This is a foundation unit, providing students with a broad understanding of legal processes. The unit takes a historical and comparative approach in developing an understanding of the Australian common law legal system. Constitutional structures and the principal sources of law will be considered. These issues will be further developed in the unit Comparative Legal Systems. Topics examined in this unit include:
- Doctrine of precedent
- Legal analysis and writing
Unit Information
Prescribed Text - laying down the law
RECOMMENDED TEXT - STATUTORY INTERPRETATION PRINCIPLES
DISCRETIONARY textS-
- AUSTRALIAN GUIDE TO LEGAL CITATION
- CONCISE AUSTRALIAN LEGAL DICTIONARY
- MASTERING LAW STUDY AND LAW EXAM TECHNIQUES 9TH EDITION
- LEGAL PROBLEM SOLVING: A GUIDE FOR LAW STUDENTS
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- LAYING DOWN THE LAW
- STATUTORY INTERPRETATION PRINCIPLES
- AUSTRALIAN GUIDE TO LEGAL CITATION
- CONCISE AUSTRALIAN LEGAL DICTIONARY
- MASTERING LAW STUDY AND LAW EXAM TECHNIQUES 9TH EDITION
- LEGAL PROBLEM SOLVING: A GUIDE FOR LAW STUDENTS
