Year
2017
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 10-day seminar per semester
Prerequisites
18 units of upper level topics
Other requirements
Topic Coordinator approval required for enrolment in this topic
Assessment
Assignment(s), Examination (s) (% weighting = 50)
Topic description
India has emerged as a major economic power over recent years, creating a global interest in the country. This topic will look specifically at the main institutions of India's contemporary legal system, and its history. The topic will examine the role and structure of the court system, and the recruitment, training, and role of the judiciary, prosecutorial authorities, and legal profession. Prominent laws including civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional laws will be examined, as well as India's law making process.
Educational aims
- to introduce the history of India's legal system
- to introduce the main institutions and laws of India's contemporary legal system
- to expose students to India's history and culture that have helped shape its laws and legal system
- to encourage students to think critically about India's legal system and to critically compare it to Australia's
- to enable students to deepen their comparative legal research skills
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic students will be able to:
- explain the main features of India's legal history
- describe the key elements of India's contemporary legal institutions and laws
- analyse the key elements of India's contemporary legal institutions and laws as appropriate to their degree
- identify the main differences between India's and Australia's legal systems
- evaluate the main differences between India's and Australia's legal systems from a perspective or perspectives appropriate to their degree
- carry out high-level research appropriate to their degree
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2017 are no longer published.
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