LAWS78-101: Contemporary Legal Issues

Description

Contemporary Legal Issues is an elective subject in the Juris Doctor Online program offered by the Faculty of Law. It is an examination of current and emerging legal issues that are reshaping the legal practice landscape. Topics include human rights, climate law, cybersecurity, and international trade. Students analyse the practical, legal, social, and ethical implications of these issues and how they are contributing to the emergence of entirely new practice areas and specialisations for lawyers.

Subject details

Type:	Postgraduate Subject
Code:	LAWS78-101
Faculty:	Faculty of Law
Credit:	10
Study areas:	Law

Learning outcomes

Analyse and evaluate legal, social, and ethical dimensions of contemporary legal issues, including human rights, climate law, cybersecurity, and international trade.
Apply and synthesise technical knowledge and legal and interdisciplinary reasoning to propose context-sensitive responses to emerging legal challenges.
Demonstrate entrepreneurial legal skills in the context of contemporary legal issues, with a particular focus upon innovative legal thinking.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:	Nil
Assumed knowledge:	Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
Restrictions:	This subject is not available to Study Abroad Students This subject is not available to students on US Financial Aid. Students on a Student Visa may be restricted from enrolment due to the mode of delivery in the chosen semester. Check the subject outline for further details. This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.

Requisites:

Nil

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions:

This subject is not available to

Study Abroad Students
This subject is not available to students on US Financial Aid.
Students on a Student Visa may be restricted from enrolment due to the mode of delivery in the chosen semester. Check the subject outline for further details.

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.