University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

LAW 7174 - Advanced Comparative Law

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 4310
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Intensive
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Check with School
Assumed Knowledge: NEW Students without a Bachelor of Laws must have completed LAW 7177
Incompatible: LAW 7024
Assessment: Assessment in this course will include a combination of two or more of the following: interim written assessment; in-class presentation; assessment of contribution to class discussion; examination (invigilated or take-home); and/or research essay.
Syllabus:

This course examines theoretical and practical issues in Comparative Law. It challenges students to develop a critical perspective on Comparative Law as an academic discipline and on families of legal systems; it considers different methods of comparative legal analysis; it emphasises the impact of societal values upon legal systems and examines law understood as divine revelation and law as a human creation (exemplified by an analysis of the roots of European and North American law and a survey of the history and present day practice of Islamic law); it reflects on the differences between codified and uncodified law, highlighting prominent features of civil law and common law systems.

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3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4310 Tue 14/03/2023 Thu 23/03/2023 Fri 05/05/2023 Fri 09/06/2023


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Seminar
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
14468 SE01 20 16 17 Mar - 17 Mar Friday 9am - 4pm Ligertwood, 515, Teaching Room
24 Mar - 24 Mar Friday 9am - 4pm Ligertwood, 515, Teaching Room
3 Apr - 3 Apr Monday 9am - 4pm Ligertwood, 515, Teaching Room
28 Apr - 28 Apr Friday 9am - 4pm Ligertwood, 515, Teaching Room
Note: Classes will be available online for students prevented by circumstances beyond their control from attending in person, including those based overseas or interstate.