MJIL-Research and Writing
Subject LAWS50060 (2010)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.
Credit Points: | 12.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Level: | 5 (Graduate/Postgraduate) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010: Summer Term, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Practical experience with ad hoc guidance from the Subject Coordinator. Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: None. Total Time Commitment: 144 hours. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prerequisites: |
733-510 Legal Method and Reasoning; 733-511 Principles of Public Law; 733-512 Torts; 733-513 Obligations; 733-514 Dispute Resolution; 733-515 Constitutional Law; 733-516 Contracts; 733-517 Property; 733-518 Legal Theory. Enrolment requires the permission of the Subject Coordinator. To obtain such permission, the student must undertake in writing to the Subject Coordinator to make a substantial intellectual contribution to the Melbourne Journal of International Law during the semester that the student is enrolled in the subject. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corequisites: | None. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recommended Background Knowledge: | Prior knowledge of international law is recommended. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non Allowed Subjects: | A student cannot have previously completed or currently be enrolled in the subject Melbourne University Law Review - Research and Writing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills, and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to providing support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/. |
Coordinator
Assoc Prof John TobinContact
Melbourne Law School Student CentreEmail: law-studentcentre@unimelb.edu.au
Tel: +61 3 8344 4475
Subject Overview: | This subject is available only to students who are Members of Melbourne Journal of International Law (MJIL) and are committed to a position involving a substantial intellectual contribution to MJIL during the enrolled semester. A substantial intellectual contribution will typically involve taking responsibility for the sub-editing of material accepted for publication, such editing to be typically done in respect of at least one lengthy article (in excess of 10,000 words in length) or multiple shorter articles (each under 10,000 words in length). This contribution is assessed by a hurdle requirement. This subject permits students to provide evidence of what the student has learnt about the nature of international legal research from undertaking their tasks within MJIL. This evidence takes the form of the writing task specified below, requiring engagement with international legal scholarship. |
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Objectives: |
On completion of this subject, students should:
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Assessment: |
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Prescribed Texts: | None. |
Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
Generic Skills: |
On completion of the subject, students should have developed the following generic skills (and graduate attributes):
In addition, on completion of the subject, students should have developed the following skills specific to the discipline of law:
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