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LS281 Property Law I

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Summer Semester Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
19 April 2010 20 April 2010 Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites LS100
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s)
Unit Description

This unit provides an introduction to the study of property law including general concepts and foundational doctrines relating to real and personal property.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Australian Property Law: Cases, Materials and Analysis
ISBN: 9780409321791
Hepburn, S., LexisNexis Butterworths 1st ed. 2008
Text refers to: Semester 1 and Summer Semester , On and Off Campus
Land Law
ISBN: 9780455225326
Butt, P., Lawbook Co. 6th ed. 2009
Text refers to: Semester 1 and Summer Semester , On and Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Australian Property Law: Cases and Materials
ISBN: 9780455223896
Bradbrook, A.J., MacCallum, S.V. and Moore, A.P., Thomson Lawbook 3rd ed. 2007
Text refers to: Semester 1 and Summer Semester , On and Off Campus
Annotated Conveyancing and Real Property Legislation NSW
ISBN: 9780409325577
Young, P.W., Cahill, A. and Newton, G., LexisNexis Butterworths 2009
Text refers to: Semester 1 and Summer Semester , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 40% 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1, 2, 4 and 6
Open Book Examination 2 hrs 60%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1-4 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. show an understanding of the fundamental principles relating to property law, and the policy factors which underlie these principles;
  2. apply knowledge of the relevant statute and case law relating to property law;
  3. describe the context in which property law operates;
  4. identify legal issues relating to property rights, analysing those issues and apply legal principles to resolve problems of conflicting property claims and the acquisition of property rights;
  5. critically evaluate the implications of property law principles in Australia and explore potential areas for reform; and
  6. apply a working knowledge of fundamental property law sufficient to satisfy professional requirements for legal practice.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain knowledge of the discipline through a mixture of lectures, tutorials, online discussion and weekly set readings. Discipline knowledge is examined through a number of forms of assessment including assignments and end of unit examinations. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students are provided with information on the correct way to approach analytical tasks and this includes information on the way to construct a written legal argument. The quality of legal argument, which incorporates the practical application of these skills, is assessed through a number of forms of assessment including assignments and end of unit examinations. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students are provided with references to comparative material which may include social, political and economic perspectives through a mixture of lectures, tutorials, online discussion and weekly set readings. Comparative jurisdictions include but are not limited to England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, and a number of European jurisdictions. The quality of legal argument, which includes the ability to cite relevant comparative material where relevant, is assessed through a number of forms of assessment including assignments and end of unit examinations. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will access cases, statutes and secondary literature which is located in libraries, electronic databases and other sources. Where required, advice is provided on how best to access these sources. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students are taught that the law has developed to its present state through a process of change and, by understanding that process, students are taught a skill that can be applied post-degree to assess how new developments may change the law and its relationship to society. The quality of legal argument, which may include the ability to explain the development of a legal rule, is assessed through a number of forms of assessment including assignments and end of unit examinations. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Students are provided with hypothetical problems in the unit materials. These problems form the basis of tutorials where the ability to apply the law to the facts is practiced. The ability to apply the law to solve a concrete problem is assessed through a number of forms of assessment including assignments and end of unit examinations. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students are provided in their unit materials with sources that require students to evaluate a legal rule or principle in terms of its fairness or efficacy. The relationship between the internal and external dimensions of law and legal reasoning, and the potential for law to be a socially progressive force, may be explored. Assessment may include an essay question which requires the students to critically evaluate the current state of a particular area of law by reference to these perspectives. 		True
   

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