Effective use of the legislation, case law and articles will strengthen your written and oral arguments. Using your knowledge of what the law states, you will learn to apply that law to any given facts and perhaps suggest how the law might be reformed. Given the number of students at Port Vila who have come from various jurisdictions within the USP Region, a comparative approach is taken to develop an understanding of the subject matter. This means that we will consider various jurisdictions in the area of Family Law and gain some appreciation of how certain problems are approached by the legislatures. Do not feel neglected if your jurisdiction in not discussed in any area.
Individual research is encouraged and appreciated.
We hope that you will enjoy this work. Family Law is an interesting area of private practice and a fascinating subject for academic study. It intersects with many other areas and categories of law such as Company Law, Succession and Criminal Law. At times it may conflict with custom and at others it may be changed by custom. It is also no stranger to controversy and media attention and will continue to undergo important changes within the societies it seeks to serve.