| Semester 3, 2022 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Law and Justice |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Overview
International Family Law aims to give graduate students advanced knowledge of a field of law that is of increasing importance with migration between countries and globalised families. It aims to extend students鈥� knowledge beyond Australian family law and to compare it with related law in the European Union and United States. Students will develop advanced writing and communication skills in the detailed articulation of this law in research assignments. The course is available in the Master of Laws, Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Laws Honours.
The course deals with the private international law of Australia, the European Union and the United States as it applies to questions of the validity of marriage, the recognition of foreign matrimonial and property decrees, and international child abduction. It is delivered intensively in four seminars over two weeks (two seminars in each of two weeks), and will involve closely supervised research assignments.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- evaluate developments in international family law, and critically examine the relationship between those developments and contemporary family law practice;
- apply advanced knowledge of international family law in the European Union and the United States, and the influence of other legal systems on the substance, theory and practice of Australian law;
- undertake, interpret and evaluate research on international family law using advanced legal research methodologies and techniques;
- articulate advanced knowledge of international family law in written or oral presentations.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marriage and other adult relationships | 25.00 |
| 2. | Annulment and divorce | 25.00 |
| 3. | Property and maintenance | 25.00 |
| 4. | Parental responsibility | 25.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning document 1 | No | 10 | 1,2,4 |
| Planning document 2 | No | 10 | 1,2,4 |
| Research (paper) 1 | No | 40 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Research (paper) 2 | No | 40 | 1,2,3,4 |