| Area: | School of Business Law |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Other Requisite(s): | Admission: to Honours Program
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| Syllabus: | The law and legal systems. Jurisdiction of State and Federal courts, operation of the doctrine of precedent. English and Australian law reports, digests, law reports of other common law jurisdictions. Primary and secondary legislation and statutory interpretation. Legal research methodology and legal writing skills. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have- Awareness of the meaning of law and of legal systems. Advanced understanding of the operation of the Australian legal system. Enhanced knowledge of the operation of the doctrine of precedent and the principles of statutory interpretation. Critically understood principles relating to legal research methodology. Highly-developed skills in respect to traditional and electronic legal research methods. Highly developed skills of legal writing, including accurate citations. Undertaken and completed a high-level legal research project on a selected topic. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Interpretation Act 1984 (WA) Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) Maher, D. (1991). An Introduction to Law. LBC Information Services. Williams. (1982). Learning the Law. (eleventh edition). Sweet and Maxwell. Chisholm and Nettheim. (1992). Understanding Law. Butterworths. Radcliffe, G. (1977). The English Legal System. (sixth edition). Butterworths. Parkinson. (1994). Tradition and Change in Australian Law. LBC Information Services. (1994). Legal Problem Solving: A Guide for Law Students. Butterworths. Pearce and Geddes. (1996). Statutory Interpretation in Australia. (fourth edition). Butterworths. (1994), Cases and Materials on the Legal Process. 6th ed. LBC Information Services. |
| Unit Texts: | Cook, Creyke. Laying Down the Law: The Foundations of Legal Reasoning. Research and Writing in Australia (Latest Edition). Butterworths. Fryer-Smith, S. Legal Process 201: Reader. Perth, Curtin University of Technology. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Major Research Paper 60%, Minor Research Paper 20%, Participation in Seminars 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
