483, LAWS5183 |
Int August |
| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Int May |
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2012 Elective Law Units of Study |
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| LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law |
6 | P LAWS6061 International Environmental Law or equivalent unit |
Int October |
| LAWS6209 Australian International Taxation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6936 Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation |
6 | Int Sept |
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| LAWS6091 Chinese International Taxation |
6 | Int March |
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| LAWS6001 Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems |
12 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction N LAWS6857, LAWS3014 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is not available to students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China. Students must register their attendance before enrolling. To register, please visit the Shanghai Winter School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/cstudent/shanghai/ Registration enquiries law.caplus@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Int December |
| LAWS6900 Comparative Admiralty and Maritime Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree is preferable but knowledge gained from work in shipping or related fields will be sufficient |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6921 Comparative Climate Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int June |
| LAWS6153 Comparative Corporate Taxation |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6170 Comparative Income Taxation |
6 | Int August |
|
| LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6814 Comparative Value Added Tax |
6 | Int June |
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| LAWS6227 Consumer Contracts and Product Defects |
6 | N LAWS6024, LAWS6025 This unit replaced LAWS6227 Consumer Protection Law: Liability of Suppliers to Consumers. |
Int October |
| LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals - A US Perspective |
6 | A Students undertaking this unit must hold a law degree and 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 |
Int April |
| LAWS6973 Development, Law and Human Rights |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit (LAWS6973) is worth 6cp. Students are not permitted to convert to LAWS6974 (12cp) after enrolment. For further information, please visit the Himalayan Field School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/scil/fieldschool/ Registration enquiries law.nepal@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Int January |
| LAWS6974 Development, Law and Human Rights |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit (LAWS6974) is worth 12cp. Students are not permitted to convert to LAWS6973 (6cp) after enrolment. For further information, please visit the Himalayan Field School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/scil/fieldschool/ Registration enquiries law.nepal@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Int January |
| LAWS6852 Doing Business in China |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction |
Int August |
| LAWS6163 Energy and Climate Law |
6 | N LAWS6863 The unit replaced LAWS6163 International & Australian Climate Law (formerly Energy Law). |
Int April |
| LAWS6952 European Private International Law |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6964 Global Energy and Resources Law |
6 | Int Sept |
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| LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions. International Law students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both. |
Int May |
| LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | Int August |
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Independent Research Project |
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| Candidates for the Master of International Law may complete the International Law Research Project (12 credit points) over one or two semesters. | |||
| LAWS6184 International Law Research Project A |
6 | C LAWS6185 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6184 and LAWS6185 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6185 International Law Research Project B |
6 | C LAWS6184 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6184 and LAWS6185 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6022 Internatl & Comparative Labour Law |
6 | Int July |
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| LAWS6156 International Banking Law |
6 | Int January |
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| LAWS6884 International Commercial Litigation |
6 | A undergraduate law degree and basic understanding of private international law from any legal system N LAWS6824 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2b |
| LAWS6958 International Contract Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree This unit replaced LAWS6958 Comparative Commercial Contracts. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6800 International Financial Organisations |
6 | Int October |
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| LAWS6138 Internatl Fin Transactions: Law & Prac |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6894 International Human Rights Advocacy |
6 | Int Sept |
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| LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6868 International Sale |
6 | A undergraduate law degree |
Int March |
| LAWS6879 Japanese Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or contact law.caplus@sydney.edu.au |
Int February |
| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6135 Law and Society in Indonesia |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6977 Law of International Institutions |
6 | A LAWS6243 International Law I or equivalent unit in public international law N GOVT6116 |
Int February |
| 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 Dr 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.caplus@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Int July |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning & 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. |
Int April Int August Int March Int Sept |
| LAWS6929 Legal Systems of the Pacific |
6 | Int October |
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| LAWS6271 Microfinance: Law and Policy |
6 | Int October |
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| LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law |
6 |
International Law students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both. |
Int March |
| LAWS6948 Private International Law |
6 | N LAWS3015, LAWS3457 or equivalent unit |
Int March |
| LAWS6998 Regulating Global Crisis |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6154 Sustainable Development Law in China |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/accel/index.shtml or contact law.accel@sydney.edu.au. |
Int July |
| LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6946 Tax Treaties Special Issues |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Int June, |
Int June Int October |
| LAWS6207 The Legal System of the European Union |
6 | N LAWS6819 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit has a restricted class size. |
Int July |
| LAWS6119 The State and Global Governance |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6119 Theories of International Law. |
Int August |
| LAWS6123 Transfer Pricing in International Tax |
6 | Int Sept |
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| LAWS6109 UK International Taxation |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | Int February |
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| LAWS6171 US International Taxation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6924 World Trade Organization-Dispute Resolut |
6 | A limited knowledge of law of treaties This unit replaced LAWS6924 Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization. |
Int October |
2012 Non-Law Elective Units of Study |
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2012 Elective Units of Study offered by the Department of Government and International Relations |
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| GOVT6136 Asia Pacific Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6103 Australia in Diplomacy, Defence & Trade |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6108 Democracy and Development in SE Asia |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6137 Forces of Change in Int Relations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6116 International Organisations |
6 | Semester 2a |
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| GOVT6117 International Politics of Human Rights |
6 | N LAWS6161 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT6119 International Security |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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2012 Elective Units of Study offered by the Centre for International Security Studies |
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| CISS6015 Alliances and Coalition Warfare |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6016 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6012 Civil-Military Relations |
6 |
Students must not undertake this unit if they took CISS6011 (Special Topic in International Security) when the special topic was Civil-Military Relations |
Semester 2a |
| CISS6014 Human Security |
6 | Summer Early |
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| CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security |
6 | N GOVT6154 |
Semester 1 |
| CISS6001 New Security Challenges |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6008 Population and Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6006 Statebuilding and Fragile States |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6002 Strategy & Security in the Asia-Pacific |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CISS6007 Terrorism in the Asia-Pacific Region |
6 | Winter Main |
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
Graduate Diploma in International Law |
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| Candidates must complete 24 credit points of units of study including 12 credit points of core units of study. | |||
2012 Core Units of Study |
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| LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 |
This unit is compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and must be taken in the first semester of candidature. This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law. |
Int May Semester 2 |
| LAWS6167 International Law II |
6 |
Compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students. This unit replaced LAWS6167 International Law and Australian Institutions. |
Int October Semester 1 |
2012 Elective Units of Study |
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| LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law |
6 | P LAWS6061 International Environmental Law or equivalent unit |
Int October |
| LAWS6209 Australian International Taxation |
6 | Semester 1 |
|
| LAWS6936 Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation |
6 | Int Sept |
|
| LAWS6091 Chinese International Taxation |
6 | Int March |
|
| LAWS6900 Comparative Admiralty and Maritime Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree is preferable but knowledge gained from work in shipping or related fields will be sufficient |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6921 Comparative Climate Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int June |
| LAWS6153 Comparative Corporate Taxation |
6 | Int April |
|
| LAWS6170 Comparative Income Taxation |
6 | Int August |
|
| LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation |
6 | Int April |
|
| LAWS6814 Comparative Value Added Tax |
6 | Int June |
|
| LAWS6227 Consumer Contracts and Product Defects |
6 | N LAWS6024, LAWS6025 This unit replaced LAWS6227 Consumer Protection Law: Liability of Suppliers to Consumers. |
Int October |
| LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
6 | Int April |
|
| LAWS6997 Cross-Border Deals - A US Perspective |
6 | A Students undertaking this unit must hold a law degree and 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 |
Int April |
| LAWS6973 Development, Law and Human Rights |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit (LAWS6973) is worth 6cp. Students are not permitted to convert to LAWS6974 (12cp) after enrolment. For further information, please visit the Himalayan Field School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/scil/fieldschool/ Registration enquiries law.nepal@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Int January |
| LAWS6974 Development, Law and Human Rights |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit (LAWS6974) is worth 12cp. Students are not permitted to convert to LAWS6973 (6cp) after enrolment. For further information, please visit the Himalayan Field School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/scil/fieldschool/ Registration enquiries law.nepal@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Int January |
| LAWS6852 Doing Business in China |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction |
Int August |
| LAWS6163 Energy and Climate Law |
6 | N LAWS6863 The unit replaced LAWS6163 International & Australian Climate Law (formerly Energy Law). |
Int April |
| LAWS6952 European Private International Law |
6 | Int April |
|
| LAWS6964 Global Energy and Resources Law |
6 | Int Sept |
|
| LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions. International Law students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both. |
Int May |
| LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6059 International Business Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction Compulsory for MIntBus&L students. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6022 Internatl & Comparative Labour Law |
6 | Int July |
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| LAWS6156 International Banking Law |
6 | Int January |
|
| LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | Int April |
|
| LAWS6884 International Commercial Litigation |
6 | A undergraduate law degree and basic understanding of private international law from any legal system N LAWS6824 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2b |
| LAWS6958 International Contract Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree This unit replaced LAWS6958 Comparative Commercial Contracts. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6219 International Criminal Law |
6 | N LAWS6896 |
Int July |
| LAWS6800 International Financial Organisations |
6 | Int October |
|
| LAWS6138 Internatl Fin Transactions: Law & Prac |
6 | Int April |
|
| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 |
Int October |
| LAWS6894 International Human Rights Advocacy |
6 | Int Sept |
|
| LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
|
| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Int May |
|
| LAWS6062 International Law-the Use of Armed Force |
6 | N LAWS3483, LAWS5183 |
Int August |
| LAWS6868 International Sale |
6 | A undergraduate law degree |
Int March |
| LAWS6879 Japanese Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or contact law.caplus@sydney.edu.au |
Int February |
| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Int May |
|
| LAWS6135 Law and Society in Indonesia |
6 | Int August |
|
| LAWS6977 Law of International Institutions |
6 | A LAWS6243 International Law I or equivalent unit in public international law N GOVT6116 |
Int February |
| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Int May |
|
| 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 Dr 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.caplus@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Int July |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning & 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. |
Int April Int August Int March Int Sept |
| LAWS6929 Legal Systems of the Pacific |
6 | Int October |
|
| LAWS6271 Microfinance: Law and Policy |
6 | Int October |
|
| LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law |
6 |
International Law students may enrol in either LAWS6990 Principles of Oil and Gas Law or LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues, but not both. |
Int March |
| LAWS6948 Private International Law |
6 | N LAWS3015, LAWS3457 or equivalent unit |
Int March |
| LAWS6998 Regulating Global Crisis |
6 | Int May |
|
| LAWS6154 Sustainable Development Law in China |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/accel/index.shtml or contact law.accel@sydney.edu.au. |
Int July |
| LAWS6177 Tax Treaties |
6 | Int May |
|
| LAWS6946 Tax Treaties Special Issues |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Int June, |
Int June Int October |
| LAWS6207 The Legal System of the European Union |
6 | N LAWS6819 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit has a restricted class size. |
Int July |
| LAWS6119 The State and Global Governance |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6119 Theories of International Law. |
Int August |
| LAWS6123 Transfer Pricing in International Tax |
6 | Int Sept |
|
| LAWS6109 UK International Taxation |
6 | Int May |
|
| LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | Int February |
|
| LAWS6171 US International Taxation |
6 | Semester 2 |
|
| LAWS6924 World Trade Organization-Dispute Resolut |
6 | A limited knowledge of law of treaties This unit replaced LAWS6924 Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization. |
Int October |
Course rules
Master of International Law
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Course resolutions
1 Course codes
| Code | Course title |
|---|---|
| JF013 | Graduate Diploma in International Law |
| JC013 | Master of International Law |
2 Attendance pattern
0.
The attendance pattern for these courses is full-time or part-time according to candidate choice.
3 Master's type
0.
The master's degree in these resolutions is a professional master's degree, as defined by the Coursework Rule.
4 Embedded courses in this sequence
(2)
Provided that candidates satisfy the admission requirements for each stage, a candidate may progress to the award of either of the courses in this sequence. Only the longer award completed will be conferred.
5 Admission to candidature
(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria.
(a)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney in government, international studies, law or other appropriate discipline as determined by the Faculty, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; and the applicant provides evidence of professional experience or of a period of service (normally of several years in duration) which in the opinion of the Dean adequately prepares the applicant to undertake the course of study.
(a)
a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit average from the University of Sydney in government, international studies, law or other appropriate discipline as determined by the Faculty, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; and the applicant provides evidence of professional experience or of a period of service (normally of several years in duration) which in the opinion of the Dean adequately prepares the applicant to undertake the course of study; or
(c)
completion of the requirements of the Graduate Diploma in International Law with a minimum credit average, or an equivalent qualification.
6 Requirements for award
(1)
The units of study that may be taken for the Graduate Diploma in International Law are set out in the table of units of study for the Graduate Diploma in International Law. To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in International Law, a candidate must complete 24 credit points of core and elective units from the table of units of study.
(2)
The units of study that may be taken for the Master of International Law are set out in the table of units of study for the Master of International Law. To qualify for the award of the Master of International Law, a candidate must complete 48 credit points of core and elective units of study, including one 6 credit point unit of study from those offered by other departments.
7 Course transfer
0.
A candidate for the master's degree may elect to discontinue study and graduate with the shorter award from this embedded sequence, with the approval of the Dean, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.
8 Transitional provisions
(2)
Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.