LS100 Introduction to Legal Systems and Methods
Updated: 15 November 2006| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||||||||
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| Online level | Level C - Internet access required | |||||||||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | |||||||||||||||
| Pre-requisites | None | |||||||||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | None | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Legal Studies unit available to all students, subject to degree rules | |||||||||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Harry Geddes (hgeddes@une.edu.au) | |||||||||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit is an introduction to law, legal institutions and legal reasoning. It provides a historical overview of the development of Australian law, an introduction to the constitutional foundations of the commonwealth and states of Australia. Two major forms of law, legislation and case-law, are examined and the methods by which these laws are discovered and interpreted. Methods of legal research and writing are discussed and applied, with a particular emphasis on computer-based research. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||||||||
| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |