LAWS6943 - Food Product Law & Policy: Australia in an International Context
Objectives
- Acquire an in-depth understanding of food product law and policy in Australia.
- Understand its place within an international framework for regulating food product trade.
- Explore the interrelationship between the law and the issues it seeks to regulate, particularly in the context of health protection and promotion.
Content
Australian and international regulatory regimes, role of risk analysis/ precautionary principle, legitimate trade restraints; relevant non regulatory measures; examination of options for regulating emerging issues in health, new technologies, trade; how the regulatory system can shape our food products; and how stakeholders can participate effectively in the regulatory process.
Session
Semester 2 Intensive
5-6 & 12-13 August 2010
The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.
Assessment
- Class Participation (10%)
- 1 x 7,500 Word Research paper (90%)
Assumed Knowledge
Completion of LAWS6252 - Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System or law degree from a common law jurisdiction.
Courses this unit is available in
Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Global Law | Master of Business Law | Master of Environmental Law | Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law | Master of Health Law | Graduate Diploma in Health Law | Graduate Diploma in Public Health Law | Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law | Master of International Business and Law | Graduate Diploma in International Business Law