COMMERCIAL LAW

LST5IBL

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this unit students will gain an understanding of the Australian legal system, its historical origins in the English common law, and the constitutional framework within which it operates. Students examine the main principles of the law of contract, the sale of goods, and negligence. Students should gain an understanding of how such laws develop through the courts and the legislatures and an appreciation that this law is a social phenomenon, reflecting social values and regulating social relations.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Vivien Goldwasser

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsCases, Materials & Commentary on Law and BusinessPrescribedT. Ciro and V. GoldwasserOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2004
ReadingsLaw and Business: Text & TutorialsPrescribedT. Ciro and V. GolwasserOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2004
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