Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 201046

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Description This subject provides students with the fundamental legal skills required to succeed in the study and practice of law. Students will be introduced to the Australian legal system, legal study skills and the importance of academic integrity for law students, how law is made, how cases and statute interact, the Australian court hierarchies, , case analysis skills, statutory interpretation skills, an introduction to legal ethics and justice, and an introduction to the impact of the Australian legal system on Australian First Peoples.

School Law

Discipline Law, Not Elsewhere Classified.

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 4 10cp

Level Postgraduate Coursework Level 7 subject

Co-requisite(s) None

Incompatible Subjects LAWS 1003 Fundamentals of Australian Law

Restrictions

Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate program.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Discuss the basis of the Australian law and legal system, including common law institutions and their roles, and the concepts of justice and ethics and the impact of the Australian legal system on Australian First Peoples.
2. Apply basic logical and legal reasoning to legal scenarios.
3. Apply the doctrine of precedent and the rules of statutory interpretation to basic legal problems.
4. Formulate legal arguments in a written document that demonstrates an understanding of the varied functions and techniques of writing in legal practice.

Subject Content

1. Legal study skills
2. Academic Integrity
3. How law is made
4. How cases and statute interact
5. Court hierarchies
6. Case analysis skills
7. Statutory interpretation skills
8. Introduction to legal ethics and justice
9. Introduction to the impact of the Australian legal system on Australian First People