LEGAL STUDIES B1: FAMILY SOCIETY AND THE LAW16.7 2nd year
Roger Hawthorn.
Legal Studies 1A and 1B or equivalent.
First semester
Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial each week
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
explain the general legal framework which regulates the rights and duties of parents and children and other family members in Australian society;
discuss moral, social, legal and policy dilemmas that arise from family relationships;
discuss the legal and social issues that arise from family law:
critically evaluate the law;
carry out independent research in regard to the family and the law.
The role and changing nature of family relationships. The formation and termination of marital status. The legal consequences of marriage and divorce. The rights of children and the protection of family members.
Research work 3,000 words (50%) and a 2-hour final examination (50%).
Ingelby R Family Law and Society, Butterworths 1993, CCH Family Law Act and Regulations, Amato P Children in Australian Families - the Growth of Competence Prentice Hall, 1987
LEGAL STUDIES B1: FAMILY SOCIETY AND THE LAW16.7
Roger Hawthorn.
Legal Studies 1A and 1B or equivalent.
First semester.
Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial each week
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
explain the general legal framework which regulates the rights and duties of parents and children and other family members in Australian society;
discuss moral, social, legal and policy dilemmas that arise from family relationships;
discuss the legal and social issues that arise from family law:
critically evaluate the law;
carry out independent research in regard to the family and the law.
The role and changing nature of family relationships. The formation and termination of marital status. The legal consequences of marriage and divorce. The rights of children and the protection of family members.
Research work 3,000 words (50 per cent); a 2-hour final examination (50 per cent).
Ingelby R Family Law and Society Butterworths 1993 CCH Family Law Act and Regulations
Amato P Children in Australian Families - the Growth of Competence Prentice Hall 1987