Key facts
UNE unit code: LLM595
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- Trimester 2 - Online
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- 6
Unit information
This unit helps you develop a broad understanding of a special studies area of law, along with advanced critical thinking, research and legal reasoning skills.
It allows you to take advantage of visiting or external academic staff who may wish to offer a unit in your area of interest, or a unit of contemporary and topical importance offered by permanent academic staff.
Accordingly, our School of Law does not guarantee that the unit will run in any teaching period or in any particular year. If you wish to enrol in this unit, please check with the School of Law about the offering schedule.
Offerings
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| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
Trimester 2: Law and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence special topic
This unit explores the booming field of AI law, focusing on international regulatory frameworks with comparative analysis to Australian federal and state laws. Students will critically assess how legal systems respond to technological advances, addressing core legal issues including intellectual property, privacy, human rights, authenticity, liability, and the broader implications for humanity. The Unit incorporates ethical and technical insights, preparing students to engage meaningfully with regulatory debates, policy-making, and practical legal applications involving AI
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- demonstrate a broad understanding of the nature and scope of the special studies area of law;
- use advanced creative skills to employ legal research techniques, reasoning and argument to communicate at advanced level the legal issues relevant to the special studies area of law of the unit; and
- critically analyse, synthesise, and consolidate at an advanced level the law relevant to the special studies area of law in developing well-reasoned and persuasive legal arguments and solutions to complex issues.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
| Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Yes | 40% | Trimester 2, Online | Written assignment. No. Words: 3500 |
| Presentation - Assurance Task | Yes | 30% | Trimester 2, Online | 30 minute presentation. To pass this unit, you must achieve a minimum cumulative total of 50% across two Presentation assessments, and meet all other passing requirements in the unit. |
| Presentation - assurance task | Yes | 30% | Trimester 2, Online | 30 minute presentation. To pass this unit, you must achieve a minimum cumulative total of at least 50% across two Presentation assessments, and meet all other passing requirements in the unit.
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Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
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