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LAW316: Property in Law and Equity I
Property is a subject that touches on many fundamental human questions. It requires judgments to be made about politics and economics, about morality and ethics, about ecology and production. Decisions about property structure our reality, determine what is possible and direct the future. Unsurprisingly therefore, property law is contested terrain. Property law, moreover, lies at the very heart of our legal system. As Jeremy Bentham once famously remarked: 'Property and law are born together and die together. Before laws were made there was no property; take away law, and property ceases.' This unit provides a comprehensive and contextual analysis of property law. This analysis is grounded in an inquiry into the historical and theoretical dimensions of property in law and equity which have informed the Anglo-Australian tradition. It also examines the various classifications of property and the means by which property is acquired and transferred. Topics to be studied include: concepts of property; the doctrines of tenures and estates; equitable interests in property; leases; mortgages; concurrent ownership; registration schemes; and native title.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year (Session Dates: 14-15 April) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Law staff |
| Prerequisites: |
[12cp in LAW units at 200 level (P)] or [18cp from LAW109, LAW115, LAW203, LAW204, LAW208, LAW214, LAW314, LAW315] |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCW(s): | LAW303, LAW308, LAW310, LAW401 |
| Unit Designation(s): | |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Macquarie Law School |
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