LAWS6812 - Comparative Family in Law & Society

Objectives

• Focus on the family as a crucial but changing institution in all societies and particularly in Asian societies with their familial traditions and their dependence on family structures and relations.
• Compare legal and family systems and their relationship in respective societies.
• Analyse the actual status of social, legal and economic structures in respective societies and assess trends and tendencies of further development.

Content

The organisation of social systems and human development; the differentiation of the legal system and the operation of law; the organisation of family systems; families that cope and families that do not cope; families and their law; the evolution of law in relation to families and the individual.

Session

Semester 1 2009
Thursday Evenings, 6-8pm

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

Assessment

• 1 x 8,000 Word Research Paper (100%)

Courses this unit is available in

Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Jurisprudence | Graduate Diploma in Juriprudence