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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Law : Law
730-428 Islamic and Customary Law in South East Asia |
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Availability: | Not offered in 1997. | |
Credit Points: | 10 | |
Coordinator: | Dr T Lindsey | |
Prerequisite/s: | Torts and the Process of Law; History and Philosophy of Law. | |
Timetable: | Semester 2 | |
Contact: | One 2-hour lecture per week | |
Subject Description: | The first seven weeks of the course is intended to introduce students to the basic structure and operation of the Indonesian and Malaysian legal systems and their legal inheritance from traditional customary law (or adat), Islamic traditions and from Western civil and common law models. This part of the course also introduces students to Islamic jurisprudence and basic concepts of traditional customary law. The second part of the course examines the practical operation and interaction of adat, Islamic law and Western-derived systems by focusing on specific areas of law and current problems. At all stages of the course, an emphasis will be placed on comparisons with Australian law. | |
Assessment: | EITHER a research assignment of 4000 words (100%) OR Final Exam 3 hours (100%). | |
Prescribed Texts: | Printed Materials will be issued by the Law School. | |
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