The course will be taught jointly by a visiting ANU academic and an academic from the University of Alabama Law School. (While the specific subject area of the course will vary from year to year, depending on the particular field of interest of the ANU/UA visitors, it will involve a comparative study of Australian and US approaches to the particular subject matter. Assessment details, teaching methods and type of course materials will vary from year to year depending on the subject matter and personnel involved in each offering of the course, but will be specified prior to student enrolment in the course).
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- In relation to a selected topic, identify and critically analyse the similarities and differences between Australian and US law.
- Identify, and use a variety of legal research sources in both the US and Australian jurisdictions to research a comparative legal issue or question.
- Design, plan and execute a substantial legal research project or essay, with intellectual independence.
- Apply appropriate legal citation conventions in the course of legal writing.
- Discuss and critically debate knowledge and ideas effectively in a cross-cultural context.
- Identify and appraise different comparative law methodologies that could be applied to compare and evaluate aspects of US and Australian law.
Indicative Assessment
- Research essay — 80% plus a variety of other tasks to the value of 20% (80) [LO null]
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Workload
Classes will be held over a three-week period in an intensive format: 36 hours of class time. Students are expected to devote approximately 54 hours reading time to this course.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
To be confirmed
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $4110 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $5460 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Summer Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative Australian-United States Perspectives | ||||||
| 1607 | 11 Jan 2021 | 11 Jan 2021 | 22 Jan 2021 | 19 Feb 2021 | Online | View |
