Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Judith Preston
Contact via judith.preston@mq.edu.au
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By Appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
6cp in LAW units at 300 level(P) and permission of Executive Dean of Faculty
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit accommodates the special skills and expertise of visitors to Macquarie Law School or accommodates a unit of study in developmental mode according to the teaching plans of the School. The unit is designed to capture particular expertise and interest of colleagues, both professional and academic. The particular subject area of the unit will change from year to year.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Quiz | 20% | Wednesday 23 September 2015 |
EDR Practice Exercise | 20% | Wednesday 30 September 2015 |
Research Essay | 60% | Monday 9 November 2015 |
Due: Wednesday 23 September 2015
Weighting: 20%
There will be a short quiz consisting of multiple choice and short answer questions designed to test your understanding of the basic concepts of the unit and to provide early feedback. This quiz is will be available from 9:00am on Monday 21st of September. It is due by 12:00am on Wednesday 23rd of September 2015.
Due: Wednesday 30 September 2015
Weighting: 20%
Students will prepare a short document for litigation - such as an originating application - before a relevant Court or Tribunal in NSW based on a fact scenario. The application will be limited to, say, four pages (with details given at the OCS).
Due: Monday 9 November 2015
Weighting: 60%
The research essay requires students to select a topic from the list of essay topics provided by the Unit Convenor. These will be made available shortly before the OCS. Alternatively, if a student wishes to select his or her own topic, he or she must seek approval of the topic three weeks after OCS (October 9th 2015). The paper should be well-structured including sub-headings where appropriate. The introduction should set out the scope of the paper. You need to include sufficient detail of the specific legal principles or regime and analysis/application of that law. Your conclusion should include recommendations for new law, law reform, further research and/or creative application of the existing law where appropriate. The essay should be fully referenced according to the Australian Guide to Legal Citation. The maximum word length is 4000 words.
Technology used and required:
This unit will use:
iLearn accessed at http://ilearn.mq.edu.au
Times and Locations for Lectures and Tutorials:- W6B Tutorial Room 336 on each day of the OCS
For current updates, lecture times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetables website: http://timetables.mq.edu.au
Teaching and Learning Strategy:
This course is scheduled to run as an intensive course from Thursday October 2 to Saturday October 4, 2014 between 9.00am -5.00pm
The course will be delivered in lectures with provision for group discussion,All students are expected to read the reading materials provided on ILearn and refer to texts recommended prior to the commencement of the OCS.
The moot exercise will be conducted in small groups.The task will marked as a group task.
Information:
Required and recommended resources:
Prescribed
There is no prescribed textbook. All materials for this unit are on e-reserve or accessible via the internet. The Reading List, with details of the materials, is on ILearn.
Recommended
In addition to the set reading there are a range of textbooks available from the university library whichyou may find useful or if you wish to do some extra reading on a particular topic. The following list is not exhaustive and a search of the library catalogue may reveal other useful texts.
For students new to the study of law or in need of a refresher we recommend:
Michelle Sanson, David Worswick and Thalia Anthony, Connecting with Law (Oxford University Press 2nd Edition 2010 )
Trischa Mann (ed), Australian Law Dictionary (Oxford University Press, 2009).
The following text is an excellent aid for academic writing and university study in general:
Jean Brick, Academic Culture: A Students Guide to Studying at University(NCELTR Publications 2009)
Other relevant texts include:
L S Bacow and M Wheeler, Environmental Dispute Resolution (Plenum Press, 1984).
Gerry Bates, Environmental Law in Australia, (LexisNexis Butterworth's, 8th ed,
2013)
U Beyerlin, et al (eds), Ensuring Compliance with Multilateral Environmental Agreements: A Dialogue
between Practitioners and Academia (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2006).
D E Fisher, Australian Environmental Law (Thomson Reuters,3rd edition,2014).
Michael Freeman, Alternative Dispute Resolution (New York University Press, 1995).
Rosemary Lyster, et al, Environmental and Planning Law in NSW (Federation Press,#rd edition
2012).Brian J Preston, Environmental Litigation (Law Book, 1989).
Roger Sidaway, Resolving Environmental Disputes: From Conflict to Consensus
(Earthscan, 2005).
Tania Sourdin, Alternative Dispute Resolution (Thomson Reuters, 4th ed, 2012).
David Spencer and Samantha Hardy, Dispute Resolution in Australia: Cases,Commentary and Materials (Thomson Reuters, 2nd ed, 2009).
David Spencer, Essential Dispute Resolution (Cavendish Publishing, 2nd ed,2005)
Michael Legg(ed),The Future of Dispute Resolution, (Lexis Nexis Butterworths,2013)
(Please note that in consulting these texts they should be read carefully because subsequent developments may mean the text no longer reflects the current law.)
Some useful journals are:
Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal
Environmental and Planning Law Journal
Commercial Dispute Resolution Journal
International Journal of Sociology and the Law
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Journal of environmental law and litigation
Journal of International Arbitration
Local Government Law Journal
Negotiation Journal
Ohio State journal on dispute resolution
Pepperdine dispute resolution law journal
Willamette journal of international law and dispute resolution
Websites:
Austlii - www.austlii.edu.au
Land and Environment Court - http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lec
Environmental Defenders Office - http://www.edo.org.au
Changes since the last offering of the unit:
There is no assessment for class participation and the research essay is a set topic.
Other Material:
Comprehensive reading and resources for the unit will be available on ILearn.
Day 1 of the OCS – 16 September 2015
9.00-10.30
1 Introduction – Administration, Introductions, Course Aims and Themes
2 Characteristics of Environmental Disputes
10:30-11.00
Morning Tea Break
11:00-12:30
3 Overview of Environmental Dispute Mechanisms
4 Overview of the Court System & Tribunals
The Judicial System – Hierarchy etc
Specific bodies:
12:30-1.30
Lunch
1:30-3.00
5 Types of Environmental Disputes - Merits Review, Judicial
Review and Civil Enforcement
3:00-3:30
Afternoon Tea
3:30-5:00
6 Remedies
Day 2 of the OCS - 17 September 2015
9.00-10.30
7 Limitations
10:30-11.00
Morning Tea Break
11:00-12:30
8 Overview of public interest litigation
12:30-1.30
Lunch
1:30-3.00
9 From Genesis to Judgment – Practicing in the Land & Environment Court
3:00-3:30
Afternoon Tea
3:30-5:00
10 Litigation – Guest Lecturer: A Barrister’s Perspective on Advocacy (TBC)
Day 3 of the OCS - 18 September 2015
9.00-10.30
11 Overview of Mediation/Conciliation
10:30-11.00
Morning Tea Break
11:00-12:30
12 Mediation – Mediating in Environmental Disputes: Lessons, Tips & Pitfalls (TBC)
12:30-1.30
Lunch
1:30-3.00
13 International Developments
14 Future trends
3:00-3:30
Afternoon Tea
3:30-5:00
15 Science in the Court Room
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