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LAW2111 · Monash University

Constitutional law

Credit points
6
Level
2
Workload
≈ 12 h / week
Faculty
Law

What it covers

The unit examines the Victorian and Commonwealth Constitutions; advanced principles regarding separation of judicial powers at State and Commonwealth levels; Australian federalism and inter-governmental relations, including the distribution of legislative and fiscal powers between the Commonwealth and the States, inconsistency of laws, and intergovernmental immunities; some principal Commonwealth legislative powers; limitations on governmental power, including selected express and implied constitutional rights and freedoms; and critical analysis of techniques and principles of constitutional interpretation.

Assessment

TaskTypeWeight
Collaborative assignmentArtefact20%
Final examExamination60%
Multiple choice quizQuiz / Test20%

When and where

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonOn-campus
Second semesterClaytonOn-campus