PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
LAW2CSL
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The Constitution of Australia is the foundational legal document of the nation. S students will learn explore the Australian Constitution through learning about its historical development, present character, the nature of constitutional doctrine, and its functioning political and administrative context. Students will learn about federalism, grants and taxation, freedom of interstate trade, the corporations power, the external affairs power and express and implied constitutional rights. Students will examine the Australian Constitution primarily through its interpretation by the High Court of Australia in decided cases. Because the Constitution (like all Constitutions) is fundamentally concerned with how sovereign power is apportioned, exercised and controlled, students will examine Constitutional Law through looking at the balance, exercise, separation and restraint of political power within the Commonwealth of Australia. Within the issues of exercise of Executive and Legislative power, students will examine how individual rights are affected and protected.
School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Madelaine Chiam
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: LAW1PPL and admitted into: ;LBLX; LVLGE; LVLGEB; LVLUE; LVLUEB; LWLAS; LWLAT; LWLWA; LWLATB; LWLEE; LWLINT; LWLMC; LWLPY; LWLPYB; LWLSC; LWLSCB; LZCOML; LZCRL; LZCRLB; LWLFI; LWLF; LWLM; LWLAC; LWLBUS; LWLE; LWLA; LWLEC; LWLIR; LWLFI; LWLAC; LZCOML; LWLBUSB; LWLBM; LWLPPE; LWCOML
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Federal Constitutional Law: A Contemporary View
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Joseph, S. and Castan, M.
Year: 2010
Edition/Volume: 3RD ED
Publisher: THOMSON
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Hanks Australian Constitutional Law: Materials and Commentary
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: latest editon, Dan Meagher, Amelia Simpson, James Stellios, Fiona Wheeler.
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: LEXIS NEXIS BUTTERWORTHS
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Gabriel Moens & John Trone
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia (Annotated)
Year: 2012
Edition/Volume: 8th edition
Publisher: LAWBOOK CO
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Constitutional Law in Australia
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Hanks, Gordon &Hill
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: Latest Edition
Publisher: LEXIS NEXIS BUTTERWORTHS
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Bendigo, 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Madelaine Chiam
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 32 - 43
One 1.00 hour seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Online short answer tests (1200 word equivalent)These tests will consist of a combination of true/false and short answer questions designed assess students knowledge and understanding of key principles and cases from the subject. Further information will be provided during semester. | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Final Exam (3000 words)The exam will consist of a combination of short answer, essay and problem questions. Further information will be provided during semester. | N/A | N/A | No | 60 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Madelaine Chiam
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 32 - 43
One 1.00 hour seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Online short answer tests (1200 word equivalent)These tests will consist of a combination of true/false and short answer questions designed assess students knowledge and understanding of key principles and cases from the subject. Further information will be provided during semester. | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Final Exam (3000 words)The exam will consist of a combination of short answer, essay and problem questions. Further information will be provided during semester. | N/A | N/A | No | 60 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |