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ANU Law School · ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy
This course will introduce students to the core concepts, rules and procedures of public law, namely the legal system that governs relationships between the state on the one hand and individuals on the other as well as the interactions between different branches and levels of government. Traversing traditional divides, this course will examine together the basics of constitutional and administrative law with a view to drawing out both their similarities and differences. Students will focus on Australian public law as a unique system that combines elements of both the UK and the US systems of government (often referred to as ‘Washminster’). Students will examine the interactions between different levels of government (federal, state, territory) and different branches of government (legislative, executive, judicial) with a view to understanding the evolution and dynamic character of these relations. To do so, Australian public law will be contextualised both in relation to competing philosophies that animate or seek to explain public law (liberalism, egalitarianism, feminism etc) and in relation to the changing structure of Australian political economy.
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.
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- 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. 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.