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LAWS6367: Anti-Corruption Law
2024 unit information
Corruption and money laundering, and their impacts on government and society, are increasingly prevalent parts of public life and discourse. This unit introduces students to the principles and practice underlying laws pertaining to anti-money laundering and anti-corruption, and their enforcement. It will focus on the legal frameworks that have been established to combat the various aspects and stages of money laundering and corruption, and the work of certain agencies in regulating industries and enforcing those laws. Topics will include bribery of public officials, cartel behaviour, anti-money laundering/counter- terrorism financing, asset recovery and transnational enforcement, amongst others. Further information about this unit is available in the Sydney Law School timetable https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable, unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units and academic staff profile https://www.sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people/academic-staff.html
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Law School
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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LAWS3523 or LAWS5223 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. identify and describe anti-corruption issues through analysis of applicable case law/legislation found in legal databases, and online/offline texts.
- LO2. describe situations and contexts in which corruption issues arise.
- LO3. critically examine policies that underpin or have given rise to anti-corruption law through in-class discussion.
- LO4. apply advanced knowledge and theory and employ resources such as legal databases and online/offline texts, discussed in the unit to real-world situations involving corruption.
- LO5. synthesise advanced knowledge and theory and use resources discussed in the unit to develop sound oral and written legal arguments.
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