Legal Method and Reasoning
Subject LAWS50023 (2011)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.
Credit Points: | 12.50 | ||||||||||||
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Level: | 5 (Graduate/Postgraduate) | ||||||||||||
Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011: February, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||
Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: Taught intensively: 4 hours per day, over a 2 week period. Total Time Commitment: 80-100 hours. | ||||||||||||
Prerequisites: | None. | ||||||||||||
Corequisites: | None. | ||||||||||||
Recommended Background Knowledge: | None. | ||||||||||||
Non Allowed Subjects: | None. | ||||||||||||
Core Participation Requirements: |
The Melbourne Law School welcomes applications from students with disabilities. It is University and Law School policy to take all reasonable steps to enable the participation of students with disabilities, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student’s participation in the School’s programs. The inherent academic requirements for the study in the Melbourne Law School are:
Students must possess behavioural and social attributes that enable them to participate in a complex learning environment. Students are required to take responsibility for their own participation and learning. They also contribute to the learning of other students in collaborative learning environments, demonstrating interpersonal skills and an understanding of the needs of other students. Assessment may include the outcomes of tasks completed in collaboration with other students. Students who feel their disability will prevent them from participating in tasks involving these inherent academic requirements are encouraged to contact the Disability Liaison Unit: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/. |
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Prof Ian MalkinContact
Melbourne Law School Student CentreEmail: law-studentcentre@unimelb.edu.au
Tel: +61 3 8344 4475
Subject Overview: |
This foundation subject introduces students to core elements of legal method and reasoning in common law legal systems, including: the principal sources of law; the ways in which law develops and is used in relation to each; the relationship between sources of law; and the principal contemporary theoretical debates on common law method. Methodological issues will be considered in substantive context, to give students an understanding of the social role of law. Students will develop their own legal skills, through interactive classes, additional skills classes and assessment tasks that are designed to give students hand-on experience, as well as to test skills acquired in the course. The principal topics include:
Essentially descriptive material concerning the structure of government, the hierarchy of courts and the nature of the legislative process will be covered in introductory readings; understanding of it will be enhanced and reinforced through discussions in class. |
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Objectives: |
On completion of this subject, students should:
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Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
Generic Skills: |
On completion of the subject, students should have developed the following generic skills:
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Related Course(s): |
Juris Doctor |
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