LA1101 - Legal Institutions and Processes

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
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This subject provides students with a thorough introduction to the institutions and processes that influence the ongoing development of law in Australia, their history, context and contemporary relevance. It equips students with the skills necessary to find, interpret and apply law in both its legislative and adjudicative modes. Topics covered include: Australian legal history; constitutional arrangements and judicial and legislative law-making and interpretation.

Learning Outcomes

• describe the ways in which formal law-making bodies function in the Australian context;
• analyse and critique current legal issues within the context of historical influences on the development of law;
• develop specific skills in interpreting and applying statutory enactments;
• develop specific skills in reading and applying judicial precedents;
• develop an awareness of Australian constitutional and legal history and its influence on the process and history of law in Australia.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• 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.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

LA1007

Availabilities
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Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	Ms Dominique Thiriet
Contact hours:	26 hours 12 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (10%); (40%).
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	Ms Dominique Thiriet
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.