LAWS1005 (v.1) Legal Foundations
| Area: | Curtin Law School |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
314275 (v.1)
Legal Foundations 100
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
Admission into
314308 (v.1)
Bachelor of Laws
or any previous version
OR Admission into 314314 (v.1) Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce or any previous version OR Admission into 314331 (v.1) Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts or any previous version OR Admission into B-LAWS (v.1) Bachelor of Laws or any previous version OR Admission into BB-LAWCOM (v.1) Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce or any previous version OR Admission into BB-LAWART (v.1) Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | This unit provides foundational knowledge of law and the Australian legal system, including its historical development and constitutional framework. It contrasts common law and other forms of legal system and introduces students to the key sources of law while developing the skills of case analysis, statutory interpretation and legal reasoning required to access those sources of law and interpret and apply them to the resolution of legal disputes. |
| Field of Education: | 090999 Law not elsewhere classified |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
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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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