LAWS6881 - Introduction to Law for Health Professionals

Objectives

• Acquire an introduction to law and legal concepts with an emphasis on issues of relevance to the field of health law.
• Gain an overview of the development of the common law and equity (case law) and their relationship with legislation with the Australian Federal system.
• Examine the rules and principles for interpreting statutes and consider the structure of courts and tribunals in Australia.
• Obtain an introduction to some of the key principles found in areas of law that are significant to the study of health law.

Content

Overview of foundational elements of the Australian legal system; introduction to specific fields of law that have special relevance to health law: constitutional law; tort law; criminal law; administrative law, contract law and international law; case analysis, statutory interpretation and library research skills.

Textbook

Cook, Creyke, Geddes and Hollway Laying Down the Law (2005)

Session

Semester 1 Intensive
2-5 March 2010

Candidates may enrol in this unit or LAWS 6252 - Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System but not both. Candidates are encouraged to enrol in this unit where possible. This unit replaced LAWS 6881 - Health Law for Health Professionals.

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

• 1 x 2,000 Word Assignment (40%)
• 1 x 3,000 Word Take Home Exam (50%)
• Workshop Attendance (10%)

Courses this unit is available in

Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Health Law | Graduate Diploma in Health Law | Graduate Diploma in Public Health Law