LAWS309-11S1 (C) Semester One 2011

Child and Family Law

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 21 February 2011
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 22 May 2011

Description

The course aims to provide a sound academic grounding in key areas of Child and Family Law, including Dispute Resolution, Guardianship, Parenting Orders, Child Abduction, Child Abuse and Domestic Violence.

Child and Family Law is a core part of general legal practice, as well as being a speciality practice area.  In general terms, this course will deal with the process and substantive law concerning the care of children, and will also cover issues of family violence.  More specifically, the topics covered by this course will be:

•  Dispute Resolution (counselling, mediation, and the 2010 Early Intervention Process);
•  The Care of Children Act 2004 (guardianship, parenting orders and international child abduction);
•  The Adoption Act 1955;
•  The Children Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989;
•  The Domestic Violence Act 1995.

The course includes guest lectures and tutorials.

Prerequisites

(i) LAWS101; and (ii) LAWS110 from 2013

Restrictions

LAWS317

Co-requisites

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

John Caldwell

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Essay 27 May 2011 30% Essay
Final Examination 70% Final Exam


Assessment will be by way of a 3,000 word research essay (worth 30%) and a final examination.  Assessment can also include an optional moot (worth 10%) on a ratchet basis.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $630.00

International fee $3,013.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

All LAWS309 Occurrences

  • LAWS309-11S1 (C) Semester One 2011
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