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LAWS203 Property Law

 

Introduction to the law relating to property, both legal and equitable.

The study of Second-Year Law subjects provides the essential knowledge and skills basis for the rest of the law degree. The analytical, problem-solving and reading skills you acquired in LAWS 101 The Legal System will be further developed.

Paper title Property Law
Paper code LAWS203
Subject Law
EFTS 0.25
Points 30 points
Teaching period Full Year (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) $1,775.75
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.

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Prerequisite
LAWS 101
Limited to
LLB
Contact
law@otago.ac.nz
Teaching staff

Mr Alex Latu
Professor Struan Scott
Lucas Clover Alcolea

Textbooks
Course materials are provided.
Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
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Learning Outcomes

Successful completion of this paper provides a foundation in the principles of property law. This has two aspects:

  1. First, 'property thinking' is an important element in all legal systems. Ownership and possession, what they mean, how they are protected, how they are acquired and lost, how 'property interests' impact upon other persons' rights: all these matter to the way a legal system is constructed, as well as mattering to the people served by the legal system
  2. Secondly, this paper paves the way for advanced papers in later years. Papers such as Commercial Transactions, Secured Transactions, Crime and Property, Māori Land Law, Landlord and Tenant, Wills and Trusts, Commercial Equity, Intellectual Property, Insolvency Law, Banking Law, Insurance Law, Advanced Family Property Law and Restitution all take some understanding of property law for granted

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Timetable

Full Year

Location
Dunedin
Teaching method
This paper is taught On Campus
Learning management system
Blackboard

Lecture

Stream Days Times Weeks
Attend
L1 Monday 10:00-10:50 9, 11-14, 16-22
Wednesday 10:00-10:50 9-14, 16-22
Friday 10:00-10:50 9-13, 16-22
AND
M1 Monday 10:00-10:50 28-34, 36-41
Wednesday 10:00-10:50 28-34, 36-41
Friday 10:00-10:50 29-34, 36-41

Tutorial

Stream Days Times Weeks
Attend one stream from
T1 Tuesday 09:00-09:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T2 Tuesday 12:00-12:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T3 Friday 11:00-11:50 12, 16, 19, 21
T4 Monday 15:00-15:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T5 Tuesday 10:00-10:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T6 Tuesday 14:00-14:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T7 Wednesday 13:00-13:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T8 Tuesday 16:00-16:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T9 Tuesday 11:00-11:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T10 Wednesday 12:00-12:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T11 Wednesday 12:00-12:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T12 Monday 16:00-16:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T13 Thursday 09:00-09:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T14 Thursday 09:00-09:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T15 Monday 13:00-13:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T16 Monday 11:00-11:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T17 Thursday 13:00-13:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T18 Wednesday 13:00-13:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21
T19 Tuesday 09:00-09:50 12, 14, 16, 19, 21

Workshop

Stream Days Times Weeks
Attend one stream from
A1 Tuesday 10:00-10:50 29, 31, 36, 38, 40-41
A2 Tuesday 14:00-14:50 29, 31, 36, 38, 40-41
A3 Tuesday 15:00-15:50 29, 31, 36, 38, 40-41
A4 Wednesday 12:00-12:50 29, 31, 36, 38, 40-41
A5 Thursday 10:00-10:50 29, 31, 36, 38, 40-41
A6 Thursday 11:00-11:50 29, 31, 36, 38, 40-41