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|established = [[1989]] |
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|type = [[Public]] |
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|image_name = JCU-Crest.jpg |
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|city = [[Townsville]] and [[Cairns]] |
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|state = [[Queensland, Australia|Queensland]] |
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|country = [[Australia]] |
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|affiliations = [[James Cook University]] |
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| head_label = Head of School |
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| head = [[Stephen Graw]] |
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| academic_staff = 40 |
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| administrative_staff = 8 |
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| students = 450 |
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| undergrad = 442 |
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| postgrad = 5 |
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| doctoral = 3 |
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|campus = [[regional area|Regional]] |
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|website= [http://www.jcu.edu.au/law/index.htm http://www.jcu.edu.au/law] |
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| footnotes = Student and staff numbers are approximate. |
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The '''School of Law''' is a constituent body of [[James Cook University]], and is the only regional law school in Queensland. |
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The JCU Law School offers a comprehensive course that provides entry to the legal profession. Four compulsory non-substantive courses and two substantive courses are designed for a staggered introduction to the LLB. |
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==First Year Experience courses== |
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| Legal Concepts||Introduces students to a different substantive concept each week||[[Criminal law]], [[tort]], [[contracts]], [[fiduciaries]], [[corporations]], [[intellectual property]], [[liability]] |
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| Legal Institutions and Processes||Provides an overview of the Australian legal and political process.||[[Native title]], [[sovereignty]], arms of government, treaties and international law |
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| Legal Research, Writing and Analysis||Practical course providing legal skills for the degree and beyond||Statutory interpretation, library and electronic research, precedent, referencing, [[plagiarism]] |
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| Law, Society and Change||Explains theoretical principles of law and civil society||[[Legal positivism]], [[natural law]], [[utilitarianism]], [[social contract]] theory, foundations of [[liberalism]], [[feminism]], [[Marxism]], [[post-colonialism]] |
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| Contract Law 1||Introduces students to contract law and how contracts are formed||[[Mutuality]], legality, [[Implied terms|implied]] and [[Express terms|express]] terms, [[Estoppel|Promissory estoppel]] |
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| Contract Law 2||Provides an overview of how contracts are completed and dissolved||[[Rescission]], [[specific performance]], [[Mistake (contract law)|mistake]], [[misrepresentation]], [[duress]], [[Illegal agreement|illegality]] |
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==James Cook University Law Review== |
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The James Cook University Law Review inaugural edition was published in 1994. |
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It comprises original articles, case notes, book reviews and comments. Only previously unpublished material that has not been submitted for consideration by another journal will be accepted. |
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==James Cook University Law Students Society== |
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An elected student body, the James Cook University Law Students Society [http://www.jculawstudents.com (JCULSS Website)], represents students and helps organise social events such as the annual Law Ball. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.jcu.edu.au/law/ Official site] |
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[[Category:Law schools in Australia]] |
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[[Category:James Cook University]] |
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