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The course introduces the students to the general principles of land and real estate law. Topics to be covered will include ownership interests, land titling and registration, law of mortgages and real estate financing, leases and licenses and landlord and tenant rights and duties.

The course introduces the students to the general principles of land and real estate law. Topics to be covered will include ownership interests, land titling and registration, law of mortgages and real estate financing, leases and licenses and landlord and tenant rights and duties.

The aim of this course is to bring students to a comprehension of the economics of urban land and to an understanding of the economically rooted problems of cities and the development of remedies. The topics covered include the essential characteristics of land as a natural resource and as a universal economic good, the evolutionary and functional nature of human settlement as a prime land use from which it derived special qualities of productivity and to understand and appreciate certain unique features of urban land economics as an organised discipline.

This course delves into the immense multilingual complexity of the USP region. We begin with a geographical overview of where the different groups of languages are spoken, noting the different levels of diversity found in the countries of Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia. We then take a historical view of this diversity, examining how so many languages have come to exist in the region, and considering what Linguistics can tell us about migration patterns and early settlers of the different islands. Finally, we look in detail at the structure of different languages, identifying typical patterns that are found throughout the major Pacific language groups, as well as examining some of the ‘newer’ languages that are now widespread in the region, including Melanesian Pidgin and Fiji Hindi.

LLF21 gives students an overview of the basic nature of communication and human language. It focuses on the languages of the Pacific and some important issues relating to language and communication within this region. It also aims to enhance student sensitivity to common prejudice and biases concerning language in general and Pacific languages in particular.

LLF21 gives students an overview of the basic nature of communication and human language. It focuses on the languages of the Pacific and some important issues relating to language and communication within this region. It also aims to enhance student sensitivity to common prejudice and biases concerning language in general and Pacific languages in particular.

Building on LT102, this course introduces students to more sophisticated key terms and concepts. Students will be shown how to employ these and other key terms as analytical tools for unlocking a variety of texts. They will be invited to adopt different perspectives and viewpoints on the same text. By the end of the course, they will have developed a sound critical approach through the art of sustained thinking, reading and interpretation.

Building on LL104, this course explores the founding myths and governing metaphors of island literature. It examines the special role of islands in various imaginative, philosophical and historical accounts?islands as spaces inspiring narratives of fantastic voyages and encounters with fabulous creatures; islands as locations for projecting idyllic worlds and communities; islands as testing-grounds for utopian and dystopian projects. Students will explore the role of the castaway myth in conceptions of the sovereign European subject, and its complex presence in colonial and postcolonial texts.

Prerequisites: LW201 & LW202 & LW203 & LW204 & LW205 & LW206
Course Coordinator: Dr Morsen Mosses and Mr David Naylor
Continuous Assessment: 100/100

This course provides a flexible means for enabling an in-depth study to be made of socio-legal developments in Pacific countries that are of current significance. While individual topics change from year to year, topics such as economic development, environmental protection, the position of women and the role of customary law in modern society are considered. The course has a strong research focus and students are required to develop their own research on any topic of their choice.