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FAMILY SOCIETY AND LAW

LAW2FSL

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The focus of this subject is family law in Australia. The role of the state and of traditional legal forms in the regulation, maintenance and control of family and personal relationships is considered. The impact of the changing role of women within the family, in family law and in state policies is also considered. Specific issues canvassed in this subject include the legal regulation of family formation and breakdown; the financial consequences of family formation and breakdown; parental responsibility and children's rights. This subject aims to provide students with an overview of the key issues in contemporary family law.

School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Hannah Robert

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: LAW2CTA AND LAW1CRL AND LAW1LIM AND LAW2CTB

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: Enrolment accepted until quota reached

Quota-conditions or rules: Order of Enrolment

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Australian Family Law: The Contemporary Context

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Belinda Fehlberg, Rae Kaspiew, Jenni Millbank, Fiona Kelly & Juliet Behrens

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Develop an awareness of the key issues in contemporary Australian Family Law and an understanding of relevant contextual materials.
02. Develop knowledge of the legal framework which regulates the responsibilities, rights and duties of family members in Australia and of the factors that have shaped modern family law.
03. Develop skills in legal analysis and reasoning and improve legal problem solving skills in relation to family law problems
04. Clearly communicate complex legal concepts and doctrines in a relevant way
05. Critically analyse the historical, social, economic and cultural context in which family law decision-making arises.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Week 05-07, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: 150

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Hannah Robert

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 5 - 7
Five 7.50 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 5 to week 7 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Take home examination -3000 words

N/AN/AN/ANo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO4

Policy essay covering material generated via class exercises - 1500 words

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5