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ANU Law School · ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy
Studies in law, governance and development consider the role of law in a development context. The field has national and international legal perspectives. At a national level, law, governance and development considers inter alia relationships among law, social order and institutional change in development contexts. Examples include: - law and justice in fragile or post-conflict states; - the role of land and natural resources law in state-building contexts; - legal pluralism and the relationship between the state and private systems of governance. International issues include: - the 'right to development' in international law; - the role of multilateral development organisations- including UN agencies, the WTO and the World Bank - in the international legal order; and - the transplantation and harmonisation of law in developing countries through investment treaties and international or regional legal frameworks. The course will provide an introduction to key theories and sources of literature, and will draw on expert guest lecturers, on these disparate topics. Common threads will include: - exploration of potential correlations and causative effects involving law and social change in a development context - exploration of analytical frameworks to enable adaptation of legal models to a development context.
The proposed means of assessment for this course will provide students with at least two pieces of assessment, including one piece during the teaching period. More information about the means of assessment, including the relationship between the assessment and the learning outcomes of the course, will be available in the class summary and on the course WATTLE page.
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Classes offered in non-standard sessions will be taught semi-intensively with compulsory contact hours of approximately 26 hours of face to face teaching. The course will also require advanced preparation through assigned readings. In total, it is anticipated that the hours required for completion of this course (class preparation, teaching and completion of assessment) will not exceed 120 hours. Classes offered during semester periods are expected to have three contact hours per week. Students are generally expected to devote at least 10 hours overall per week to this course. In total, it is anticipated that the hours required for completion of this course (class preparation, teaching and completion of assessment) will not exceed 120 hours
Students must rely on the approved Class Summary which will be posted to the Programs and Courses site approximately two weeks prior to the commencement of the course. Alternatively, this information will be published in the Program course list when known. Preliminary Reading Students must rely on the approved Class Summary which will be posted to the Programs and Courses site approximately two weeks prior to the commencement of the course. Alternatively, this information will be published in the Program course list when known.