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Unit description
Provides students with a thorough introduction to the institutions and processes which have formed and influence the ongoing development of law in Australia, including their history, context and contemporary relevance. The unit also equips students with the skills to find, interpret, critique and apply law in both its adjudicative and legislative modes.
Unit content
Topic 1: The Anglo-Australian legal system
Topic 2: Sources of law
Topic 3: Research and writing in law
Topic 4: Judge-made law (common law)
Topic 5: Statute law (legislation)
Topic 6: Law in practice
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
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| 1 | describe the historical foundations of Anglo-Australian law, including an understanding of the historical and contemporary relevance of Indigenous legal systems in Australia |
| 2 | demonstrate familiarity with the formal and informal institutions and processes which shape the development of Australian law |
| 3 | demonstrate an understanding of how to approach legal problems involving the application of judicial precedents and/or the interpretation of statutes |
| 4 | engage in legal research utilising and acknowledging a variety of sources. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- describe the historical foundations of Anglo-Australian law, including an understanding of the historical and contemporary relevance of Indigenous legal systems in Australia
- demonstrate familiarity with the formal and informal institutions and processes which shape the development of Australian law
- demonstrate an understanding of how to approach legal problems involving the application of judicial precedents and/or the interpretation of statutes
- engage in legal research utilising and acknowledging a variety of sources.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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