Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

13599 (v.2) Legal Process 201


Area:

School of Business Law

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

11010 (v.2) Law (Contract) 101 or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

The law and legal systems, particular focus on the Common Law legal system. Classification of types of law. Hierarchy of state and federal courts and the jurisdiction of those courts. The operation of the doctrine of precedent. Primary and secondary legislation and statutory interpretation. Legal research techniques with particular emphasis on electronic research.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

090900 Law (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

01 - Law

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2006 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y     Y  
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully
Online
refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

 
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