Unit of Study LAWS3006 Public Law Remedies (2025)

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Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

LAWS2005 - Constitutional Law, LAWS2010 - Environmental Law, LAWS2006 - Administrative Law LAWS2009 - Criminal Law

Unit description

Consolidating all the skills and knowledge of a set suite of public law units, this capstone identifies key areas in the Public Law sector focusing on politics, Indigenous perspectives and sovereignty, human rights and public interest litigation.

Unit content

Module 1: Lawyers, Lawyering and Dispute Resolution

Module 2: The Liberal State as Model Litigant

Module 3: Human Rights and the Influence of International Law

Module 4: The Impact of Administrative Review

Module 5: Public Interest Litigation

Module 6: Case Study: Indigenous Sovereignty – Citizenship, Equality and Country

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2025

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of Australian dispute resolution principles

evaluate the role of lawyers in Australian dispute resolution procedures and public law litigation

demonstrate understanding of First Nations perspectives on Anglo-Australian law

apply the principles and rules of remedies in public law, with emphasis on administrative review, constitutional law, and human rights

evaluate the principles related to Australian dispute resolution in the context of public law and human rights claims and disputes

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