Civil Justice (11255.1)

Please note these are the 2023 details for this unit
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EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Canberra Law School Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
This unit is concerned with the enforcement of private rights created by civil law. In this unit, students will gain basic understanding of the principles of contract law including the nature of contract and the elements essential to its formation to remedies for breaches. Students will also gain an understanding of the fundamental principles of the law of torts, an awareness of the most common civil law problems and the principles, law and remedies available to solve them. The unit looks at the way private legal obligations and rights may arise and how disputes might be determined. The unit covers issues such as family matters, tenancy, consumer issues, property and employment.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Appreciate the scope, nature and content of civil law in the Australian legal system;
2. Apply the principles of the civil law to identify appropriate causes of action and remedies; and
3. Identify appropriate dispute resolution options for a variety of civil law problems.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Prerequisites

11251 Foundations of Law and Justice

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

Bachelor of Laws students may not undertake this unit.

Assumed knowledge

Basic understanding of the Australian legal system.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
Not available

Required texts

There are no prescribed texts. Online readings will be provided via Canvas.

Interested students may also wish to review a number of books in the 鈥楴utshell' series from Thomson Reuters, including:

  • 鈥楥ontracts Law';
  • 鈥楾orts Law';
  • 鈥楻eal Property Law';
  • 鈥楨mployment Law';
  • 'Human Rights Law';
  • 鈥楢dministrative Law'; and
  • 鈥楥ivil Procedure Law'

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and 麻豆村 of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

Students need to actively particpate in the tutorials and workshops.

Required IT skills

Basic legal research and writing skills 

This unit involves online meetings in real time using the Virtual Room in your UCLearn teaching site. The Virtual Room allows you to communicate in real time with your lecturer and other students. To participate verbally, rather than just typing, you will need a microphone. For best audio quality we recommend a microphone and speaker headset. For more information and to test your computer, go to the Virtual Room in your UCLearn site and 'Join Course Room'. This will trigger a tutorial to help familiarise you with the functionality of the virtual room.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None.