Principles of Public Law

Course aim

This course is aimed at providing students with a strong understanding of foundational principles of public law through case analysis, using seminal High Court cases in Constitutional Law and Administrative Law.

Course content

1. Reading and analysing cases applying principles of Public Law
2. Commonwealth Dominance & the External Affairs Power
3. Executive Power
4. Separation of Judicial Power
5. Entrenched Judicial Review
6. International Law and Executive Decision-Making
7. Inconsistent Laws
8. Morality and the Validity of Laws

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Lecture	3 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	40 hours x n/a
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	40 hours x n/a

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Group presentation, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.