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This course develops knowledge and understanding of the international legal system; the main institutions which contribute to the development and application of international law; and the legal rules, principles, and processes which govern key areas of inter-state activity.

This course investigates how concepts of childhood and youth came about (and are constantly reinvented) in the context of particular social and economic conditions. This course considers how the lives of children and young people today have been shaped by historical and global contexts, and by different national, cultural, religious, social, and economic circumstances. It explores the histories of children and young people at work, at play, and in education, and how these histories shape childhood and youth in different global contexts today.

This course examines how the basic abiotic factors of the Australian environment, such as climate and geology, have resulted in the distinct Australian biota. Students examine how the same factors have influenced indigenous and non-indigenous human cultures, and contrast the effects the two have had in turn on the biota. A field trip to Stradbroke Island introduces the typical Australian vegetation adapted to poor soils in a drought and fire-ridden environment. A trip to Lamington National Park introduces Australian rainforest - the vegetation which typically develops at the opposite extreme of all those variables. Australia is very instructive in an international sense regarding how rainforest is defined. Unlike most parts of the world, we recognize dry rainforest or vine thickets which are highly distinct from nearby non-rainforest vegetation. They grow in very low rainfalls, but in the absence of fire. A trip to Kroombit Tops shows the students rare examples of the driest extremes of rainforest in an ecologically fascinating mosaic, and gives them a remote outback experience in a functioning cattle station.

This course introduces international law with a focus on the basic theory of contemporary international legal system. Course topics include: the relation between international laws and domestic laws, international legal personality, territorial sovereignty, law of sea, law of air and outer space, international environmental law, international organization, law of war, and humanitarian law. The course teaches international law by use of original legal materials such as international treaties and cases of International Court of Justice (ICJ) and by course discussion and mock court.

This is a course on the economics of money, banking, and financial markets. It provides students with an introduction to the role of money, financial markets, financial institutions, and monetary policy in the economy, thus providing a solid foundation for further study or employment in the financial services industry. There are three main components of the course. First, the role of financial markets in the economy is considered with a particular emphasis on bond markets and interest rate determination. The course then covers the main aspects of banks and other financial institutions before turning to an investigation of the role of money, central banking, and monetary policy.

This course discusses the structure of function of plant and animal cells. Topics include: membrane models; cytoplasmic organelles; biological information from gene to protein; the endomembrane system; secretion; intracellular digestion; endocytosis; transport processes; cytoskeleton; cell motility.

This course is a study of the theories, sources, and characteristics of commercial law. It examines commercial agreements and the legal framework of various types of corporations. Topics of study include: the legal obligations of employers, start-ups, sole traders and partnerships, trading companies, joint-stock companies, general and limited partnership, limited liability companies, commercial purchasing agreements, currency trading, and bankruptcy law.

This course examines key ideas and concepts in criminology, including definitions of crime, criminological theories of crime causation, the consequences of crime, research methods used in criminology, and the ethics of conducting criminological research.