LA1104 - Legal Concepts

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
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This subject aims to introduce students to a range of fundamental concepts that lie at the foundation of substantive law. It will provide students with a means of understanding the concepts and organising principles upon which the major substantive branches of the law are built. By relating fundamental concepts to specific areas of substantive law, students will be able to develop a map of the way in which the various branches of the law have evolved, and are both related and differentiated.

Learning Outcomes

• ability to identify key concepts and organising principles which inform the body of positive law;
• ability to analyse and critique legal arguments from the perspective of underlying principle;
• develop an awareness of the philosophical assumptions which inform and limit the development and application of law;
• develop an awareness of law as consisting of distinct branches and an ability to differentiate between these branches;
• ability to apply a conceptual understanding of law to the solution of particular problems.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Availabilities
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coordinator:	Paul Havemann
Contact hours:	26 hours 12 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (10%); (40%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coord/Lect:	Paul Havemann.
Contact hours:	26 hours 12 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (10%); (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.