LS220 Constitutional Law
Updated: 19 November 2009| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Intensive School(s) | None | ||||||||||||||||
| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | ||||||||||||||||
| Pre-requisites | LS100 or LS101 (only for students who commence from 2009) | ||||||||||||||||
| Co-requisites | LS100 (only for students who commenced before 2009) | ||||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | LS120 | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes | None | ||||||||||||||||
| Combined Units | None | ||||||||||||||||
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| Unit Description |
This unit is directed to the study of the theory and practice of the law of government in Australia. The study will centre on the Commonwealth Constitution. Most of the unit is taken up in studying the powers and working of the three principal branches of the Commonwealth government-the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary. Individual items of the legislative power of the Commonwealth Parliament are studied in detail. The implications of Australian federalism, including inconsistency of laws and inter-governmental immunities are examined. Issues of individual rights and the extent of their protection under the Commonwealth Constitution are considered in the last part of this unit. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
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| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |