This unit is designed to equip participants with the basic legal skills needed to begin to work in migration law, such as legal reasoning and statutory interpretation. Students will gain an understanding of the Australian legal system and administrative law and the relevance of case law to migration practice Students will develop the research capacity to find appropriate legal materials, they will learn to navigate and competently use various legal databases such as LEGEND.com, Austlii and Comlaw. During this unit of study and continuing throughout the course, students will work to develop the writing and communication skills needed for postgraduate academic law and future practice in this field of law.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Critically apply and interpret approaches to legislative analysis to demonstrate advanced knowledge of the legislative process, including the distinction between primary and subordinate legislation and regulatory impact process, parliamentary scrutiny and registration of legislative instruments.
Engage in advanced legal reasoning and problem-solving to construct, justify, and communicate complex arguments and evidence-based conclusions.
Deconstruct, synthesise, and apply rules, policies and findings from cases to identify, evaluate, and articulate underlying arguments and reasoning.
Critically examine the role of administrative law in the Australian legal system and its impact on administrative decision making.
Undertake independent, systematic research to assess current and relevant information from a range of sources including case law.
Formulate and implement communication strategies orientated to key stakeholders including clients.
Participate in scholarly and professional discourse through reflective and critical engagement with academic texts, demonstrating advanced understanding of academic integrity principles and conventions.
Required readings will be made available via VU Collaborate.
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):