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LAWS3331 Comparative Law
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| Credit: 6 points Availability: not available in 2009 Old unit code: 200.331
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Content: Comparative law has long played an important role in statutory law reform but is also gaining increasing acceptance in the decision-making process of appellate courts. The comparative study of foreign law can contribute to a deeper understanding of our own legal system and to the development of new solutions for legal issues.
This unit introduces students to the comparative law method and to the basic structures and principles of selected major legal systems. The process of harmonisation and unification of laws at an international and global level is also discussed. |
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Assessment: Assessment is conducted primarily through research assignments.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
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| Location: UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode: on-campus |
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| Prerequisites: LAWS1130 Legal Process |
Unit Web Page: http://www.uwa.edu.au/page/103106 |
| Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2009. |
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Assistance with study skills, including English language skills,
is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students
(see http://www.studysmarter.uwa.edu.au/).
Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423. |
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Books and other material wherever listed may be subject to change.
Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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